‘Tis the Season

by | Jan 22, 2012 | Wantlist Stories

(unknown wantlist/date) ‘Tis the season for depression — tra la la la la — tra la la la. When I was younger — in my early teens perhaps — and just learning about things like depression — I thought that the Holidays made me feel depressed. I was wrong about that....

Sam’s Bookstore – Part 2

by | Jan 22, 2012 | Wantlist Stories

(Wantlist #17, [early 1987?]) In the old days, when one Gypsy wanted to put a curse on another Gypsy, one perhaps who had stole his horse or who had been seduced by his daughter, he didn’t say “Drop Dead!” or “Break a leg!” or “I...

Fire

by | Jan 22, 2012 | Wantlist Stories

(Unknown wantlist/date) “Those who oppose nuclear energy are the same people who would have opposed the automobile.” These words of Isaac Asimov continue to haunt me. They haunt me because I am one who would have opposed the automobile, at least I hope I...

The Satyr

by | Jan 22, 2012 | Wantlist Stories

(Unknown wantlist/date) Another holiday, another mild fit of depression — not like it used to be but then holidays aren’t like they used to be either. For a nine-to-fiver, a holiday is a day to get paid without working, and who can fail to rejoice at that, but...