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From The Desk Of Cornelius Thruster

By: Cornelius Thruster ~Guest Writer~ I don’t have much time to write. Nixon has us paired up two by two and Is calling each group into the living room one by one. Who knows why? I presume it is some kind of meeting to determine our worth. Things have deteriorated quickly. Within an hour he had whipped the rest of the gang back into shape. They followed him around with wide kaleidoscopic eyes. He’s turned them into a well oiled machine. They feed him, they dress him. I’ve been forced to brush his hair, but just the cowlick on top of … Continue reading From The Desk Of Cornelius Thruster

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Cat Man

By: Cornelius Thruster ~Guest Writer~ It’s a mutiny. To call it anything else would be to kid myself. And I am not one to kid. Nixon is in charge again. It’s a moment I’ve dreaded for decades. He left the premises years ago when he saw me eating dinner before him. Since then, a few weeks out of the year, I find a crumpled up envelope on my floor, pawmarks on the crease, and my name scrawled crudely on the back. The return address is cut out of old magazines. How does he do that? He has no hands. That’s … Continue reading Cat Man

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From The Desk Of Cornelius Thruster The Cat Man

By: Cornelius Thruster ~Guest Writer~ Disaster is the only word to describe this hell-storm of a week. Pure, unadulterated disaster. This time of year is never easy, granted, but I could truly never expect the type of emotional pain that waited for me at the beginning of this new period of orbit. I’d been waiting. Counting down for seven solar cycles, and finally it came. It was beautiful, as it always is. I can never tell how long the light period lasts, as I am far too busy with my winter ventures. It could be a month, it could be … Continue reading From The Desk Of Cornelius Thruster The Cat Man