Hooked!! By Charles R. Bucklin
Me: “Hello, my name is Charles and I’m an Addict.” Group Members: (warmly) “Hello Charles!” Standing in front of a group of seated strangers in a dimly lit room, I wondered what the fuck I was doing. Well then, I might as well get started, I thought, feeling slightly silly. Wiping the sweat from my…
Santa Pantsed!! A 1963 School Play Disaster
I wanted to give you all a little bit of Holiday Cheer. So here is a Christmas Story Excerpt from a previous tale – “A Strange Turn of Events – My Adventures in Community Theatre.”Published in May 18, 2020. Since publication – I have added more content and done some major editing to flesh out…
Sell Out!!
It was a typical boring Saturday night. Translated: I was too exhausted to get off my butt and do something that required any effort on my part. So I thought I’d just tool around on my cell phone, and nurse a couple of pints of Knicker Twister beers while chilling on my well-worn La-Z Boy…
He Who Laughs
* This story was first published in Spillwords.com March 10th, 2022. Story contains some Strong Language. They were all thieves, murderers, and thugs, and they all wanted a piece of me. Culled from inner-city ghettos or harvested from backwater hamlelts in the South – my platoon represented the worst society had to offer. Most of…
“Who’s This?”
This is not a stand alone story. This is the Epilogue to my previous story, “Charles NOT in Charge.” I encourage you to read that story first if you haven’t done so already – as it continues the storyline and characters from last month. Psst… You’ll also get the ending of this one. * I…
Charles NOT in Charge Part 2 – Conclusion
* Story Contains Some Strong Language A few weeks later I was on the set of No Life to Give waiting to get my instructions from Tony the Soap’s stage manager. I was still buzzing from my meeting with Anna Marie, assistant Casting Director, for No Life. “You have a perfect look for Soaps, ”…
Charles NOT in Charge Part 2- Conclusion
Howdy Folks! I hope you all have a fun and safe Holiday Weekend. “Charles NOT in Charge” Part 2- Conclusion will be published on Tuesday July 5th. Happy 4th of July!
“Charles NOT in Charge” Part 1
*Story contains some Strong Language The payphone box stunk of urine and oily sweat. Garbage lay reeking on the street. Seemed like the City Garbage Union was on strike again. Yellow cab drivers screamed at each other and blared their horns at slow-moving pedestrians. All in all, it was a typical miserable summer day in…
Golden Boy
“I’m sorry, Charlie but we lost her,” said the Old Man. “But, Dad…I thought you said it was a sure thing?” “Yeah, but the owner got a better offer.” “Ah, fudge!” I said. Ominous silence. “What did you say?” “Uh nothin’…heh…heh…I’m just disappointed. I really wanted that Nova, Dad.” “Well, I think I found another…
Writer’z Kramp
Our cat was an asshole. He bit my Mom. He bit my brother. He even bit me!! We all hated him. Eventually the little fucker ran away. Good riddance. The end. “Ahhh, another masterpiece,” I sighed, closing my laptop. Oh boy, never had my inherent wit come so easily and effortlessly in writing my latest…