Storytime

STORYTIME

(Tonio K.)

oh, it’s time to tell a truly stupid story

one that doesn’t matter

one so dumb no one could figure out what it’s about

no one will know, not even if they had to

i’m talkin’ about dumb

unusual, illogical, incredibly immature

so let’s say we have a little boy and girl

now let’s add a puppy

suddenly right out of nowhere comes a

puppy-eating grody glob of boron seeking vengeance or something

ridiculous, it’s impossible, unscientific

in a word, it’s horse manure

does the glob eat the dog? no

do the boy and the girl run home? no

the dog and the glob hit it off, get a job with a circus

in a solar system not unlike our own

the boy and the girl get married sometime later

and they never even miss the little puppy

no they never really liked it

it was ugly

the end

it was a non-event

infinity is a lot like that

in fact, it’s mostly holes and negative space

(TK: For all these other little boys and girls, and dogs and worlds, and strontium-90: Always remember that Eastern religion rules. Shall we?

Nick: Certainly.

[howling and growling]

TK: Oh, you’re getting carried away.

Nick: Sorry.)