golgotha souvenirs

the label on the art print says:
untitled, blood on paper
the artist: christ, the time: back when
crucifixions were the trend

the theme: a story, old as time
man on man bloodthirstiness
buy two prints, the third one’s free
pay with cash, lord have mercy

the seller: yellow smoke-filled beard
wrists bandaged with dirty rags
he’s dragging on another spliff
how far can one push this grift

he flips the tap & fills a glass
with something red, takes a sip
says if i don’t like what he drew
there’s magnets & corkscrews too

by TETIANA ALEKSINA & TONY SINGLE
© All rights reserved 2024

100 WORD SKITTLE // Lay a Chocolate Egg

Rabbit jumped onto the road and froze in the headlights.

Well, this isn’t strictly true.

He did jump out but then opened up his cute plaid vest. The inside pockets were packed with chocolate eggs—you know, like they were bombs. Rabbit spat on the bitumen and hopped over to the car, all slow and menacing.

“Your carrots or your life!”

Driver doubled over the steering wheel in fits of wheezing laughter. What was this carjacker nonsense?! And Rabbit’s squeaking voice—how could she take that seriously? Driver laughed hard.

Rabbit sighed. He was sick of eating fucking Easter eggs!

by TETIANA ALEKSINA & TONY SINGLE
© All rights reserved 2021

WAYWARD HOMILIES // Six Word Story #54

I’ll be your bad, bad Friday…

by TETIANA ALEKSINA & TONY SINGLE
© All rights reserved 2019

WAYWARD HOMILIES // Six Word Story #53

Laying of palms preceded your coming.

by TETIANA ALEKSINA & TONY SINGLE
© All rights reserved 2019

WAYWARD HOMILIES // Six Word Story #52

Cannot resist powdered hot cross buns.

by TETIANA ALEKSINA & TONY SINGLE
© All rights reserved 2019