Category: The Ribbits

  • Oliver 83 the new beginning

    Oliver 83 the new beginning

    Oliver 83 the new beginning It’s a new log. He is not on the grid. This log is different because only he can see it. The entries are for his use. They help determine where he is, when he isn’t where he is supposed to be. He is Oliver 83. It is late in the…

  • Growth plates and growth rates

    Growth plates and growth rates

    Growth plates and growth rates Daniel limps to a motorized shopping cart and carefully sits. For all the bandaging and blood stains, there was surprisingly little pain. After quickly examining the paperwork he had been holding, he sees there are prescriptions he needs to have filled. Filled for what? His panicked mind questions why he…

  • My love artificial

    My love artificial

    My love artificial Dylan was getting everything tidied up. He hadn’t swept the floor in days, and he wonders if she will notice. Then he decides he doesn’t like the drapes, they are too dark. Then he spends the next thirty minutes replacing them, with the ones he took off before. He doesn’t like anything…

  • Pocket Wilderness Conflict, the Last to Know?

    Pocket Wilderness Conflict, the Last to Know?

    Pocket Wilderness Conflict the Last to Know? Dan the duck waddles home. It had been an unusual, and strange day. He is near the pond now and barely notices the new warning sign. He had asked the squirrels back at the grove, if the pond was safe. However their report had been jibber jabber nonsense.…

  • Oliver 83 isn’t plain to see

    Oliver 83 isn’t plain to see

    Oliver 83 isn’t plain to see It is time for the next round of tests. Oliver 83 is outside his circuits with worry. This is his furthest run so far. Now he has no logs to go by. He is the log now. The last log entry by Oliver 82, details this test. So, Oliver…

  • The Sundown Effect

    The Sundown Effect

    The Sundown Effect It certainly did seem like it was real. It had every hallmark of reality. There was pain. If that wasn’t real, reality needed a do over. It took time, but most everything does, even daydreams. There were consequences. How can consequences come from something that isn’t real? If something isn’t real, it…

  • Movie Theaters and Tumbleweeds

    Movie Theaters and Tumbleweeds This article was originally published a couple of months after the frog journal was launched. It has heavy references to the pandemic because a lot changed during the pandemic. As well as afterwards. Furthermore it is updated, and is a thought on how quickly things can change. Even when it’s over…