a fabulous collection of weird, extremely bizarre short stories, as well as some highly strange but very interesting poems, written by author and poet Arturo Hernandez.
I’m the guy who sprayed you with this deadly gas from this deadly can.
“You–cough–are killing me…”
Boyyyyy, but what a smart one you are. Yes it’s the deadly gas that makes you now speak to me. At first I did not hear you, but then after a few sprays of this deadly gas you can actually find the senses to talk to me.
“Why–cough–I must say–cough–cough–why?–I have a hive i must–cough–watch hatch;” (coughing loudly) “baby flys- cough,cough,cough–to look after–cough,cough–Mr?–cough.”
I am my darling’s big old man, she sent me to exterminate you. Believe me, if not for her, my darling, you’d still be flying around.
[Coughing loudly, the slowly but surely dying fly kicks up its legs, and finishes its coughing.] “Poor thing,” the big old man murmured.
I was Born in Cuba, December 6, 1965. Granted political refuge, my family and I fled to Madrid, Spain, where my twin sisters, Gloria and Jackie, were born. We then migrated to the United States, Cincinnati, Ohio, where my brother, Jimmy, was born . We moved to Tampa, Florida, where I had a poem published in the annual school poetry book at Alexander Elementary. I graduated high school in 1984; afterwhich, I went to Tampa Technical for two years and received an A.S. Degree in Computer Engineering Technology. My publishing credits include short stories online at The Wandering Troll, A Writer's Choice, Science Fiction & Fantasy World, Deathgrip, and Aphelion. I am married to a lovely lady, her name is Donna; she's blessed me with three children (Nikita, Melissa, and Nicholas). And my children have so far blessed me with two beautiful grandchildren Parker and Zoe. My hobbies include reading, writing, sports, and computers.
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