Gerard DiLeo

Joined July 2021

870 stories

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Retired, not tired. Hippocampus, behave!

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305 Sucker-Punch
"The ghoul in the window came again," Marlena reported. Andrew just shook his head, making her feel foolish. For months she had stood vigil at the picture window facing the street. She'd begin at dusk and wouldn't stop till midnight.
By Gerard DiLeoabout a year ago in Fiction
304 Hailing a Taxi at 10 PM on a Saturday Night
"Taxi!" she shouted. He wasn't official, having simply placed a magnetic sign that read, "TAXI SERVICE," on the roof of his car. It shined yellow and blinked.
By Gerard DiLeoabout a year ago in Fiction
303 The Political Multiverse
Wonder Woman twirled her magic lasso. Now Thor would have to tell the truth. But Thor was a god, not some mortal. He fought the necromancy of her golden rope and shouted.
By Gerard DiLeoabout a year ago in Fiction
302 The MISS NRA Beauty Pageant
“Guns and bikinis, Mel. Doesn’t get any better than that.” “Right, Bob. Welcome, everyone, I’m Mel Manrod.” “And I’m Bob Wynotski.” [Applause.]
By Gerard DiLeoabout a year ago in Fiction
301 Dei Verbum: Part 2
At first, the societal upheavals were tumultuous. evoking the many theories. Why had the aliens landed so ostentatiously in a place synonymous with Christianity? Was it a scout ship for a planned invasion? Was it a calling card, an introduction for more to come? Was it sent by God? Were the unseen visitors dimensionally aphasic and we simply missed each other due to some myopic existential blindness?
By Gerard DiLeoabout a year ago in Fiction
300 Dei Verbum: Part 1
A peculiar monstrosity: it floated so gracefully to the ground, implying an otherworldly sophistication that went beyond mere arrival. Yet, it was obvious that Earth was its destination and Earth's people assumed to be the reason.
By Gerard DiLeoabout a year ago in Fiction
299 — Terraforming Mars, Part 5
DIARY ENTRY SOL 27,202 The ṺberCollider is, officially, the Upside Prisn Collider, “upside” because of the flavor—or spin—of the "Prisn" used in the collider collisions. There are two ṺberColliders.
By Gerard DiLeoabout a year ago in Fiction
298 Fools Like Me
Boots on Earth 2.0's ground. I took a deep breath of this new world; all seemed well. I missed green. Hardwired into our DNA, green's electromagnetic frequency soothes the mind. I felt peace. As long as there was green, I'd be OK.
By Gerard DiLeoabout a year ago in Fiction
297 Mein Kampf, Part 2
Adolf Hitler (né Schicklgruber) Führerbunker Reich Chancellery Gardens, Mitte Borough, Berlin, Germany Herr Hitler: Thank you for submitting your sequel, "Mein Kampf, Part 2: This Time It's Personal."
By Gerard DiLeoabout a year ago in Fiction
296 Wake-up Call
I made bullet lists. The first was one of physical characteristics—age, weight, height, shoe size, and a dozen other aspects that make me unique.
By Gerard DiLeoabout a year ago in Fiction
295 Sunbathing
Kal-El, son of the late Jor-El and Lara, had been brought to visit family in Kandor. The Kents' friend, Lex Luthor, still with a head full of hair, had arranged it using his LEX'ER reducto-beam.
By Gerard DiLeoabout a year ago in Fiction
Abundance of Caution
My abundance of caution Is out of proportion My embarrassment of riches Soils my britches . At the end of the day There's a price to pay
By Gerard DiLeoabout a year ago in Poets