This story was inspired by one of the “Thinks” proposed by Dr. Seuss’s “Oh the Thinks You Can Think!”. If you are unfamiliar with the book, you can find an online version of it here. Every day from now through February 15th, I’ll be posting a short story or poem based on one of the “Thinks” in the book. Enjoy!  ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Back in my own room, I slam my fist into the wall. The wall may as well laugh at me for all the damage I have done. My phone rings and I s

This story was inspired by one of the “Thinks” proposed by Dr. Seuss’s “Oh the Thinks You Can Think!”. If you are unfamiliar with the book, you can find an online version of it here. Every day from now through February 15th, I’ll be posting a short story or poem based on one of the “Thinks” in the book. Enjoy!  ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The hallways of Rockford Asylum were as sterile as they were hushed.  The orderly, a huge bald man with a crease where his neck met the back of

This story was inspired by one of the “Thinks” proposed by Dr. Seuss’s “Oh the Thinks You Can Think!”. If you are unfamiliar with the book, you can find an online version of it here. Every day from now through February 15th, I’ll be posting a short story or poem based on one of the “Thinks” in the book. Enjoy!  ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ “So many things go right,” she says, not even looking at me. Not that it matters. I know what her face looks like, the softness in her eyes behind

This story was inspired by one of the “Thinks” proposed by Dr. Seuss’s “Oh the Thinks You Can Think!”. If you are unfamiliar with the book, you can find an online version of it here. Every day from now through February 15th, I’ll be posting a short story or poem based on one of the “Thinks” in the book. Enjoy!  ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Program now online. I keep my eyes firmly shut, reveling in the feeling of control, ignoring the Beft Industries Control Center voice in my mind.

This story was inspired by one of the “Thinks” proposed by Dr. Seuss’s “Oh the Thinks You Can Think!”. If you are unfamiliar with the book, you can find an online version of it here. Every day from now through February 15th, I’ll be posting a short story or poem based on one of the “Thinks” in the book. Enjoy!  ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ I have never much enjoyed sea travel. Call it a weak stomach if you will; I prefer to think of it as a strong affinity for solid ground. Just the

This story was inspired by one of the “Thinks” proposed by Dr. Seuss’s “Oh the Thinks You Can Think!”. If you are unfamiliar with the book, you can find an online version of it here. Every day from now through February 15th, I’ll be posting a short story or poem based on one of the “Thinks” in the book. Enjoy!  ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Did you miss me? It’s not a complicated question. No big words. No unusual syntax. Did. You. Miss. Me? Nothing? That’s fine. I can feel it; of c

This story was inspired by one of the “Thinks” proposed by Dr. Seuss’s “Oh the Thinks You Can Think!”. If you are unfamiliar with the book, you can find an online version of it here. Every day from now through February 15th, I’ll be posting a short story or poem based on one of the “Thinks” in the book. Enjoy!  ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The dream always starts the same. Me racing the wind. The horse’s legs like giant pistons thundering into the ground. The world blurring past, a s

This story was inspired by one of the “Thinks” proposed by Dr. Seuss’s “Oh the Thinks You Can Think!”. If you are unfamiliar with the book, you can find an online version of it here. Every day from now through February 15th, I’ll be posting a short story or poem based on one of the “Thinks” in the book. Enjoy!  ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Peter woke up Thursday morning with his face on the floor. A deep throb radiated from where his flesh touched the rough burber. The rest of him, s

This story was inspired by one of the “Thinks” proposed by Dr. Seuss’s “Oh the Thinks You Can Think!”. If you are unfamiliar with the book, you can find an online version of it here. Every day from now through February 15th, I’ll be posting a short story or poem based on one of the “Thinks” in the book. Enjoy!  ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The Prince’s hair and skin were so pale he looked like a mythological creature. He made up for his pauper’s pallor by wearing black and purple vel

This story was inspired by one of the “Thinks” proposed by Dr. Seuss’s “Oh the Thinks You Can Think!”. If you are unfamiliar with the book, you can find an online version of it here. Every day from now through February 15th, I’ll be posting a short story or poem based on one of the “Thinks” in the book. Enjoy! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ “Think!” the man in the red coat said with a flourish of his arm.  The spotlight bathed him in a harsh bluish light, his eyes wild, his pointed dyed

This story was inspired by one of the “Thinks” proposed by Dr. Seuss’s “Oh the Thinks You Can Think!”. If you are unfamiliar with the book, you can find an online version of it here. Every day from now through February 15th, I’ll be posting a short story or poem based on one of the “Thinks” in the book. Enjoy! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ It was a rare warm evening in early Reylan and the harvest moon rose slowly over the Stone and Sow. The middling tavern was bustling with the normal

This story was inspired by one of the “Thinks” proposed by Dr. Seuss’s “Oh the Thinks You Can Think!”. If you are unfamiliar with the book, you can find an online version of it here. Every day from now through February 15th, I’ll be posting a short story or poem based on one of the “Thinks” in the book. Enjoy! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The long Night approached. From a purple-stoned balcony atop his family estate, Zemsta Amicus surveyed the sprawling city below. Na-Nupp, the capito

This story was inspired by one of the “Thinks” proposed by Dr. Seuss’s “Oh the Thinks You Can Think!”. If you are unfamiliar with the book, you can find an online version of it here. Every day from now through February 15th, I’ll be posting a short story or poem based on one of the “Thinks” in the book. Enjoy! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The force of the tank landing on my back almost brought me to my knees.  The weight brought jolts of pain through my lower back.  My body kept tryin

This story was inspired by one of the “Thinks” proposed by Dr. Seuss’s “Oh the Thinks You Can Think!”. If you are unfamiliar with the book, you can find an online version of it here. Every day from now through February 15th, I’ll be posting a short story or poem based on one of the “Thinks” in the book. Enjoy! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Kitty O’Sullivan Kraus lay back, enjoying the heat of the sun as its rays baked her skin to a warm golden brown. Like a perfectly toasted marshmallo

This story was inspired by one of the “Thinks” proposed by Dr. Seuss’s “Oh the Thinks You Can Think!”. If you are unfamiliar with the book, you can find an online version of it here. Every day from now through February 15th, I’ll be posting a short story or poem based on one of the “Thinks” in the book. Enjoy! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ I leaned over and gently kissed my sleeping daughter, Hope, on her forehead. The sweet smile on her face while she slept — dreaming of princesses an

This story was inspired by one of the “Thinks” proposed by Dr. Seuss’s “Oh the Thinks You Can Think!”. If you are unfamiliar with the book, you can find an online version of it here. Every day from now through February 15th, I’ll be posting a short story or poem based on one of the “Thinks” in the book. Enjoy! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ He looked at them–all twenty-two little blue beauties. All in a perfect row. All he had to do was scoop them up. What had his life turned into? Schl

This story was inspired by one of the “Thinks” proposed by Dr. Seuss’s “Oh the Thinks You Can Think!”. If you are unfamiliar with the book, you can find an online version of it here. Every day from now through February 15th, I’ll be posting a short story or poem based on one of the “Thinks” in the book. Enjoy!  ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Who Thinks Up a Gruff (or: Seems Like a Dream) In the days leading up to birth, I thought a lot about my babies. I thought about holding

This story was inspired by one of the “Thinks” proposed by Dr. Seuss’s “Oh the Thinks You Can Think!”. If you are unfamiliar with the book, you can find an online version of it here. Every day from now through February 15th, I’ll be posting a short story or poem based on one of the “Thinks” in the book. Enjoy! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ *****Trigger Warning***** ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ You’re sitting on the bus, on your way home. It’s late, and all you want to do is curl up on your

This story was inspired by one of the “Thinks” proposed by Dr. Seuss’s “Oh the Thinks You Can Think!”. If you are unfamiliar with the book, you can find an online version of it here. Every day from now through February 15th, I’ll be posting a short story or poem based on one of the “Thinks” in the book. Enjoy! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The glass wasn’t clean. Well, it had been earlier, but I’d sat there touching it for so long my fingerprints were all over my side. I could s

I’m a sucker for Dr. Seuss, and this book is my absolute favorite. Starting next week, I will be featuring this book on my blog in a new way. Throughout the book, Dr. Seuss suggests nineteen different “thinks” you can think up: We’re going to explore all of them. Short stories exploring Da-Dake and the Rink-Rinker-Fink or what you could do when you meet a Jibboo. Nineteen talented authors, nineteen amazing stories. Some are adorable, some are fantastical, some are creepy. Eve