The Urban Sherpa keeps a collection of stories and curios filed under Mythic Proportions.
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Some posts from The Urban Sherpa are available as free, downloadable audio tracks:
A Definition of Irony
I would like to posit a theory, based on the evidence provided by two of the more famous Irishmen—Sam Beckett and James Joyce. (November 16, 2006)
A Pacific Gyre (read by Crisann Morgan)
All these days of not writing. It makes me wonder what's going on. But not enough to write about it. (March 11, 2011)
Apocalypse Now
After a while we started to wonder if the apocalypse wasn't going to happen all at once, like we'd always imagined... (March 25, 2011)
Aspirin for Gangrene
You're new. You show up in town with a few things you stuffed into a bag. (October 15, 2009)
Computer Head (read by Cara Gillotti)
I've had my head in a computer for days now, and it has had an unsettling effect that I call, simply, computer head. (February 11, 2005)
Emergency Preparedness
I hear the chirp from a walkie talkie outside my window, and see a small group of police standing next to my apartment. And a fire truck. (November 19, 2007)
Godzilla Reading Haiku
It's lonely being a monster. (August 2, 2010)
Invitation to an Earthquake
I look forward to your coming. (June 18, 2008)
Snakes
They said it was the warmer weather, and the rains, which brought the snakes to our city. (March 17, 2009)
Stella of the Angels (read by Miette's Bedtime Story)
I lost focus so I went to a fortune teller. (January 22, 2009)
Stranger Than Fiction
Damn good coffee! And hot! (June 20, 2005)
The Dinner Party
Anxiety was the first guest to arrive, as usual. (November 10, 2010)
The Ids of March (read by Bree Barton)
I'm crazy. Or at least I was crazy. Or at least there are some pieces of paper somewhere in the world that would indicate that I'm crazy. Or was crazy. (March 15, 2005)
The Raptors: Five Days and Nights in Silence
Obtuse pictures of malaise from the myths of nature (September 8, 2006)
This Is Your Life
You wake up a little before sunrise. You sit up but you can't see; you have a cracked pair of glasses around somewhere but who knows where. (December 12, 2004)
When Ulysses Returned to Ithaca
When Ulysses returned to Ithaca, it wasn't what he'd remembered. (August 31, 2008)
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- A Definition of Irony November 16, 2006
- A Pacific Gyre March 11, 2011
- Apocalypse Now March 25, 2011
- Aspirin for Gangrene October 15, 2009
- Computer Head February 11, 2005
- Emergency Preparedness November 19, 2007
- Godzilla Reading Haiku August 2, 2010
- Invitation to an Earthquake June 18, 2008
- Snakes March 17, 2009
- Stella of the Angels January 22, 2009
- Stranger Than Fiction June 20, 2005
- The Dinner Party November 10, 2010
- The Ids of March March 15, 2005
- The Raptors: Five Days and Nights in Silence September 8, 2006
- This Is Your Life December 12, 2004
- When Ulysses Returned to Ithaca August 31, 2008
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