The World According to Stanley

Following in the vein of story's that may not actually be about what they are about, "The World According to Stanley" was one of the those brilliant ideas that I could not resist writing. It is a few years old, but still makes me laugh. The premise, which I cannot tell, left me in stitches. I know a lot of people enjoy it, and I hope you do too, so without further ado,


The World According to Stanley

Double Dating with God

It seems only fitting to follow "An Ode" with another beast born of inspiration's seed. Written years ago, "Double Dating with God" is still one of my favorite pieces, and I remember when the muse struck me how torn I was over what form this piece could take. I was clear to me then, as it is now, that it fit well as a short story, and could be an exceedingly brilliant play. I was a much younger writer then, and I found that the number of silly ideas I had and wanted to incorporate into the story would have been difficult to bring to life on stage. I suppose I could adapt it to a short film, but I think, looking back; and looking forward; that I like it just as it is. This was one of those pieces that leaped from the tip of the pen to the paper, and I remember chuckling wildly as I wrote. I chuckle reading it still, come to think of it. So, without further ado, and hope fully a laugh or two;


Double Dating with God

Stan glanced in the mirror uneasily as he attempted once again to straighten his tie. It was one of those beautiful affairs, cross-hashed black on white, but one couldn't tell as the cross-hashing was so fine that the entire tie looked grey. Neither of these details explained why his tie looked crooked, however. It was crooked simply because Stan had inexpertly tied it that way. Yet; somehow it managed to compliment his shirt as the buttons were all one off. Stan simply hadn't realized it yet. It might have been because Stan was nervous. Bob "Teh 60d" Henderson was his programmer friend and he had set Stan up with his friend Alice for a double, half blind date.