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Professor Threelemmings had finally completed his device.

“This device,” he announced to his assistants, “will rid the world, nay, the entire universe, of something completely unneeded. Activate the device.”

There was a sudden flash!

“What’s disappeared?” asked an assistant.

“Nothing, it seems,” said a disappointed Professor Twolemmings, after looking around.

Blogger’s note: apologies for missing yesterday.  In an attempt to redeem myself, there will be two stories today.

He wasn’t interested in fantasy, anymore. Reality had to be his focus.

He had no patience for allegory anymore. Satire? Might as well waste everybody’s time by avoiding the point.

No.

What he would say next, he would mean. No more dicking around.

He opened his mouth and said, “I…”