Science Fiction

I was sitting in Rick’s Cafe Americaine, drinking beer and watching American TV with some friends. The tape had been made in December of 1992, and we’d all seen the shows on it a hundred times. These days, we only pay attention to the commercials.

The Crooked Houses stretch 100 met into Patong Bay, and for as long as anyone can remember they’ve been our home. Mother’s Father says that the Crooked Houses once stood on top of each other on shore, but the Gods toppled them into the sea because the ancients grew too proud.

When the flying saucer landed at Don Maung Airport the current Thai Prime minister was even too astounded to ring the former Prime minister at his Swiss lodge to ask what action to take.