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Chris Cohlmeyer's avatar

If they come out with paint we are doomed 😱... BTW I'm pretty good about wet paint 😜

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Mark Starlin's avatar

I can find it anywhere.

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Jack Herlocker's avatar

"The First Date" — Actually, it's Frankenstein's *Monster*, but I'm sure you knew that. 😉 Also— nope, never mind, David Perlmutter already spotted it.

"More Than She Bargained For" — That has got to be the most sensible response to something like that that I've ever read. Now she just needs to check her credit card for subscription charges.

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Mark Starlin's avatar

It would be rude to call him Monster! 😉

Everything has a subscription now!

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David Perlmutter's avatar

If you'd eaten with the Monster from the original novel rather than the movies, the conversation would have been much more interesting. Because that one could talk really well...

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Mark Starlin's avatar

Mine was more the Saturday Night Live Frankenstein's Monster.

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Sharron Bassano's avatar

"Wallpaper can't talk!" ha ha ha! A creepy twist on surveillance, on invasion of privacy. I would not be at all surprised to learn that spying wall coverings already exist... Damn! Just one more thing to be paranoid about. I don't want to live on this planet anymore.

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Mark Starlin's avatar

Paint. Get paint! 🤣

I figure, who would want to watch me. 🫣😳😬😮🤮 🤣

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Kim Smyth's avatar

Haha, Mark, you slay me! All the stories were great.

I once wrote a story about a talking desk, but no one bought it. Damn picky editors!

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Mark Starlin's avatar

Thanks, Kim.

That is exactly why I rarely submit stories anywhere. I only reject my own stories occasionally. 🤣

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Scott Ocamb's avatar

Great story, I though all I had to worry about is my Alexa

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Mark Starlin's avatar

🤣 Yeah, Wally puts Alexa to shame. 🤣

Thanks, Scott.

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Jim Cummings's avatar

Food Good.

Wallpaper Bad.

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Sharron Bassano's avatar

HA HA HA HA HA HA HA! You got that right.

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Mark Starlin's avatar

Excellent summary, Jim.

Live long and prosper.

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C.L. Steiner's avatar

Two stories about communicating gone wrong, two stories involving walls, three good stories altogether. Starlin math!

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Mark Starlin's avatar

Thanks, C.L. I don’t usually think about themes.

And the only math I think about is having three stories most of the time. 🤣

I just try to get a variety of stories that work together. Sort of like a music playlist.

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Justin Deming's avatar

Hahaha! At least someone gave Frankenstein a chance. 🤣

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Mark Starlin's avatar

She did try. Respect for that. 🤓

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Justus's avatar

Frank sounds like a poor dinner partner, but at least he's polite enough.

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Mark Starlin's avatar

Poor Franky. He tried. He is just not much of a conversationalist. 😉

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Sharron Bassano's avatar

I'm with Frankie. Focus on what is important. Pass the potatoes, please.

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Mark Starlin's avatar

Food good!

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