Tuesday, April 14, 2026

David Fewster

(Illustration by David Lasky. Original published in SPREAD,
Seattle's monthly micro-journal edited by Chris Dusterhoff)



JONAH LEAVES SEATTLE


Jonah had had it.

He was sick of crying out

against the wickedness of the city.

No one was listening.

Jeff Bezos showed no signs whatsoever

of donning sackcloth, rolling round in ashes,

and begging for forgiveness.

And why the hell should he?

After 10 years, Jonah had 

17 Facebook followers,

and most of those were in the dementia wing

at the Norse Home on Phinney Ridge.


Jonah decided to flee from

the presence of the Lord.

Disguising himself, he got on

the ferry to Bremerton,

but the Lord found him.

Appearing in a vision to the other passengers,

the Lord said "Hey guys,

I think I see an orca in the distance!"

Jonah's shipmates threw him overboard

in an effort to attract it closer.


Jonah found he liked it fine

in the belly of the whale.

It was roomier than

his old micropod in Hillman City.

And the plumbing was better.



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