Category: Tarot
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Knave of Swords | The Candy Dish
They’d met a week prior at The Ambrosia Club — an exclusive bar similar to Studio 54 in New York during the 1970s — where the bouncers get to choose who gets in judging by the way prospective customers are dressed and how attractive they are. Gary and Gretchen were allowed in without question as…
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Ace of Chalices | Big-Big Toothpicks
It all began with an avocado pit that appeared midair one day. It just hung there, waiting for something to happen. So, Og and Julie, the only two people (Cave dwellers) on the planet observed it for a few days. Eventually, Julie had an idea. “Og, here’s what we do: get two big-big toothpicks and…
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Ace of Pentacles | In Trouble
Tina was filled with a jealous rage as she watched her neighbor, Shawna, going out on yet another date. This time it was a swarthy yet handsome young man driving one of those new low-rider chariots. He had too much grease in his hair. Even his horses looked greasy. Yeah. Shawna and her bad boys.…
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Two of Pentacles | Pride & Panic
Arnold stopped wearing clothes when he was around 13 years old. He caught a glimpse of himself in the mirror during gym class and decided he could no longer deprive the world of his tantalizing physique. His parents tried everything from grounding Arnold to psychiatric counseling. Grounding him was a joke. He simply spent all…
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XIV Temperance | Horticulture 101
Danielle had always fancied herself as having a green thumb. Until now. This poor little plant seemed to be dying before her eyes. What have I done wrong? How did this happen? Before this, everything she touched turned green. People would bring dying plants or flowers to her, and she had always been able to…
aka, The Abject Muse 