Don’t cry.

Dear #PresidentDuterte: Please continue to spread the wealth with a standardized portion of your society [i.e., merit-based compensation]. Your swath of the Pacific looms large from now on. There’s an article I didn’t read saying what not to do in the #Philippines. Gen. MacArthur No work? It’s time for Jonesys Jukebox at 12 Bells.

#FICTIONALPRESIDENTDUTERTE: What is it the boy scouts say? Be prepared.

JOHN: Yes, I got ready real quick.

FICTIONAL CHARLES BRONSON: Real quick or dead.

FICTIONAL MORELLI: They won’t respect you.

JOHN: I don’t respect the rat race sometimes.

STEVE JONES: If Mick Jaggar doesn’t call you, work for your brother-in-law.

speculative fiction by John Rubens

Monday April 8, 2019