Gerard DiLeo

Joined July 2021

868 stories

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Retired, not tired. Hippocampus, behave!

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Oldies But Goodies
On February 19, 1878, Thomas Edison's patent for the phonograph was awarded. Risking a flimsy segue, by the time Edison's invention was 99 years old, a gold-plated copper record, using similar technology, was attached to Voyager 1.
By Gerard DiLeo2 years ago in Fiction
Abacus of the Gods ÷ 2
The god of wine wanted to spread His seed with a mortal, alone in her bed She conceived, for him, a son Who did the math on Mum
By Gerard DiLeo2 years ago in Poets
Take Me to Your Leader
Her cruiser read the planet's atmosphere chemistry. Analysis revealed actual biochemistry, enough to postpone her next assignment and divert.
By Gerard DiLeo2 years ago in Fiction
Inflamed
Calor The warmth of your hands Everts all my glands Where each humor lands: Pheromotions, rendered, are fanned . Dolor
By Gerard DiLeo2 years ago in Poets
Hourglass
He knew there wasn't much time to live. His heart had plotted to doom him. Death was constantly on his mind and, understandably, he was frightened.
By Gerard DiLeo2 years ago in Fiction
Two Flakes
There can be no two snowflakes, it's said, alike. Spiky, unique signatures meant no two were the same — as unique as fingerprints. Even identical twins have different fingerprints, he thought.
By Gerard DiLeo2 years ago in Fiction
Poetry Starts With 'Us
I had remained all my life, anonymous You had right-brained yourself, anomalous You left-brained me from the monotonous Full-mindedly unchained the tenuous
By Gerard DiLeo2 years ago in Poets
Taking Inventory
He was the night watchman at the inflatable woman factory. He was designated employee #26, that shift's assignment. Having never had relationships with women, his only familiarity with the fairer sex was via the polyvinyl woman du jour he chose to "inspect" after midnight each shift.
By Gerard DiLeo2 years ago in Fiction
Valentine's Day Edition
Wheelin' and Dealin' A man suggested as a valentine How both could have a good time A threesome it seemed Would answer his dreams
By Gerard DiLeo2 years ago in Poets
Sadfasdf, Trending
I was watching YouTube. It seems that putting random keystrokes into Google search brings up bizarre videos. Eager try it, I performed a finger-roll on my keyboard's second row of letters, rapidly undulating keys from pinky-to-index finger, with an extra randomization thrown in.
By Gerard DiLeo2 years ago in Fiction
White-Out
He'd never put much stock in the legends--how when a blizzard created a total white-out, demons would slip out of the æther to do their evil work. It wasn't the storm that kills, but the monsters of legends.
By Gerard DiLeo2 years ago in Fiction
The Healing Blows of the Februa (45/366)
Hundreds of women clamored to better their positions, shoving this way and that. They stood naked, seeking the blessings. “The Luperci! The Luperci!” the women shouted in anticipation.
By Gerard DiLeo2 years ago in Fiction