Elli scowled at the screen. When the CompuTeach powered on, it was supposed to make the sound. The happy sound; the fanfare that heralded the few delightful hours of her day where she could ask ... [+]
FC Pierce has worn many hats in his long career; actor singer, yacht broker, now writer. He presently lives in Boston. You can find his work on, www.FCPierce.com. "My Friend Matty," is in Short Circuit #05, Short Edition's quarterly review.
My friend Matty believed he could fly. "I have the cape and everything," he told me one afternoon. We were playing knights and dragons in his backyard when he pointed to the roof. "You want to try?"I looked up. The Russians had sent a dog into space, her name was Laika. I'd seen it on the Evening News. We'd had a dog once, named Socks. Earlier that year, we'd had to put him down. My father told me to be a "brave little soldier." "Will he be scared?" I had asked my mom."He won't feel a thing," she assured me. But when we left him at the vet's that day, he was shaking all over. I wondered if Lai
