Joaquin McQueen
Bio
Exploring uncharted territory of the imagination.
Stories (2/0)
Zhu's Clues to America
Sitting in the living room came as a reward for the hard-working Huangdi Zhu. He was good at his job as a chief consultant at an electronics agency, specializing in electronic GPS and navigational systems. He had moved to America 17 years ago and had had the opportunity to learn a lot about the culture and the people. He thought they were quite nice and didn't get in the way of his work. At the office, they called him Mr. Wizz-Z, referring to the first initial of his last name, and the fluidity with which he would recall rare pieces of information - he found it quite humorous. In China, nobody had given him a nickname.
By Joaquin McQueen2 years ago in Fiction
The Presidents and Varro
Nothing can be easy in the real world. You need to sell stuff to buy stuff unless you decide to grow stuff and live on gas and the strength of your back. I despise the narrative of the evolution of society. There is no evolution, we just find alternative ways to make it difficult. Now, I’m not saying the life of a gladiator in Rome, or a slave in the West Indies could be as tragic as mine. They were a lot tougher and dealt with emotions differently. I deal with my emotions by taking Valium… it’s not easier. I don’t get by on handouts, the truth is no one does. That is about the only thing I believe now: no handouts. A free lunch doesn’t exist… I mean technically it doesn’t; if you have balls and nothing too serious to lose then I suppose you could figure something out with regards to a free lunch. I remember old uncle Richie used to say, leave with something kid, don’t waste your speech. He was right I suppose, but I can also see where he was wrong. He didn’t have a wife or a sister and died from lung cancer, a heavy smoker from his early days, he was a vibrant loner. Growing up I saw the way he did things and I liked it but now I realize I can’t do it the same or I may end up hanging out with nephews every weekend and going on fishing trips with my brother and his in-laws. Not a bad lifestyle, just not for me.
By Joaquin McQueen2 years ago in Fiction