Lollipop Magazine

John Tescher

November 10, 2019

Art by John Tescher

Fame – Fiction

December 1, 1996

I’ve wanted to be an actor, a rock star, a writer, and/or a director depending on the level of grandeur I was on. Or how much Star Search I’d been watching.

Spontaneous Human Combustion – Fiction

September 1, 1996

I woke this morning to find that I wasn’t dead, which, if you’re keeping score, is not a bad way to start your day.

Karma – Fiction

August 1, 1996

Puking on the subway would be amazing. Everyone would be forced to endure the putrid stink of your throw-up until the next stop. There’s nothing they could do.

No One Here Gets In Without Paying – Fiction

May 1, 1996

I passed the audition to be the new singer of Nobody In Particular. Quite a change from delivering Grade-Q meat to cafeterias, but I’m up to the challenge.

Hitard the Fool – Fiction

April 1, 1996

She pulled at his ears. He pulled at her ass. She stepped back, staggering and gasping, not like one would expect from a Queen. She grabbed at the jug blissfully.