As the Water Swirls

This is a series of stories about the drama and trauma of my pet fish. As a new fish owner, I began to write down all of my failures and successes. These experiences quickly became pieces of flash fiction told from the fish’s point of view that I posted on Facebook. As the stories became longer, I realized Facebook was not the right medium for them, and they have now found a home on this blog. The stories are told as written accounts from newspapers, journals, letters, and police reports. As you, hopefully, enjoy these embellished stories, keep in mind that the authorities and doctors are not fish.

  • Mealtime in the Supermax Prison Palace

    Brain/Einstein’s Mistress of Pain, a.k.a Madame Geoffrey, keeps him locked in the castle decoration.  “If I could fit in that castle, I’d show him how my egg felt when he ate it!” Madame Geoffrey told us, screaming into one of the castle windows where you could see the tip of Brain/Einstein’s nose.  Unlike in the…

  • The Great Barrier Net

    Beetlejuice and Smee have been battling it out despite the extra room. With Madame Geoffery and Brian/Einstein gone, authorities made an unexpected discovery. Beetlejuice is not the instigator of the fights between him and Smee. In fact, he does his best to ignore her whenever neither of them is in prison. What leads to the…

  • Coexisting is a Myth

    We try so hard to make things peaceful –Authorities

  • Authorities Change Tactics Again, But Is It Too Extreme?

    Authorities come up with an expensive solution to the constant fighting

  • Mealtime

    Mealtime must be a social event

  • Algae Tablet Games on the Gravel Channel

    Sponsored by That Fish Store. “Our superior algae tablets will have your pleco screaming for more.” “Good evening, this is Dover Scale and Mackerel Fins welcoming you to another broadcast of the algae game!” “We are looking forward to another wonderful spectacle. I wonder who will win this night’s competition, Dover?” “My money is on…

  • Doing Bad Research Led to Authorities Astray

    Good intentions notwithstanding, authorities continue to insult residents’ gender

  • Authorities Decide to Change Tactics

    “Sometimes we don’t want to incarcerate Beetlejuice.” –Authorities

  • Geoffrey Stops Eating and the Gender Reveal

    Finally, Authorities assumptions have been corrected.

  • Jailbreak!!

    Authorities were in an uproar yesterday when they saw Smee playing dead in a plant with Beetlejuice hovering nearby. Warden Crustation roused from his bed of coral and brought in for questioning as to why she was not in prison. Being so rudely aroused from bed, the good Warden did more stuttering than explaining, but…