ALIBI ELF

ALIBI ELF

ALIBI ELFNolo contendere RANGE: From your first bed wetting and that broken heirloom vase, through hooky, dented fenders, broken curfews, parking violations, prima facie evidence of adultery, broken contracts, missed dental appointments, late payments, and the final...
THE FILTHY HOBIT

THE FILTHY HOBIT

THE FILTHY HOBITFumidus sordidus squalor RANGE: The Filthy Hobit is everywhere, but he prefers areas officially or socially designated NO SMOKING, confined spaces such as elevators and men’s rooms, all public means of transportation, hospital rooms, small...
DJINN RUMMY

DJINN RUMMY

DJINN RUMMYAlcoholus anonymous RANGE: This creature can be found or, with patience, acquired, wherever less-than-fine wines are sold. It sometimes can actually be ordered by name in unfashionable liquor stores. Like the worm in the mescal bottle or the bison grass in...
PALTRY GEIST

PALTRY GEIST

PALTRY GEISTTorments minutissima RANGE: These days, an all-too-common phenomenon in the attics and cellars of American homes (especially those owned or rented by hard-up, freelance writers) is the presence of Poltergeists. Uncanny ghastly special effects directed by...
KINDERGUARDIANS

KINDERGUARDIANS

KINDERGUARDIANSLusos angelii RANGE: Out from between parked cars, on thin ice, inside abandoned refrigerators, atop slippery roofs, near fresh excavations, on the edges of reservoirs, and around buildings under construction; in any of the dangerous spots kids...