http://slow.writerscafe.org/todcrouch The original writings of author Tod Crouch en-us Copyright 2026 WritersCafe.org 1776680997 WritersCafe.org RSS Generator 15 For Jane, Merry X-mas http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/todcrouch/216370/     “Sweetie?  Could you come down here?  Me and your father, well, we need to talk to you.“ Mom said.  I panicked, Thinking about the cigar box containing my porn dvds, my grass, and those Polaroids.      Here it comes, the moment of t.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/todcrouch/216368/ The Green BalloonBy Tod Crouch    Now you gotta be crazy to think you can carry a balloon all the way to Harlem without someone messin’ witcha.  You gotta have a death sentence if yous a white boy, blonde hair, blue eyes, prolly a f*g, carryin a balloon inta Harlem .. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/todcrouch/216367/ Instant karma's a b***h. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/todcrouch/216356/ The Crisis of the Mices  By Tod Crouch    In the dim matinee of my new apartment, mouse #1 idled up to my bed. He was a little unblinking babe with adorable Dumbo ears. What is a casual mouse to me? A Kramer, perhaps, popping in to remind me of my Taoist harmony with nature. .. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/todcrouch/216354/