Dark Chocolate

 Here is a story inspired by the dark side of chocolate production.

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The Story of Her Life

This is my first story since the start of the pandemic. It started out as a pandemic inspired story but ended being a #MeToo story. Given the current state of the world, it is rather dark.

The Story of Her Life by Irv Handler on Scribd

Odyssey of the Puzzle

Thoughts on completing a puzzle during our recent isolation.

Oddyssey of the Puzzle by Irv Handler on Scribd

Next

My latest story is a bit of a departure. It is targeted for a younger audience. In this story an up and coming singer tries to sign up for a celebrity dating site.

To read the story please click on the following link.

Next by on Scribd

Enjoy.

The Simple Son

This latest Rabbi Schlomo story was created in response to a challenge by my good friend Peter McGarvey to write a ghost story to tell around the campfire on Canada Day.

Enjoy.

   The Simple Son by handi55 on Scribd

The Couch

I continue to lean heavily on my Jewish heritage with this story about an old man who meets his old nemesis in the lobby of his condominium.

Enjoy,

   The Couch by handi55 on Scribd

Finished

Here is a timely story about gender politics within the Jewish Orthodox community.

Enjoy

   Finished by handi55 on Scribd

The Turing Test

This one is a bit of a departure for me.  It is the story of a cell phone that spontaneously becomes self-conscious.

Enjoy.

  The Turning Test by handi55 on Scribd

The Jewish Apostle

Here is another of my non-continuous adventures of Rabbi Schlomo. This time around Rabbi Schlomo is tasked with spreading Jesus' teachings among his fellow Jews. Enjoy.

The Jewish Apostle

The Dawn of Grinding

Here is a bit of political satire. The meekest member of a primitive tribe plots to become its leader. Enjoy.

The Dawn of Grinding

A Handbook for Time Travelers

After having read a prodigious amount of science fiction over the past 50 years, I consider myself to be one of the world's foremost experts on the joys and pitfalls of travelling through time. Here are 5 helpful hints to make your trip through time more pleasant.

A Handbook for Time Travelers

The War against Skunks

Here is a little environmental fable with a bit of science fiction thrown in for fun. Enjoy.

The War Against Skunks

Guilty Pleasure

I spent Labour Day weekend at a lovely retreat. We had an impromptu writers' workshop and the following story is the result. Enjoy. Guilty Pleasure

Figures

Here's a bit of an experimental story written from the point of view of a woman with synthesia.

Figures

Time Lord!

Here's a little druggie-style time travel story. Enjoy.

Time Lord!

Useless

Just got back from a hippie retreat where I wrote this story. It is not very hippie-like but it does have my typically character who may or may not be crazy. It is also another one of my Superman stories.

Useless

Time Velocity Squared

This story had a strange origin. A book on Chaos Theory talked about a scientist in the Manhattan Project who decided to live a 25 hour day. He moved in and out of the cloistered Manhattan Project society, on a 24 day cycle, like the phases of the moon. I was fascinated and tried to write a story in which the earth's rotation slowed leaving some people unable to adapt. The story refused to gel. Instead I was left with a story about the end of the world. More accurately, it is a trilogy of short stories with an Epilogue. Enjoy.

Times Velocity Squared

How to Win at Bonanza Bingo

In light of the recent massacre in Arizona, I dusted off a story about Charles Whitmore, aka the Texas Tower Sniper. I was 11 when Charles killed 14 innocent strangers. The massacre had a big effect on me and I eventually worked him into a story about cheating at bingo. My research into the game of bingo revealed that it is, in fact, impossible to cheat at bingo. I took this as a challenge and the result is the story you have before you.

Enjoy.


How to Cheat at Blackout Bingo

The Contestant

Here's a silly little story about a woman obsessed with game shows. It's a a bit dirty so please use your discretion. Enjoy.

The Contestant

The Fund

Another Rabbi Shlomo story. As you may recall, Rabbi Shlomo died at the end of Glatt Kosher. So you may assume that this is a prequel, or a reimagining of Rabbi Shlomo. I tend to use and abuse the good Rabbi whenever I write a religiously themed story. In this incarnation, Rabbi Shlomo has caught a bit of Messianic fever.

The Fund