The Pyramid

by Johnny Smith

The third story in the collection Timekeeping on Mars. Twenty-four years after the events in The Bicycle Messenger, a small, middle-American town has devised a novel way of saving their city from the stagnation and decay that has engulfed the world. They are building a pyramid.

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First published March 1, 2010

About the author

I am praying every goddamned day for the space aliens to come and save us from ourselves.

In the meantime, I drink in the various establishments and watering holes of Southeast Queensland and grow tomatoes --big fucking, slushy red ones that gush when you bite into them. On occasion, I write short stories.