This is a piece of fiction from about four years ago…one of my favorites that was never featured on www.MyStrangeStories.com or www.theweirdcrap.com. Which seems sort of odd in retrospect, since I run both. … It was weird to say the least , seeing the modern cars zipping around them. “What are those?” I inquired. “Shrongs” the mayor replied. “Why do you call them ‘Shrongs?’” I asked. “Open the window.” I opened the old style, un-insulated, wooden framed window. … …

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Ask Bob: Shrongs Part III or Part II, article A