- The story “Unpredictable” first appeared in the June 2008 issue of The Battered Suitcase. These stories are works of fiction. Names, characters, places, and incidents are either products of the author’s  imagination or used fictitiously. Any resemblance to actual events, locales, or persons, living or dead, is entirely coincidental. No part of this publication can be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, without permission in writing from Bryan R. Dennis - Three stories to go with three haiku.Unpredictable: Tapping of moth wings,His journey rekindled by,melon-flavored lips.Illinois Corn: Alabaster skin,Red rash creeps up her arms,corn scent and knuckles.Jake’s Mom: Mom’s endless worry,What is her son up to now?A theater burns- This was predictable.“You have a problem,” I told the woman.She was in her thirties, dressed in a pair of gray sweat pants, a navy blue T-shirt, flip-flops.We stood in a library parking lot, around noon. I made an elaborate gesture of looking over my shoulder, and stooped down to fix the cuffs on my jeans.I gazed up at her. “Do you know what your problem is?”She stood at the rear of a silver Mercedes, trunk open.She was setting down a stack of books inside