Category: Short Story
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The Crystal Piano
The rain was incessant that day and the two of them, still in bed, could hear where the water pooled up in the gutter and splashed over onto the aluminum garbage can instead of flowing down as it should. “We really need to clean the gutters sweetie,” she said, which meant, “You need to clean…
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Sinking through the Depths (Part III)
This is Part III of “Sinking through the Depths”. If you haven’t already, you can read Part I here and Part II here. The hassle of getting her, wheelchair and all, into the boat became worth it as soon as they got up on plane and glided through the gentle swells of the calm morning sea.…
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Sinking through the Depths (Part II)
This is Part II of “Sinking through the Depths”. If you haven’t already, you can read Part I here. “Of course you can. And you will. We’re gonna…” “I remember you wanted to sleep there that night. At Ronny’s. Right?” He looked down and nodded. “And I didn’t want to. You almost fell down the…
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Sinking through the Depths
The light slowly intensified in her field of vision until it was overwhelming. She didn’t know who she was, where she was, what was happening. Her eyes closed. She was only aware of her awareness, which was the first time in her life she’d experienced anything like it since coming out of the womb. Slowly…
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The Life of an Asshole
I was hungry so I ripped a parking meter out of the cement, took it into the nearby alley and smashed it into the ground. There was only $3.75 in there so I picked up the homeless harmonica player’s box of tips and ran off. What a slow motherfucker he was. Another $12.50. Enough for…
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The Egg Tosser
Eugene sat hunched over on the corner of his bed, alone, and cried as he went through the day’s events in his head. His unhealthy obsession had become destructive and he was making people’s lives worse. Ruining their days. All because of his stupid obsession. Due to his high-protein diet, he always had serious gas,…
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Morning (Version II)
This is an alternate version of this post, which you should read first if you haven’t already. The peepee yellow sun rises slowly above the horizon, its vomit orange rays illuminating the quiet forest with its ancient trees, their diarrhea brown trunks and snot green leaves slowly coming to life in the soft, flaccid light.…
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Lord of the Pigeons
I walk out of my office building at 11:17 to get a wrap at my favorite deli. It’s sunny and hot out. Lots of people on the sidewalk. I walk past a young girl waiting for the bus wearing a tight little sundress. She’s looking at me. I smile and keep walking. At her age,…
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October Morning
On this October morning she forced herself out of bed and put on the same lingerie she wore the first night she gave herself to him, along with a tacky yellow and purple sundress he’d bought her on a whim. It was her favorite dress only because he’d bought it for her. He never bought…
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Flamerman
Chuck woke up on the coach after having fallen asleep watching tv the previous night. The sunlight poured into the room and his eyes, which was what finally woke him. “Finally, Saturday,” he thought as he stretched out with a smile. But after a full ten seconds he realized it wasn’t Saturday. It was Tuesday.…