Category: Short Story
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Bertha’s Physical
Dark, beady eyes peered out from behind her round, puffy face, which led down to a double… nay, a triple chin. She was strangely proud of her enormous breasts, wearing a shirt five or six sizes smaller than was tolerable for even the most non-judgmental set of eyes. It was an impressive bra indeed, somehow…
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Amadahy and the Raindrop
The rainstorm was a welcome break from the midsummer heat, but as suddenly as it had come, so did it vanish, leaving a thick dampness which caught on their skin. Quickly evaporating from the earth under the brilliant sun, the fallen rain misted and rose in billowing columns, creating a surreal landscape in which the…
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What’s the Point, He Thought
He lay on the grass watching the invisible sky, comfortable, not feeling much of anything. There he was, a conscious human, aware of the fact that his consciousness was pondering its own existence, aware of the beauty surrounding him, although it didn’t touch him like he thought maybe it should. It was just there, as…
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The Symphony of Life
He sat with his back to the tree, eyes closed, listening. There was only the music of the forest, the summer breeze tickling the leaves which shimmered back and forth, waving at their guest below, welcoming him to their protective canopy. The songbirds chirped from the swaying treetops, and in the distance a woodpecker battered…
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My First Almost Kiss
I went to a private middle school in Coral Gables, FL, so obviously there were a ton of Jews. In 7th grade I was invited to over 27 thousand bar mitzvahs. They were a lot of fun, and thinking back, I’m sure they were even more fun for the parents because they were all drunk.…
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The Picture
He didn’t have the heart to take it down. Everyone thinks girls are more emotional than guys, but it seems to be the opposite. A girl’s ruthlessness is so much more damaging when just a week, a day, an instant before she was seemingly a helpless little thing, a slave to her emotions, and the next,…
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Cecil’s Stage Fright
“Shoot out the pee-pee from my wee-wee hole, shoot out the pee-pee from my wee-wee hole, shoot out the pee-pee from my wee-wee hole.” Over and over Cecil repeated this in his head as he stood at the urinal. He had arrived just ahead of a co-worker, Damien. If Cecil had realized Damien was behind…
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Cliff Jump
– cliff jumping with friends and girl I like – call friends pussies – jump first to show bravery – attempt back flip to show extreme bravery – scream like a preteen girl – belly flop from 50 feet into icy water – lose consciousness – friend jumps in to save me – everyone rushes…
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The Stain
Phil’s boss, whose name was actually Boss (ridiculous), thought it was a chocolate stain, and he thought the smell was because Phil had farted outside of the office, had failed to waft it out of his pants, so had inadvertently brought the fart into the office. However, it was actually a shit stain and the…
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Sad Girl
She sat in the straw chair by the screen window looking over the ocean with her eyes out of focus, her mind elsewhere. What seemed so beautiful, so serene yesterday seemed empty today. Yesterday the sunlight shimmering off the salt water in the bay tickled her eyes and her brain with pleasure. Today the same…