Stories
Every once in a while...a brief, fictional post.-
Through the Heather
Amaro ran for exactly 15 seconds at a time. He would start running at dusk. A few feet. Then stop. Then a few more feet. Then stop.
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Homecoming
Vasily returned home after his seventh year of working for the Ural-Kuznetsk complex.
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A Sharp Knife
As any old lady can attest, pain's boundaries, though, are such that they can expand to fit the entire universe, if need be.
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The Day of Numbers
Not fictional. What I did the day Google went public.
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War and the Studebaker
Jack was idly poking his mother's shoulder. Usually he could only poke her a few times before she'd poke his nose or pat his hand away. But she kept still. And breathed softly.
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A Small Surprise
What am I cutting? Funny. Please don't interrupt.
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Henry and Louis
The afterlife, in some form. Henry Ford, founder and chief engineer of the Ford Motor Company encounters Louis Chevrolet, racer, French expatriate, and one-time chief engineer of the Chevrolet Motor Company.
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Driven
His phone rang and he grasped for it; a lifeline.
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My Journey Aboard The Whiskey Sour, Day 1
"This sea is pancake. The smartest bring a ladle."
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How to Make A Man Bloody
Often, a man will choose to fight with a weapon instead of resorting to the slap and tickle of hand-to-hand combat. But he is likely harboring the same need as yourself, namely: a non-lethal dance of pain and physical confrontation.
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The Fisher's Husband
After securing her ship she would return home and kiss him three times before leaving. And he would implore her, "Will you stay instead? I will draw you a warm bath. You can leave tomorrow." And, as always, she would dismiss him gently. No, my darling, no.
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The True Story of Giggle and Boggle.
In quieter times, I think often of two gentleman I've met - and of their extraordinary lives and the remarkable occasion of their meeting.