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Dandelions

Dandelions

Dandelions Kurt sat cold at the end of his driveway, a bowl of sugary offerings for the children settled in his lap. He treasured Halloween, but the festivity was winding down. Night had completely fallen. Most of the children and parents had come and gone. Parents with children dressed as pirates and superheroes and princesses, […]

Escalade Dreams

Escalade Dreams

Escalade Dreams I’m intrigued by certain correlations. Sometimes I’m struck by bits of information and try to fit them together like pieces of a puzzle. The human puzzle, I guess you could (pretentiously) say. One of these bits is the obsession with the Cadillac Escalade. Heck, I probably shouldn’t care. There’s better things to think […]

The Gamble

The Gamble

The Gamble Fitzi went all in on four Queens/8 high. Jimmy beat him with a straight flush of hearts. He raked Fitzi’s chips into his pile. “You buying back in?” Jimmy asked. Jimmy had all the luck. It confounded Fitzi because Jimmy didn’t appear to be much of a man of God. He didn’t even […]

Lab-Grown Meat

Lab-Grown Meat

Lab-Grown Meat There’s an online petition to stop lab-grown meat from being served in schools. When I heard about it, I needed to know more. The petition lists reasons why serving lab-grown meat in schools is a bad idea. These reasons are kind of boring, so I scrolled down to where people have posted videos […]

Fingernails

Fingernails

Fingernails Sometimes, when I cross the line to Indiana, I stop at Howie’s truck stop diner for a pork tenderloin sandwich. See, I was born and raised in Indiana. Now I live just across the state line. But, because I’m a Hoosier by birth, when I go over to Indiana and pass by Howie’s, I […]

Author: mrobins71

Spare Change
poetic ramblings, poetry

Spare Change

Spare Change we’d be in the city and sometimes i’d give the bums change and sometimes i wouldn’t even when … Continue reading Spare Change

Terrible Things
mostly true stories

Terrible Things

Terrible Things I was visiting my mother in the hospital. A few days before she’d had her leg amputated. She’s … Continue reading Terrible Things

Satisfaction of Failure
poetry

Satisfaction of Failure

Satisfaction of Failure taking control of your own happiness will likely end in failure leaving control of your happiness to … Continue reading Satisfaction of Failure

The Burrow
fictional stories, literary fiction, stories

The Burrow

The Burrow I peered deep into the burrow. The hole was black and nothing arose but its voice and the … Continue reading The Burrow

$20 Benefactor
fictional stories, literary fiction, stories

$20 Benefactor

$20 Benefactor Brett looked good. Brett looked clean. He looked healthy and fashionable. His shopping cart was full. Sturgill noticed … Continue reading $20 Benefactor

Solitary Man
poetry

Solitary Man

Solitary Man a solitary man in a cool dank and dripping concrete cell grows accustomed to the smell of his … Continue reading Solitary Man

Monument
fictional stories, literary fiction, stories

Monument

Monument Her mother’s illness was terminal. Both of them knew and understood. “Slow down,” her mother said. “I’ve got something … Continue reading Monument

The Record Player
fictional stories, literary fiction, stories

The Record Player

The Record Player “Beethoven is glorious,” she said. “Hearing Beethoven fills my heart with such joy. Beethoven is rapturous. Nothing … Continue reading The Record Player

Sympathy
poetry

Sympathy

Sympathy it’s okay to hate an abuser especially the abuser of someone or something we love so how then to … Continue reading Sympathy

Lion
fictional stories, literary fiction, stories

Lion

Lion I’m not good at looking people in the eyes. I guess it’s because I’ve experience too much of the … Continue reading Lion

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