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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 […]

Category: stories

Heart of Gold
fictional stories, literary fiction, stories

Heart of Gold

Heart of Gold He rolled up on the hooker. In a model’s pose, her yellow leathers gleamed in the shower … Continue reading Heart of Gold

Other People’s Music
fictional stories, literary fiction, stories

Other People’s Music

Other People’s Music We stepped into the tavern. I was far from a regular but I’d been there before. The … Continue reading Other People’s Music

Darger’s Agent
fictional stories, literary fiction, stories

Darger’s Agent

The agent was deep into his pitch. It wasn’t going well. He desperately needed a close. “I can sell it … Continue reading Darger’s Agent

The Pied Piper of Hamelin v.20.00
stories

The Pied Piper of Hamelin v.20.00

The Pied Piper of Hamelin v.20.00 After the Pied Piper vanquished all the rats into the river and the town … Continue reading The Pied Piper of Hamelin v.20.00

The Pittsburgh Fan
fictional stories, literary fiction, stories

The Pittsburgh Fan

The Pittsburgh Fan He’d driven them nearly 300 miles to watch his beloved, hometown team play. It was a disappointing, … Continue reading The Pittsburgh Fan

Mother’s Keeper
poetry, stories

Mother’s Keeper

Mother’s Keeper her mother leered across the street with envy as the children and grandchildren of her neighbor raucously came … Continue reading Mother’s Keeper

Putt-Putt World
fictional stories, literary fiction, stories

Putt-Putt World

Putt-Putt World My uncle owned and operated a putt-putt golf course about a mile from my house. My uncle was … Continue reading Putt-Putt World

Everybody Deserves to Feel Sexy
fictional stories, literary fiction, stories

Everybody Deserves to Feel Sexy

Everybody Deserves to Feel Sexy It was late in our shift. The work was winding down. Everybody had gone on … Continue reading Everybody Deserves to Feel Sexy

Marshmallow Experiment
fictional stories, literary fiction, stories

Marshmallow Experiment

Marshmallow Experiment The twenty minutes expired. The experimenter stepped into the room. Little Lizzie was still there, sitting at the … Continue reading Marshmallow Experiment

The Transcendental Receiver
fictional stories, literary fiction, stories

The Transcendental Receiver

The Transcendental Receiver I was entranced by the advertisement for a newfangled radio wave receiver. In it, some childishly drawn … Continue reading The Transcendental Receiver

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