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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

Big K
mostly true stories, stories

Big K

Big K I wonder about Big K sometimes. Big K is Kevin. He’s from China. I work with him. Big … Continue reading Big K

Bathrooms
fictional stories, stories

Bathrooms

Bathrooms It feels like I’ve been in this place for eternity. Yet, all I know of this place is its … Continue reading Bathrooms

The Talking Sycamore
stories

The Talking Sycamore

The Talking Sycamore Minus knew all the tales of talking trees, so he left his house to take a walk … Continue reading The Talking Sycamore

Nursing Home
fables, stories

Nursing Home

Over his cooked carrots, Ronald asked the rest of the table who the new guy was. One them said it … Continue reading Nursing Home

School Zone
fables, flash fiction, stories

School Zone

School Zone Jack smashed the alarm clock. It was 6 a.m. Jack, like every other weekday morning, rolled out of … Continue reading School Zone

Oreste’s Curse
stories

Oreste’s Curse

Oreste’s Curse The first tremor hit just before dawn. Oreste, unsure if he was dreaming, got out of bed and … Continue reading Oreste’s Curse

Starvation
fables, stories

Starvation

Starvation Rogério fasted. He fasted to the brink starvation and death. Finally, in this state of forced deprivation, emaciation and … Continue reading Starvation

Being Well
fables, stories

Being Well

Being Well The doctor recorded Francis’ vitals. He told her she wasn’t well. “I know it,” Francis wheezed.. “My blood … Continue reading Being Well

No Intent
stories

No Intent

No Intent Her first baby, Francis, died by drowning. As an infant, his mother had left him alone in the … Continue reading No Intent

Chili Parlor
flash fiction, stories

Chili Parlor

Chili Parlor Clive had been a high school teacher before he got caught fooling around with one of the cheerleaders … Continue reading Chili Parlor

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