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Reboot
Reverently removing his boots, he arranged them neatly beside his bike. The mid-day asphalt was scorching through his socks. As he neared the edge of the precipice, the sea spray blew cold. Sitting on...
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Ghosts of my childhood
I see a hint of her from the corner of my eye as I walk down a busy street. There she is watching me through store windows that distort my already misshapen body like funhouse mirrors. When I try to […]
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Every man’s an island
Being on the island for so long, he learned the quickest way to climb the palms. Digging calloused toes into the overlapping spines on the trunks, he shimmied up the […]
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Ice floe
The screaming I could handle. We were outside at a public beach after all. Even when he started feeding the seagulls, I could put up with it. I knew the ranger would be around soon enough to stop it....
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Yellow means “Hurry Up”
Merging into the turn lane, she waits for the green arrow. As the long line of cars begins inching forward, she starts her incantation. “We’re turning left… you go, I […]
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Daisy chain
A scattering of yellow daisy petals lay on the ground around Leimoni. Plucked stems clung to her wild hair, adding to the bird nest quality of her auburn mane. Murmuring under her breath, Leimoni...
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She’s got the touch
He hated calling her, but his captain liked the good press she brought the department when solving difficult cases. He couldn’t deny she got results, but it confounded him how she did it. He was...
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Better days
True is it that we have seen better days. Dark are the hours as our time draws nigh. Memories wane, bones rattle, blind eyes glaze, The glory of our youth belie. Mired amongst the coppice, Where the...
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Sister friend
“You know I’m right,” Libby said, speaking more to her glass of wine than the woman sitting across from her. “As much as I hate to be.” Meredith, her jaws clenched, wanted to argue with her friend, but...
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From little acorns
It isn’t for purely aesthetic reasons that cold iron is used to adorn funeral plots. Red as rust, blood has the taste and tang of hematite, the life force of earth. Scrolls of wrought iron circle...
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Brings all the boys to the yard
She did a little shake, her idea of a seductive shimmy, and her polyester and tulle dress slid down her androgynous hips, and pooled around her bare feet. Lost among […]
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Gazing into the abyss
Taking a steadying breath, I stood. I could feel the sweat soaking through my shirt, and was glad for my dark suit jacket. A trickle ran down my spine, pooling in the hollow of my back. I gripped the...
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Childish things
Holding on to youth too long Is like trying to climb up a hot slide, All it gets you are burnt fingers and a blister. Let go, grow up, you’re all wrong. Get off the playground ride, The Game of […]
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Hot flashes
She sat on his work stool in the garage, the one with the torn seat cover. Parked in front of an industrial fan, the sweat that ran down her chest and into her bra quickly evaporated. Her wet ball cap […]
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Hunk’a, hunk’a, burnin’ love
Angela was kicking herself for saying, “Yes.” The hottest boy at Cannon High, Reese Greene, […]
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Snooze button
The door squeaked noisily when Gladys tried to turn the knob. She made a mental note to mention it sticking to her husband, Oliver. He’d want to take the door off its hinges and plane the edges, and...
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Three second warning
Yeah, I have two of the most fierce guard dogs you could ever imagine. Swift, strong, über protective. Don’t even think about sneaking into my yard or threatening my family. Knock on my door...
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Happy birthday baby sister
“Did you decide what you wanted to do for your birthday, Mom?” Haley was curled up in a recliner in the living room, eating a bowl of cereal. Her mother, […]
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The hunt begins
Part 1: Contractual obligation Part 2: Host for hire He reached out and grabbed my arm, then pulled me through the open crypt doorway. My whole world went black. Loosening his tie with one hand,...
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Blown out flip flop
If I wasn’t already dead, I’d die of embarrassment. A flip flop was the cause of my demise. Not mine, of course. I wouldn’t be caught dead in such low-class footwear. Oh, I see. That’s right, I am...
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