Cherrypicked stories
A beautiful night
A beautiful night By Sean Nelson I wanted to take Janelle to the under 21 club that night. But again and again, I'd called her cell phone, the only...
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- 1507 reads
Eight thirty a.m
Written upon arriving at school one morning, no plot to speak of
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- 336 reads
How can I grieve&;#063;
To me she's make believe
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- 582 reads
No fly by night
Who is he? the boy asked Oh, some old bloke the girl replied the statue of Icarus leans forward slightly weather scarred face tense in the gentle sun...
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- 591 reads
D - Trees Keep Their Secrets Like We Can't
Trees keep their secrets like we can't Long after we are dead they stand up tall Silently growing, strengthening, spreading Watching solidly as we...
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- 550 reads
Humphrey Smiles
A mildly erotic love story.
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- 736 reads
Whatever Happened to Edward L. Flynn&;#063;
Whatever became of Edward L. Flynn? Just a name on a monument now, and nothing more. Words and dates etched in rows into the granite, like the...
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- 295 reads
De Rigueur
Of course I am wearing the pink dress to the party tonight. It would be foolish of me to wear anything else, since it is by far the best dress in my...
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- 372 reads
Taking off &; landing during the hours of darkness
The flyboys tell me it is common procedure to dim the cabin lights when taking off and landing during the hours of darkness. I love the dark but I am...
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- 507 reads
Bees Nectar
A small vaccination from a furry, stripy doctor. I recoil at maximum velocity. A small gooey thread descends from its head like some malignant...
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- 523 reads
Feline Phantom
Ghost of an insane cat returns
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- 367 reads
Come Hell Or Elixir
Cherrylaine MacBride has a run-in with a city slicker selling illegal whiskey.
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- 760 reads
The Hand of Fatima
Is there a connection, a birth, a loved relative and an item found in a junk shop
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- 432 reads
Marigolds In Winter
Love that reaches beyond the grave.
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- 1145 reads
Lazy Ant
All of the ants are busy, all except Amy Ant. She is a lazy ant. Everyday she visits the Queen to te
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- 796 reads
Letters
Outside Nightclouds are low And a shutout wind incessantly mourns. A single bulb desperately aids My halting wakefulness Making gum glisten As I seal...
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- 340 reads