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Building C - Part Two
On a Friday, six weeks in, Coy was pulling from aisle eight when his scanner died. Battery. He walked to the charging station at the dock, swapped it...
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Building C - Part One
Coy Shumate clocked in at 10:47 PM on a Tuesday in March. Thirteen minutes early because the bus ran ahead of schedule and the break room had coffee...
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The Fat Ones
An excerpt from my (stalled) novel-in-progress The Tallow Man — told entirely from the perspective of a herd of wild Andean guinea pigs ( Cavia...
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Hard Time Killing Floor - Part Two: The Bentonia Tuning
The Bentonia school was the work of a man named Henry Stuckey, who learned a guitar tuning from Black soldiers in France in 1918 — Bahamian troops,...
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The Way We Heard: Way Down
1977 The screened porch was hotter than the kitchen but at least it was hers. Wanda sat on the metal rocker that didn't rock anymore and worked...
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[We interrupt Mornington Heights for these important messages]
Posted on Tue, 31 Mar 2026
Studio lights up. A tanned man in a velvet blazer sits behind a mahogany desk. His teeth are impossibly white. A glass of water and a stack of cue cards are arranged before him.
"Good evening. I'm Gérard Le Fromage."
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I'm glad you like it! I did
Posted on Mon, 30 Mar 2026
I'm glad you like it! I did my best to pull some of the threads together. I hope we can see what happens next soon!
Read full commentPosted in Penny’s Pass the Parcel - Part 7
When my daughter was little,
Posted on Thu, 12 Mar 2026
When my daughter was little, we were walking on the beach, feeding bread to the seagulls, when she asked me if "seagulls" were called that because they were "eagles that live by the sea". She was hearing "sea-gles", I guess.
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"B" Wins!
Posted on Sun, 03 May 2026
With five votes, it looks like we will be going with Option B. This was a choice between Lesley learning about the power of her new hat in private, while practicing, or in public (Option A).
I will get to work tonight crafting the next...
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I did. "Holding fire" until
Posted on Mon, 06 Apr 2026
I did. "Holding fire" until further notice. Just let me know if I can help in any way.
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I can write Part 9, if no one
Posted on Tue, 31 Mar 2026
I can write Part 9, if no one wants it. The way I have always played round robin is the author that starts the story is the only one allowed to finish the story, but that may be different here.
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Okay, I will write Part 7
Posted on Sat, 28 Mar 2026
Okay, I will write Part 7 this week, if everyone approves. I am taking a break from my current work for a week so it seems to be a good time. Thank you for the invitation!
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I'm glad you noticed this
Posted on Thu, 19 Feb 2026
I'm glad you noticed this detail! The US military has terminology for "clearing a room", but it didn't seem strong enough. If the room is "cleared" of the enemy threat, the room could be empty, or the enemy could be captured, not killed.
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I Love Music!
Posted on Sun, 11 Jan 2026
Lately, I find that silence is better when I write. However, I like to turn up the volume while working on other odd projects around the house. I'm a big fan of The Flaherty Brotherhood and a band called "Goodnight, Texas".
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This Made Me Smile
Posted on Thu, 04 Dec 2025
"Morning billows concealing / Blink of sun's rays, then suddenly / Disbanding" I think captures perfectly the blink-and-you'll-miss-it nature of inspiration. I wonder how many great ideas pass us by just because we are not paying attention?
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