Stories tagged fiction

The Caveman Attends the Symphony Without His Club

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“Would you consider renewing for the next season?” “We’re not interested.” “Can I ask you why?” I considered my reply. I was thinking of mincing my words. The man on the other end of the line seemed, how should I put this, somewhat s

Only a Memory Away

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When Uncle Dan got sent to the Alzheimer's ward, the ladies licked their lips. Fresh meat.

The Naked Mountain

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Once upon a time, a young writer decided to leave his home in Iowa City, and seek wisdom in the East.

The Widow's Morning

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Whispers flew, like wild darts across the room. I didn’t know what I was supposed to say. Right then, it wasn’t my job to figure things out; it was my job to cry.

A Kingdom to Awaken.

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. . . strength alone would not guarantee survival. Wit, intelligence, and good fortune were additional requirements . . .

The Love Potion

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Greta had chosen pharmacology over selling beauty creams. She could not explain why. But once she had chosen it, she had known it was the right choice. Looking into her computer, or considering making a phone call to a doctor to extend a prescription, she

Hotel Chelsea

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He tells people about the whores, but what he really recalls is when someone from a room above dropped a rug on his patio.

The House that Tien Built

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--Explicit content-- I had to see her face, you see. Eyes wide open...

Perversion

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“It’s a sad thing,” I said, “when a man has to suffer just for getting a little on the side.”

Hotel Chelsea - Scene 2

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Her name, she says coming in all self-possessed, is Nanette. The name he'll be calling her for the next hour, he understands.

Wound

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"Your arms are gazelles I have to bring down with my teeth", said Jacob

Hotel Chelsea - Scene 3

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[Memory] taps him on the shoulder as he sits in Madison Square Park staring across Broadway.

University L

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I said, “I don't own a bandanna.” He said, “Right. And I don't suck chilidogs. Hold up.”

Hotel Chelsea - Scene 4

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In a Chelsea bar, his red plastic Samsonite suitcase tucked down by his feet, he sits staring into his coffee.

Naked Ladies

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She said she wanted to find a man who could appreciate a woman who gave great head.