Stories tagged flash

Urban, Convert

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I want to invite her into my apartment for coffee and hearty soup. But I’m afraid of this guy, his voice, his muscles, his tattoos, his t-shirts like blood-spattered inkblots.

Punk

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My mother used to say she'll be just like you and you‘ll deserve it. I was a Punk Rocker. A rebel. Emily worries about things like grades and sports. She's on the soccer team. I got stoned under the bleachers. Emily, is a good kid. …

Blood

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We decide not to go to the emergency room

Fata Morgana

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It’s a documentary filmed by aliens from the Andromeda Galaxy, he says, an inscription for a future plaque, his face framed in metal framed goggles, his eyes hidden behind black hole lenses.

Nutmeg

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The last twenty years he’d been chasing his double. This imposter always just out of reach. Checking out of a hotel as he was checking in.

Negative

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Griffin talked to his actress, said, consider you’re freezing to death, this is the endgame of torrid forbidden love.

War & Peace

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I stand at the edge of the water naked as a newborn. Tiny ripples lick my toes.

Shana (Refuse)

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Papa said he'd be in the stands watching: section H, 5th row, seat 35. During warmups, she had looked, during stretches, she had looked, but she had stopped looking right before the race."Don't worry about me," he had said. "Focus on the race," so when the man had said on…

Never Mind the Dream

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Turns out the psych wing in prison is no place to raise a baby.

The Danger of Talk Therapy

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Who does she think she is, a cross-dressing, Freudian Maria Callas?

And Furthermore

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clickety-clack, not.

One Way Street

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My mind begins to envision the worst case scenario: What if he actually gets a recording contract? What if he sings (well, not sings, exactly) What if he says stuff like this and 100,000 prepubescent girls believe I suck at housekeeping,

City Streak

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the little crummy salon that churned out little fat women with pinked curly hair

Wipe Your Feet

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I recognized the smile. It was a “I’ve got you where I want you now,” smile.

Love Not the X

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for he shall inherit your dream.