Stories tagged flash

Flight

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It is 1960. TV commercials show astronauts flying to the moon, sweating glasses of Tang grasped in their male hands, while on Saturday, Johnny Quest saves the world as small cartoon companions mix multi-flavored Fizzies and eat Cracker Jacks during commer

Louise at Christmas

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My brother used to hang a pair of panty hose over his fireplace before Christmas. He said all he wanted was for Santa to fill them ..

Tough Love

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If they don’t cover consequences in your gifted and talented program, you may care to research it.

Missing the Bus

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Something about her eyes...

So

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So you walked down the aisle in Vegas with the wrong woman, and she left you and took every bit of your self-esteem AND the dog six months later.

My Ship, Lollipop

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"And there you are! Happy landings on a chocolate bar."

SantaBot, Can You Hear Me?

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Mimi: Santa, I am so down with taking a number, but I really can't have you reading that particular story. Santa: Let me be the judge of that. I am Santa. I give presents to kids.

Cows in Silence

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A cow wanders onto a roof and falls through the skylight. It is a calamity, but such an innocent mistake. Mightn't you wander onto a roof once upon a full winter snow in…

What Goes Above Our Heads Sometimes Does Not

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We floated balloons to my dead uncle in Heaven for closure. I couldn't figure, at age seven, how he was under the ground and in the sky too. Mom touched Dad on the arm. It was Dad's brother. It seemed like Mom was sorry for something…

Tales from the fictionaut Fave Side

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Into the bowl I put Tales from the Crypt, The Far Side and an episode of Numbers. Wisked for a moment, then let the dough rise.

The Rhythm of the Cows

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A cow wanders onto a roof and falls through the skylight. It's a calamity, but such an innocent mistake. Mightn't you amble onto a rooftop once upon a full winter snow in Vermont?Another cow climbs a gravel mound in…

The Golden Moment

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I wait for the small gap of time where the note vibratos into nothingness...

The Little Room Where We'd Fit

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She asked if I needed to be measured for size “to make sure they feel really good on you,” her lips all gloss and smile. I was nineteen and knew my size but changes in weight had caused fluctuations before so maybe I'd be different…

Silent Night

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The church of the self.

Charlie's Travels

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Charlie Hancock missed the bus. Started walking.