Stories tagged flash

Static

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The days cut off by damp chill with every thought a different variety of protection.

When I Was Nine

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I just tried to stay outside as much as possible. Especially when she started playing Connie Smith on the record player.

Dinner, As Told On Twitter

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She sometimes ate her dinner standing up, in front of her living room window.

Wednesdays They Pay Us, But Now It's Thursday

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fire rolls through the drive-thru

Two Weeks Later He Flew Off to Afghanistan Again

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I put on my red blouse, the one that shows so much cleavage.

UNFINISHED

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In his dreams he was building a house. He wasn't sure if it was in the city or in the country. He wasn't sure. He thought, perhaps, it looked like the city but there seemed to be too many trees.

SOME NIGHTS

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Some nights you really feel it.

Linux

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I look out the screen door and see Dave making his way through the bamboo, a spiteful gift from Jolene before she bailed.

Happiness

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Can you find happiness in the middle of a kidney stone attack?

The Boards

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A midday surprise visit ended his second board: with Reginald in one arm, his foster-mother opened the door on a horrified case worker.

THANKSGIVIKAH

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It was a dark and stormy night.

Swoon

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Tender veterinarian, even if you weren't so tall, or your eyes so warm, or your fingers so long, or if you didn't bend over my sick cat with such astounding grace, or shoot those quick, intense glances at me, I'd have woven dreams while in your uncommon presence. Vulnerable…

If The Fire Is Not In Your Apartment

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If you get crushed in New York City that's your own problem.

OTHERFUL

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Alice took a moment to savor the feeling of the late afternoon October sun on her exposed skin. There was almost no wind at the moment and she felt lulled by the warmth and soft whispers of the sea. “Isn't this delicious?” …

The Blistering Continent

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So as the train thundered through a backdrop of palms, skewered yellowish squid on grills and Wi-Fi leaking out into the jaws of the 76 provinces...