Stories tagged short-fiction

Panda and the Meth Lab

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I watched daytime TV. Small claims court. Judge Wapner. There was trouble in all sectors of paradise. Dogs fled. The sign that said Free HBO lied. The Happy Meals always came with repeat toys. My toothbrush with the Incredible Hulk was back in the trailer

In Case They Come Back

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He started to give us the history of the village below and of the monastery itself. The monk said that Germans had come to the village in tanks and jeeps, gathered together all of the men and they took the men—walking in single file up the steep cobblesto

Denise Santalucia

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She had a way about her now, like she couldn't help herself. I like that in a person, however it presents itself. Her long black hair was soaked and the water rolled off her, a hot pink dress clung to her body and I could see her nipples.

Garam Masala?

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“But you’re a fishmonger.” “What? I can’t be an amateur linguist too? Answer me.” “If a hyphen could speak...” “What would it say?” “Flip me sideways so I can flip you off,” Bogdanovich said, lucky someone had asked about the freshness of the

The Map Hidden Behind Miles Davis

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If I give you $1000 for crack, can you double it? And in how long?

The Editor

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Our goal as a press is two fold: to publish the best and brightest that we come across; and to discourage bad, sloppy, writing by murdering the author of the worst submission that we receive each submission cycle.

Silver Corvette

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But the silver Corvette is like the inside of a church. It's a sacred place. The white leather interior is spotless, luxurious. The dash is real wood, walnut, he says. He caresses it like a body, like a woman.

Girl Trouble: A Novella in 3 Stories

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She was the darling girl, the blond with the great ass, the small tits and the flashing green eyes who could quote poetry, who wanted to be a singer, who collected fireflies in glass jars, hoarded pieces of broken jewelry, and watched heat lighting dance

She Wasn't Always Like This

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The teacher tells her she is ignorant. She wasn’t always like this, she thinks.

Almost Like Love

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Because it was almost like love, love. Because the potential for that innocence beckoned me, and I became reckless in search of it. I exposed my heart.

A Change-up at The Crabby Cauldron

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We sat down to dinner at one of those seafood places where they cover the table with a long sheet of white paper, easily disposable, because folks, things are going to get messy. We ordered our drinks, pitchers of beer for our party of four, and we settle

sex tape

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we did it doggy style, so high. as a joke, she kept moaning, "João! Oh João!" we laughed wildly.

Mr. Sunrise

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To a tech-savvy millennial, the definition of progress is a hands-free blowjob, and the real number is not how many men you’ve been with but how many minutes you’ve made them wait.

A Funeral for Eddie Moon

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‘It's perfect,' said Maggie as she lay in the casket. Harold Barnes offered his hand. ‘It's a shame he never got to see it,' Maggie continued as she climbed free of the coffin.

Spring Uprising

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Some people might find it strange and a bit obsessive to mow their lawn every day, but to Shiram it was an irreplaceable part of his daily existence.