Stories tagged short-story

Beach Haven

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I wasn't due for another month when my water broke. Neal and I lay there naked and shocked in a puddle of amniotic fluid.

If I Make it in Time

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“Boy, if we had any laps to sit on, we wouldn't need you. Dowtown dead tonight.” from the first, who seems to be the leader of this worn pack.

Boom

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It was as if a car bomb went off in Beaver Cleaverville.

Things I never told you when you called - a letter to Bob

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You see, it is inherently tejano to secretly believe that laughter and tears are only disconnected elements of a single truth, like the manifold colors that are squeezed from a single light from sunbeams through raindrops into rainbows.

The Museum

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Flicking through the sheets on her clipboard, Evelyn double checked the address with the mismatched numbers on the letterbox. Its mouth was a rusty, gaping grin like it had lost its dentures.

Lamb

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Earlier, after settling into the guest room, her mother had unpacked the ice packs matter-of-factly, tsking at the ones that had melted completely. As if carting a carcass from Newark to Los Angeles should have been trouble-free.

At War

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The Chinese Red Army had just entered the war in Korea and driven US ground troops back to the south. A large force of Marines were surrounded on three sides with the Yellow Sea as their only escape route.

Beach Haven

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I wasn't due for another month when my water broke. Neal and I lay there naked and shocked in a puddle of amniotic fluid.

Noises

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Another noise, softer than the first: swish, thud. You are still. The house is very loud tonight.

Fast

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Everything seems still, but it's not.

10 Unofficial Jobs Jake Baker has Never Got Paid For

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Not that their pa really needs the suitcase; he's been coming and going for so long it doesn't matter. The suitcase's just for show. A final goodbye.

The Serious Writer Tracks His Stats

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The officers carried him away in cuffs as he yelled "I NEED STATS! PLEASE! JUST GIVE ME THE STATS!"

The Kiss

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"Dude!" James smacked Peter's head. "Don't be a jerk. Did you get a look at her or not?" Peter said, "I didn't really see her face. Is she hot? Do you wanna kiss her face?"

The Naked Man of Barcelona

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It is no easy thing getting noticed on Las Ramblas.

Bad Luck and Trouble

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Jake goes back inside, turns on the TV, and sits down. It is the end of the world! A lane of the Bay Bridge has fallen into the bay. A building downtown has lost its skin.