Short Fiction
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The SUV inched through the night. Stu drummed on the dashboard. Ronnie watched for deer and killer potholes. They had only been dating for a few months and every day had been torn from a steamy romance novel. With Stu, Ronnie was a wallflower who took off her glasses loosened her bun and turned suddenly
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It was the worst kind of day to be lost and alone on a mountain, thought the human side of Schuyler. The wolf inside him stirred in its sleep. He inhaled. The air smelt sweet and crisp as a fresh apple. The girl was sweet too. Sweet and sweaty, the girl had been walking in
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Shelves of antique cameras, a row of blind eyes, kept watch over Ina. The old photographic equipment and sepia images were all props, bits and odd pieces that Stefan had purchased for the photo studio to appear cultured and artistic. Ina looked back to her desktop. She didn’t have time for Stefan’s nonsense of missed
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With a thin cigar between her lips, Klara sank back in her rocking chair. Ruefully she glanced over at her long neglected knitting basket. Carols her angora winked at her and rolled over in the basket. Klara returned to her tablet. The world was going to hell in a hand basket. In her realm the
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We rode on the backs of arctic hares. Our mounts were incredibly fast blazing through the snowy landscape. My cheeks burnt cherry red by the stinging snow my eyes raked the horizon.Crystal, our commander, raised a hand and stopped. We all stopped. I tried to calm staccato of my heart. My mount, the youngest of
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“Dude, all I know is what I know. When I opened up all these shampoos and conditioners when knocked to the floor. The grocery aisle was trashed. Maybe Becca and Marasol did roller derby for Christ’s sakes. I don’t know. I didn’t close. I came to this. I didn’t close,” Jon said one hand on
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With warm cream walls nestled into a granite cliff, the condo overlooked a sun-drenched emerald valley. Inside, the curated interior of the condo was lavishly minimalistic. The couple oohed and Ahmed at the new surrounds. Finally they stopped at the floor to ceiling window to admire the panoramic view.“See I told you there was nothing
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I’m not one to complain especially not on one of these online review sites. Anyone who knows me know I’m never one to make a fuss. And I’m not one of these fancy pants kids with their avocado toast and 5 dollar coffees whining about their feelings all the darn time. Not me! Sometimes you
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neighborWatchManzanita ValleyMaude StarkeyWhat should I do? I’m just so flustered. I know I’m very stupid about tech stuff that’s why I never go on online or shop online. I tried this one time when I joined a babysitting app to make some extra money for Christmas. But I never got paid through the app and
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