Tag: Fiction
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Homeboy’s Sneakers
Phil had only a few weeks left at the Chesterfield Halfway House in Plymouth, Michigan. That is, if he followed all their silly rules and didn’t screw up. It seemed to Phil that the people in charge at Chesterfield didn’t care about the “guests’” feelings, well-being, or whether they got better or relapsed. In fact,…
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Waiting
This week’s visual prompt at 3LineTales is the image below. What is taking them so long? Maybe I should call back just to remind them, but I don’t want to be a pain in their collective asses. On the other hand, waiting eight months for AAA to come & change a flat is a little…
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New Crescent Moon
It’s First Line Friday over at the MindLoveMisery’s Menagerie Blog. The first line of our story or poem will be “Summer died that night.” Summer died that night. Logically, I knew it had to happen. But when it did, it felt like a sucker punch. For a split second, I didn’t see it coming. I’d…
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“L” is for Loser
It’s Monday at MindLovesMisery Menagerie. That means it’s Wordle Day! The challenge is to use at least ten of the words listed below in a story or poem. Scatter Atemporal ((adj.) free from the limitations of time) Marriage Rounded Locomotive Lopsided Road Opinion Eurhythmic (adj.)) characterized by a pleasing rhythm, harmonious) Revitalize Screenwriter Misguided After…
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Out Loud
Star-crossed lovers in perpetual orbit; the Moon circling the Earth circling the Sun— a Sun that doesn’t seem to shine on us. Still, your heart beats the rhythm of mine as my soul is the other half of yours despite the spouses our spouses and children— yours, mine and not ours… Not yet. One…
aka, The Abject Muse 