Category: Short Story
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System Management
(Photo by Pixabay) The couch was not a comfortable place to spend the night. At least, that was Wilfred’s opinion. They had a perfectly good bed to sleep in but, for reasons he couldn’t understand, he was in the minority when it came to their preferred places to sleep. At least the alarm had been…
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Ewan’s Fine Collectibles
(Photo by Burst) “I don’t care how rare or unique it is. I’m not having that thing in my house.” It was a common refrain heard several times each week, sometimes multiple times in the same day, at Ewan’s Fine Collectibles. The shop was both cramped and spacious at the same time, with the far…
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In a Paper World
(Photo by Pixabay) Ash fell like snow, covering everything in a thick blanket for as far as the eye could see. A few shattered trunks of trees poked up through the ash, as well as the remnants of a few structures. A twisted steel girder was all that was still anchored to the ground of…
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Overthinking Part 3
(Photo by Enric Cruz Lopez) Eleven o’clock arrived and with it came Simeon and the Indian food. The receptionist was already outside the clinic when he walked up. “There’s a park just over there,” she told him, pointing. “Sounds good,” Simeon replied and they began walking. “I hope you like tikka masala,” he added. “I…
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Overthinking Part 2
(Photo by Helena Lopes) Dr Roche’s office was set up like a living room with couches, armchairs, and a coffee table. Potted plants of various sizes were tucked into the corners and on shelves. There was even a short rack with fluffy blankets and a sign reading “Feel free to use a blanket during your…
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Overthinking Part 1
(Photo by meo) Dreams were the only place Simeon felt truly comfortable. He always knew it was a dream and he could do whatever he liked. Most of the time that meant he spent his dreams going to foreign places and seeing the sights. He took a cruise into the arctic. He walked around the…
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A Person
They were a person. No one really questioned that fact. Not many people, anyway. No one who saw them in passing questioned that fact. They had all the correct number of appendages and all in the right places. Their hues were all well within expected color ranges, and also all in the right places. Some…
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The Old Well
(Photo by Jhonny Salas Brochero) There were two wells in the narrow valley but only one was used to draw water these days. It wasn’t unheard of for a well to eventually run dry, although that wasn’t the reason why the other well was left unused. It was technically closer to the village, though the…
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Human Resources
(Photo by Felix Mittermeier) “Hello, and welcome to Human Resources,” the friendly, smiling face behind the glass window said. Thin wires crisscrossed through the glass, reinforcing it against being smashed. It didn’t exactly inspire confidence and was one of the many reasons why no one enjoyed going to Human Resources, even though they fought tooth…
Bridge of Broken Glass 