Category: Short Story
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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…
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Year’s End
(Photo by Adam Lukac) The morning was cold but bright. Small particles of ice crystallized in the air to make a fine, grainy fog. Each tiny crystal caught the sunlight sending sparkles in nearly every direction. Underfoot, the snow crunched like packing foam. Every once in a while, a vole could be spotted darting through…
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Work Party
(Photo by Maddy Freddie) Devlynn hated her job. Sure the pay was great, and she got weekends and holidays off, not to mention the retirement and health insurance packages and the fact that her job wasn’t even all that hard, but that was where the positives stopped. Alright, she had to admit that there were…
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Testing Patients
(Photo by Anna Shvets) “So, how’s work?” It was a fairly standard question, Humphrey thought as he sat there, reclined into almost a lying position, the bright lamp overhead making him have to squint. Unfortunately, Humphrey also had his mouth full of dental equipment. His dentist, Dr Iver, or Shelly as she insisted on being…
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Circus Stuffing
(Photo by Oscar Sanchez) It’s never a good sign when the circus that’s only been in town for a few days calls the local taxidermist. Most days, Mariana was called to worked on small animals, usually family pets or a raccoon that someone had shot in their back field. Hunting season usually brought a fair…
Bridge of Broken Glass 