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Transplanting
(Photo by David Bartus) “Look out there and tell me what you see.” Cobb’s voice was deep but not too loud. Even in the dead of winter there was the chance of waking them up and then there’d be trouble. He was tall and broad shouldered, and when he smiled it wasn’t always for the…
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Changeling
(Photo by Leah Newhouse) The morning light of dawn spread slowly across the far wall of the bedroom. I hadn’t slept at all last night and I wondered if I’d ever be able to sleep comfortably ever again. This was not my bedroom, incidentally. It was the baby’s room. The crib in the corner was…
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To Grandmother’s House We Go
(Photo by Los Muertos Crew) “Over the river and through the woods,” Sani sang quietly to himself in the backseat of his family’s car, “to grandmother’s house we go.” His mom hummed along absentmindedly while she drove. It was just the two of them in the car. There should have been three in the car…
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Teeth
(Photo by Shiny Diamond) “I think I’m clenching my teeth in my sleep,” Sandra said as she got ready for the day. “What makes you think that?” Paul asked, holding up two ties and considering which one to wear. “Because my teeth hurt,” Sandra half laughed as though it should have been obvious. “Want me…
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Mistakes
(Photo by Kevin Bidwell) Some ideas seem like they’re the greatest thing in the world right up until you act on it. Only then does the truth come out and you think you really should have seen it sooner. In cases where money was spent, it’s often referred to as buyer’s remorse. As Kevin looked…
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Reception
(Photo by ChrisF) Of all the times to have car troubles, it had to happen in the middle of the night during a winter storm. It was also in the middle of nowhere. “Well, we’re not going anywhere any time soon,” Ben said as the glow of the headlights faded away. “Guess you should have…
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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…
Bridge of Broken Glass
Stories from my mind that won't be quiet
Bridge of Broken Glass 