Tag: short-fiction
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Neighbors Wave
He mowed every Thursday. So did I. For three summers we waved like old friends across Oak Street. I didn’t know his name until the ambulance came.
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Always Half-Right
Three men standing in an aisle in the hardware store. A loudmouth who’s always right. One farmer speaks soft and knows more. Read it here. Five Minute Observations.
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Realer, Maybe
Her mother said he was real. Not like a story. Real like a person. Realer, maybe. Amber let it go. She thought there would be more time. New fiction. Link in bio.
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No Rides – Ever! Part II
The ride to the interstate was short but quiet, Preacher halfway leaning back in the reclining seat. “Not to make you nervous or anything, but how many times have you been pulled over?” “You have what?” Tommy did his best to concentrate on his northbound lane of Interstate 55. After 8 p.m., traffic lightened to…
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The Day Before Cookie Gets Fired
Kathy hated the day-to-day business side of the diner. She looked into hiring a full-time bookkeeper and business manager on more than one occasion. But after looking at the books recognized that wasn’t an expense Janice’s Diner could afford. There were more important things she needed to worry about. The least of which was the…
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Emulsion Plastics CEO
James Penrose, CEO of Emulsion Plastics leads his company into a new year of growth and affluence.