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Category: Fiction

Uneven Grounds by Thomas Cannon

October 13, 2019 admin Leave a comment

Laura Lynn had a theory that a wedding encased men like a prehistoric mosquito in amber. The way a man was when you married him was the way he was going to be for the rest of your life. She came up with …

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I Didn’t Come Here to Die by John Ryland

October 12, 2019 admin 1 Comment

 “I came here to die,” said the old man in the chair next to me beneath the shade of a coconut palm, mere feet from the endless expanse of the Pacific. 

 Looking over at him with an exasperated sigh, I …

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Decorum by Danny Thomas

October 9, 2019 admin Leave a comment

The culprits rode three horses, one with a distinct, odd shoe leaving sign Riddle’s been following for five days. They’re brothers—Leon, Ralph, and Otho, him that has but three fingers on his left hand. The Coakley brothers, each hunched behind …

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Min 13.0 by Paul Tanner

October 6, 2019 admin Leave a comment

A cautionary reminder of how smart our devices are becoming

It was one of those should have, could have, would have situation. The e-mail came in addressed to Garmin c/o vanislepeople (at) gmail.com with the title “version 13.0 as requested”. …

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The Date by Cap’n Pete Caldwell

October 5, 2019 admin 2 Comments

Standing nearly six foot three in high heels, Sally easily opened the door to Jimbo’s.  She stepped inside and stopped as the door closed behind her.  Gave her eyes a chance to adjust to the dim interior.  

She saw fifteen or so …

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Shooting Range by Pamela Hobart Carter

October 2, 2019 admin 5 Comments

They both claim happy marriages. They meet in innocent circumstances surrounded by others. A class. 

He teaches the class. In an instant, she loves it. All he has to do is open his mouth. He speaks a-mile-a-minute: an idea, another …

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The Rat by Dave Wickenden

October 1, 2019 admin Leave a comment

(Based on Real Events)

I had to brace myself as the pumper slid around the corner. The rack that my airpack was jammed into helped hold me in place rather than let me follow the trucks inertia and slide across …

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Superlative by Robert Morgan Fisher

September 28, 2019 admin Leave a comment

He loved words. A writer. Words weren’t just his stock and trade, they were his very reason for living. Like the jeweler with his gems, painter with his colors, junkie with his pills, so was he with words. Or take …

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La LLorona y el Diablo by Bryan Grafton

September 26, 2019 admin Leave a comment

There was once a very poor, very plain looking, simple minded young woman who lived  with her three small children in a hovel high on a cliff overlooking a swirling river below. Because she was very plain looking, and knew …

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The Living Doll by Richard Risemberg

September 24, 2019 admin 3 Comments

I’d been so long without, that the mannequins in the dress shop window were starting to look good. If things got much worse I’d end up giving them names. I’d gotten tired of working alone in my home office, so …

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