Category: Short Stories
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Wings of Memory
Liam felt rage and despair, twin giants rising in him. That’s it? You’re happy to sit on your ass and let me fix your problem, but it will take a note to remind you that I care, that I worry about you, that I love you? But all he said was “Please don’t.”
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Warehouse Punching Bags Don’t Hit Back
That wasn’t a wrench, it was a screwdriver, the bag laughed. “So, are you trying to tell me to go back to the wrench from whence I came?” I asked. “You got a smart mouth,” I said, assuming a boxing stance. The bag hung passively.
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Cool People
Calvin is one of the cool one’s. He’s what I call an all-weather kind of guy. If you need him, he’s there regardless of the forecast—and you don’t have to call him. He seems to have a sort of internal barometer that can take the temperature of your mood and hence, the predicament you might…