The Prelude To Fiction
The businessman parked his car to walk over to the man he'd observed living under the tree in the park for most of the year. "Why do you live like…
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The Prelude To Fiction
A Strange Concert
(1382 words) Sandy and Brandt, both futurist novelists, attended the annual conference in Amsterdam. “Things seem to be in flux,” Brandt said, “and we’ve got to go see what…
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A Strange Concert
A Swift Kick in the Ribs
(671 words) Jody had colored beautifully between the lines. Then he wrote “I hate school” across the top of the assignment. It seemed obvious to him that school was just…
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A Swift Kick in the Ribs
Inter-generational Self-care
(635 words) Ernest Hemingway, who I write of often, fought in WWI where in four years four million soldiers died along a 500 mile trench-line in northern France. Unless you…
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Inter-generational Self-care
Time Is On Your Side
(688 words) Recently, a friend recommended two books, A Brief History of Time and The Science of Interstellar. Time is ironic, not what it seems. When you’re in the zone,…
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Time Is On Your Side
Hunting Alone
(559 words) He walked across the shallow pond. He was a little drunk and struggled against the suction of the mud. He pinched the neck of the bird feeling the…
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Hunting Alone