flash
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6 votes
The map seemed too real to be real. Its yellowed pages, faded inks, and bloodstains—oh is that what it is? The creases, wrinkles, bullet holes seemed contrived. I turned it in my fingers, felt its...
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15 votes
Ash sole
Sale ohs
So shale
Lea hoss
Hess ole...
Not Gon' Cry
Mr. Wrong
I'm Goin' Down
No More Drama
Enough Cryin'
Touch It...
Yes Mike's OCD mind is a bit more exciting than the prosaic brains of the...
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excorpse
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18 votes
There were many, many things that annoyed Eunice Flomp (thought Eunice Flomp in the third person) -- intersections (why did they always have to cross? she fumed), birds (at least the flying ones), and...
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excorpse
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24 votes
A stranger in a fedora and an olive green pinstripe suit walks up to the table. Uninvited. The cut of the suit is peculiar. Retro. Ill-fitting. He pushes a roll of microfiche across the table towards...
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26 votes
Golden is a celebration between me and you, in this jungle of capitalism.
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7 votes
story
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79 votes
The sense of dehumanization on the web haunted her. That's what they say, but it's a different world, full of karmic events. He had messaged her from out of nowhere. When she saw his photo and his...
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14 votes
He was brilliant. But he was an asshole. The complete effects of that last fact were, however, unknown to him. He knew people "respected" him, (another word for "feared"), but he swore he could hear...
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25 votes
The violinist lets out a shrill note and I'm immediately pulled out of the conversation, not to say I had any interest in it to begin with. First dates are rarely effortless, but I don't remember...
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excorpse
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18 votes
It was a busy morning. She stirred the simmering curry without paying attention. Just by looking at it she could tell that it was going to be salty. But she didn't care. Not anymore. Then she looked at...
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