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Worst of Humanity – Short Story
The explosion was deafening and left a column of black smoke in the sky. Another skirmish. Keith’s ears were still ringing as he stood on the apartment balcony, considering whether he should leave the city or stay put, and hope that he would be able to find food and water nearby. Scavengers would be raiding…
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Signals from the Fading Vale – Part 4 – Short Story
Tonya “Dad, the internet’s out again! Can you reboot the router so it can get a new IP address? The memory probably needs to be cleared.” Tonya’s father looked at her like she had three eyes. He took the tamales off the stove and finally said, “I know you didn’t learn those fancy words in school.…
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Reptile Dysfunction – Short Story
So yeah, I kinda screwed up…Okay, maybe I screwed up big time. Really, really, REALLY screwed up. But I can’t be the only person who pretended to know what they wanted. I just wanted people to notice me! I just wanted to be a baller! Sipping champagne with the stars and banging super models. I…
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Insecurity Blanket – Short Story
“Welcome to Umbrella VR 2.!” the splash screen burned into her retina as she opened her eyes from a groggy sleep. Farah closed her eyes again and waited for the system to boot up. And then smiled when the swatch of colors and ribbons spread apart, displaying the world around her, as she always knew…
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Signals from the Fading Vale – Part 3 – Short Story
Glass jars jingled as the fridge flew open and the uncomfortable silence was broken by a cacophony of loose bottles, shuffled Tupperware, and the humming of the fridge fan. Cody could only watch as his brother scrounged for food and sighed when he found nothing he wanted. Aaron turned with his hood up, “Where’s dad?”…
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Karl Kirkpatrick 