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Gritbilly's Lunchbox
Politics was designed by the “Government”. For us to do to each other what they ultimately want from us. And that is to hate each other. They want us to…
Nov 8, 2023
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December 2022
Back to Mars
Long table. Packed room. The men of the hour looking sullen and despondent. Chins resting on the thumbs of clenched fists. Flash bulbs and reporters…
Dec 27, 2022
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September 2022
Just like You
It was supposed to get me somewhere. Brookes Institute of Photography. Sunny Santa Barbara. Jeffrey made it sound so good. When he told me what to write…
Sep 15, 2022
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August 2022
Nuthouse Circle
Piss ran down my leg. My mouth duct taped and knees in the dirt. The middle of a cornfield, maybe the edge. I don’t know. A white t-shirt sucked tight…
Aug 13, 2022
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July 2022
Momma Bird
The other kids didn’t like Anthony. He hung out with Mrs. Chapman’s rats and sat for the pledge of allegiance. They even called his Daddy a rat. He…
Jul 27, 2022
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Finally to Bed
She was old school. A phonebook user. Yellow pages under Taxidermy. She’d have to feel them out before she made the request.Thanks for reading Backwards…
Jul 12, 2022
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June 2022
Dig
This story idea came to me for a contest about the Cerulean Legacy. A contest where the writer imagines the history/story about the item Chuck Palahniuk…
Jun 7, 2022
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April 2022
Man Today
Apr 11, 2022
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March 2022
Escort
Pt. 3 Mrs. Sanders
Mar 30, 2022
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February 2022
Escort
Part 2. Mr. Black
Feb 23, 2022
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Escort
Part 1. Mr. Sanders
Feb 18, 2022
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January 2022
Dark Cloud
Dark Cloud woke with his face down in the dirt next to a pile of smoking embers. The smell of a dying fire filled the tepee and the winter chill seeped…
Jan 30, 2022
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