Word count 552 Best pixabay would do for free At 8pm on a Thursday night Duke received a call from Sally, his regular barber of five years. “Duke, this is Sally from ‘Hair Apparent’ where you get your hair cut. I got your number … Continue reading Barberian
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Bigger than a bread box, older than the end of WWII.
Licorice
Not many good choices for Licorice, but at least this is tasty Word count 2989 I had been working in the University of the Filipinas anthropology department for several years, when I got the break of my career. I was awarded a decent sized grant … Continue reading Licorice
Lessons
Questions will be asked and there will be a pop quiz, but only for pops. Word count 762 I’ve seen a lot of stories in places about how to succeed through personal growth. I’ll be polite and not offer a critique thereof. Because one learns … Continue reading Lessons
Universal Journey
Haunted by the image of them together Word count 1124 As a young boy, I was moved from the bedroom that I inhabited with my older sister to the room in the attic that my father had finished. I continually imagined monsters coming up the … Continue reading Universal Journey
I Dream Of Satan
Dream piranhas coming to devour me Word count 1020 As a young boy, I was moved from the bedroom that I inhabited with my older sister to the room in the attic that my father had finished. I continually imagined monsters coming up the stairs … Continue reading I Dream Of Satan
Sensate
Bringing the magic Word count 1508 Sensate Duke Hanley had been riding the wave for a number of years, but his rise to leading multi-billion dollar Gold Scientific Inc. in Portland Oregon was hard to explain. Twelve years ago he told anyone who asked … Continue reading Sensate
Nose
Nose knows Word count 896 I woke up feeling tired, even though I thought that I had slept through the night. My wife Sally looked like she hadn’t slept much either. I expected her to complain about my snoring, but she surprised me by … Continue reading Nose
Bomb
The explosive Bomb, Jimbo Bomb Word count 350 Two tough men walk into a bar separately. Other than them, the bar is empty. The pretty tough one says to the ugly tough one “Nobody else here, want to have a drink with me?” … Continue reading Bomb
House
I will not be quiet Word count 829 Sergeant Sam York got the tip by phone in the morning. “You know the rash of disappearances that have happened lately? I think that I know the house where they are kept. Strange noises have been … Continue reading House
Ubik
Health food Word Count 843 Excerpts from the Lake Oswego Weekly Express: From the Garden Column October 3, 2017 – Jersey Wilkins discovered a very strange plant in her yard last week. The plant, which vaguely resembles wheat stalks with corn kernels, has grown … Continue reading Ubik
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