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A man with glasses and a beard is sitting in a chair, slightly tilting his head, with a patterned wall in the background. — ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Aaron Echoes August is an independent writer focused on absurd fiction, edgy philosophy, and cultural commentary. With a background in creative writing, art, and photography, he explores the stranger aspects of human behavior and its influence on the world. His narratives invite readers to question societal norms and delve into the bizarre intersections of reality and imagination, urging us to confront the absurdities of existence while searching for meaning amidst chaos. In his stories, the ordinary becomes extraordinary, revealing layers of complexity in mundane experiences.

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Category: Short Fiction

Asphalt Whiskers

13 Feb 2023

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Black Comedy, Culture, Favorites, Fiction, Popular, Short Fiction, Society, Strange

He reached toward and took what remained of his hamburger and clutched it in his hand. He threw it at the woman as hard as he could, and it hit her in the face. Read more
Pascal’s Banana

9 Feb 2023

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Adult, Classic, Fiction, Love Stories, Short Fiction, Short Stories

“No… I’m going to go home and try to talk some sense into her.” Then he laughed. “I’ll whip out my powerful burrito and convert her back.” Read more
Mr. Kringle-go-Round

26 Jan 2023

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Fiction, Quick Lit, Short Fiction, Space, Tall Tales

He plotted a path across the highway. As he slowly walked, the rushing machines went right through him as if he wasn’t even there. Read more
The Chronicles of Anton Chico (The First Instinct)

11 Dec 2022

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Chronicles, Desert Scrawls, Experimental, Other Places, Short Fiction, The Nerves

I told him I wanted to go to Juarez. He asked why. I told him I wanted to submerge myself in the various arts of indecency. He asked why. I thought about it, and I couldn’t tell him why. Read more
The As Usual Eyebrows

1 Dec 2022

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Dark Humor, Humor, Short Fiction, Short Stories, Weirdness

For some reason the cement tasted like butterscotch pudding when I got shoved to the sidewalk, face hitting first, teeth bent, nose shoved to one side, forehead gashed, and the worst of it… Eyebrows completely scraped off, now two little brown caterpillars on the sidewalk dying in the morning sun. When I got up and Read more
Bite of the Oven Salesman

2 Nov 2022

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Creative Writing, Fiction, Short Fiction, Short Stories

In a previous life I had been an oven salesman in Omaha spending my livid, blank days doling out shiny appliances and extended warranties to the innocents. Read more
The October Oatmeal Project (A Halloween Story)

29 Oct 2022

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Comedy, Holidays, Humor, Short Fiction

The ghost of Wilford Brimley rode upon an ocelot across the dry-skinned floor of the salt flats out beyond the perimeter of Brigham City, Utah, where he lived in a holy water and whitewashed adobe abode. Read more
Refrigerated Dreams (Act 1)

1 Sep 2022

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Creative Writing, Fiction, Short Fiction

He opened a door and went into a room that looked like an old, empty kitchen. The floor was a dirty white and blue tile. The walls were once virgin cream but now a nicotine-smeared yellow. There was a goldenrod-colored refrigerator from the antique days against one wall and it hummed like an old man Read more
Comic Stripped (P.3)

23 Aug 2022

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Dark Humor, Fiction, Might Want to be Mature, Short Fiction

“But Mr. LaBrush. I was simply making a statement about the love for all people and accepting Christine for who she is via the spirit of a shirtless Dave Gahan.” Read more