Category: Short Stories
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The Gravy Canoe of Wild Wyoming – 4
“These are my best ones,” he said, and he leaned forward and spoke quietly even though he didn’t need to because the shop was otherwise empty. “What color were you looking to paint these bastards’ mouths with? Huh?” Read more
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The Gravy Canoe of Wild Wyoming – 3
He liked the way her mouth stretched out and showed off her big sparkly teeth when she smiled or laughed. They reminded him of polished ivory Chicklets. Read more
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Tecumah (End)
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The Captain and the Snowman
The math on the board is so puzzling, a girl with golden hair swallowed the white chalk. Writing out geometric formulaic hypothesis on crackers and pool tables with her soul. Read more
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The As Usual Eyebrows
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
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The Lobster Guy (Three)
Excerpt: The moronic monotony of it all was murder, Truman thought to himself, as he robotically scanned groceries, pushed buttons, and took money. Read more
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Episodes of the Ephemeral Green Ego
Ephemeral Green Ego. I hesitated to tell him because he had a bad habit of being overly judgmental. “I dreamt about the Jolly Green Giant.” Read more
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Bite of the Oven Salesman
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
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The Laguna Bungle (Session 2)
The house was an orgiastic glory hole of shining metal and stunning stone, sharp lines, and tall windows. It had a mid-century centurion vibe to it, the slopes and angles of it crooning Albuquerque hipness. Read more
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