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Short Story 58
There was white-out conditions in the town; subsequently, the roads were impassable. Sitting in the small lobby of the town’s only inn...
December Knight
Dec 20, 202313 min read
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Short Story 57
There was knocking on the window that led out onto the old fire escape, frantic knocking. Gravity ran to it throwing back the curtains...
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Dec 13, 20239 min read
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Short Story 56
He needed thirteen stitches. The seam across his cheek was a raw reminder of the knife that had nearly run it through. The victim ran his...
December Knight
Dec 6, 202311 min read
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Short Story 55
He wondered if it could be called a beach if there was no sand. You couldn’t make a sandcastle and if you tried to make a ‘pebblecastle’...
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Nov 29, 202310 min read
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Short Story 54
What Goes Up Must Come Down Have you ever felt cheated by a story. You’ve begun it, you dedicated time to reading it, and then it ends...
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Nov 22, 20236 min read
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Short Story 53
I don’t know why he bought instant coffee when there was a free espresso machine around the corner, which was constantly stocked...
December Knight
Nov 15, 20236 min read
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Short Story 52
“The itsy-bitsy spider crawled up the waterspout.” The soft sound of shoes against a cement surface, “Down came the rain and washed...
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Nov 8, 20234 min read
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Short Story 51
The bug was having an excellent day until he hit the windshield. The smear left was terrible, evidence of the tragedy. The two had...
December Knight
Nov 1, 20233 min read
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Short Story 50
“I went to the dentist the other day and he let me pick a prize out of the prize box.” Her eyes shown as she related the story...
December Knight
Oct 25, 20234 min read
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Short Story 49
“Please sit down.” There was a chair, covered in red brocade with lavender throw pillows, it was here that he sat. He couldn’t see the...
December Knight
Oct 18, 20237 min read
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Short Story 48
“The feature is available in both front-load and top-load washers.” The sales ‘person’ beamed with a wide smile and dead eyes. It was...
December Knight
Oct 11, 20236 min read
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Short Story 47
This box is three times as big as that one, and yet also three times lighter. They sit together in the back of the room. They are the...
December Knight
Oct 4, 20236 min read
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Short Story 46
His seven-layer cake only had six layers. There was something about that idea that put him mildly out of humor. Giving in to the fact...
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Sep 27, 20233 min read
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Short Story 45
He had always thought that the back of the cars looked like faces and when he was behind them it always felt as if they were laughing at...
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Sep 20, 20234 min read
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Short Story 44
“It looks like you have bigger problems.” The smile that slid across her lips was cloying, sharper than a knife and providing just the...
December Knight
Sep 13, 202311 min read
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Short Story 43
The Big Bad Wolf Nancy decided to make the porta-potty her home. It seemed only the natural thing to do when at the fairgrounds. Being...
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Sep 6, 202319 min read
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Short Story 42
A Hundred and ten Percent The gentle hum of fingers dancing across keyboards spread out through the room. There were one hundred people...
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Aug 30, 20232 min read
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Short Story 41
White Bread Sixty-four comes asking for bread, or at least that was how Cranston felt as he sat outside of his local grocery store with a...
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Aug 23, 20235 min read
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Short Story 40
Little Mother Today is the day I’ll finally know what brick tastes like. The ground was coming too fast for me to buffer my fall. When I...
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Aug 16, 20234 min read
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Short Story 39
Shameless Gossip The Fox in the top hat whispered into the ear of the Rabbit. It was a disturbing sight to see, for the Fox never had...
December Knight
Aug 9, 20233 min read
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