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Story XIX: Pigeons
A scheming prisoner on Death Row has one last jury to fool: God Himself.
Oct 10, 2025
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Story XVIII: Jack London
In a Depression-era boxcar, literary romance collides with harsh wisdom.
Sep 7, 2025
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Story XVI: Love Herman with a comma
A fourth-grader falls in love with his teacher. A short story in letters.
Jul 22, 2025
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Story XV: Charles Atlas
New York, 1965. A ninety-eight-pound weakling chases a yellow balloon five stories up.
Jun 25, 2025
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Story XIII: I Loved America
"I pledge allegiance to the Flag of the United States of America, and to the Republic for which it stands: one Nation, under God, indivisible, with…
Mar 2, 2025
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Story XI: Philadelphia Freedom
"Like I was saying, nothing even happened."
Dec 22, 2024
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Story VII: Howl
“I’m coming, mother,” I howled. Then I dove into forever.
Aug 25, 2024
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Story IV: The Gondolier
An astronaut drifts away from his ship.
May 19, 2024
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Story I: Backgammon
If you cut a key the right way and learn to give it a good tap when you put it in a lock, you can open a dead bolt. It's called bumping. [adult themes]
Feb 25, 2024
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