Category Archives: Session X
Page for Dr. Mueller
The first few times they heard the page, the hospital staff just thought it was technical difficulties. “Dr. Mueller,” a woman’s quiet voice would always say then cut out. It continued, however, and Dr. Mueller, the hospital’s surgeon-in-chief, a short-fused … Continue reading
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White Wings
Bobby felt an itchiness in his shoulder blades. He was worried at first, but then he thought to himself: “Wow! I must be growing wings!” Bobby had heard a story about how butterflies coming out of their coccoons are too … Continue reading
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From The Travelogue of Dr. Thaddarin: Revisiting the Tlaktal
My discovery began with a rumor from a gun merchant in Koalrak, the nearest populated city to the Bitu Desert. He told me that the Tlaktal tribe had developed a type of guerilla warfare to fend off the two warrior … Continue reading
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Balance
“Concentrate on the middle,” he murmured to himself. “Concentrate on the middle,” he said again, steadying his rapid heart. In his mind, he split himself in half, imagined a line down the middle. He stood up straight, eyes closed, feeling … Continue reading
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The Last Hold
Onidas knew the war was over when the giants seized the walls of Svellgard, humanity’s last hold. The giants crushed the bricks of the guard towers with clubs carved of ancient ash trees, bearing the blood and shattered remains of … Continue reading
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i’ll come up with something more clever when i’m not as tired
Work.
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The Day California Beat Texas
Now everyone knows that California hates Texas and Texas doesn’t think much of California, but there was one day when the Golden State bested the reigning champ. It all started, as most fights do, with a simple misunderstanding. California didn’t … Continue reading
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Lazy 8
Infinity. It always tickled me that the mathematical symbol for a limitless quantity was an 8 lying on its back. I could enter a few crude jokes here, but I feel the imagination better suits us as a people. Why … Continue reading
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Living with Elephantitis
Living with elephantitis is hard. Not because of the condition itself but because of all the jerks who think they’re funny. I don’t know how many guys at work have asked me “Hey, Rodney, are you donating your bones to … Continue reading
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Camera Shy
Bad hair days, zits, fear that I’ll develop epilepsy or that my soul would get taken in a flash: I could always come up with some excuse not to have my picture taken. And it never bothered me much that … Continue reading
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