Category Archives: Session XXI
Whiskey Sour
I’ve been caught in my whiskey sour, not really feeling like myself today. My co-workers said I looked tired. My friends said I looked like shit. I woke up shitty, went through the day shitty, and now I’m ending it … Continue reading
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Cave of Horror
Everybody has one place when they’re a kid. A cemetery, an old man’s yard, a brown van with “Free Candy” painted on the side. Ours was the Cave of Horror. It was a large, dark mouth that led into the … Continue reading
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Trampoline Dream
Elian wanted to go to the moon. He bounced on his trampoline and higher he went, so much so, that he was sailing up into the frosty night air, so high that he could feel like this forever. But Elian … Continue reading
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Magical Love Girl
“Drink it!” Hal yells, scrunching Crystal’s cheeks together. “Drink!“ “I don’ wanna,” Crystal can’t help but pout, her face being crushed together like it is. “You’re gonna drink it and you’re gonna like it!” “Nooooo-mulp!” Hal thrusts the vial into … Continue reading
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Glitterdust
You are in a deep, dark forest. The animals cautiously surround your group. They are not used to seeing people and you may be the only humans to enter so deep inside and live to tell the tale. You cut … Continue reading
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The Twins
The twins walked, skipped, and hopped along the railroad tracks. They brought snacks and sang songs and told stories about space pirates. High fives were exchangeable with the currency of low fives, and sometimes one was just too slow and … Continue reading
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Road Trip (Revised) and North (New Chapter)
I’ve been changing around the zombie novella a bit. In particular, I’m doing an overhaul of the Jerm/Micah story arc. Here’s a revised chapter and a new teaser chapter to whet your appetite: ROAD TRIP Jerm keeps pushing the CD … Continue reading
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Yumi Sakugawa
It’s the weekend. Yumi rolls over and sees that it’s a little past eight. The clock is taunting her. Already the voices begin to crowd in her head. They are memories, and they have come early to take control of … Continue reading
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Clint Pereira
Clint. Meaning: “fenced settlement.” Also synonymous with westerns. Word of advice: don’t laugh around his mule. Mule doesn’t like it. Thinks you’re laughing at him. Pereira. Meaning: “peartree.” Pereiras got around, like really got around. “Pereira” is like the “Smith” … Continue reading
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