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Bank Job
From my very first week on the job, the fourth day, while working on Mr. Lantini’s Pizza Palace deposit and the bank president walked by,...
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- 14 min
Tanks Alot - Part 3
Chapter 6 Everyone on the Juarez settled into the travel routine, of impromptu games, sports, contests, and bets. Travel time was the...
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Leg Bone
Frank started to take a seat when he was halted by Doctor Chamberlain's commanding voice. "Mister Curtis." He turned to see his teacher...
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The Living Room Dancer
In our old home, our living room and family room were separated by a pair of French doors. The living room was used only when my wife...
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Five Little Pumpkins
“Kids, if you’re going Trick or Treating tonight, your rooms need to be picked up before you go. I suggest you get your butts home right...
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The Seasons of God's Sunshine - A Love Story
Years ago two children met in the spring of their lives; both had faults as all people do, but the glint of the sun hid them from view....
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Wanderlust
“Two words; I’m done,” said Jake! “What do you mean by that,” ask Allison Stone? A lone candle was burning on the nightstand,...
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Tanks Alot - Part 2
Chapter Two Theana Or Luna maneuvered her tug towards the floating pile of recently mined debris, and her fingers moved efficiently over...
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Tanks Alot - Part 1
Prologue Towards the middle of the 22nd century, Corporations and Conglomerates were forced by so much social media awareness to crawl...
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Random Acts
Prologue: When you lose someone you love, they take a piece of your heart with them when they go. In Daniel's case, the loss of his...
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The Phone Call
It had been three weeks and five days since Darya came to shore and there’d been no sign of Marlowe. It’s been ten years since she saw...
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Kloster Andechs
Friday, April 8, 1983. 74th Warhead Detachment, Schwabstädl Kaserne, Lechfeld Air Base, Bavaria, West Germany. It was three in the...
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Wrong Number
“Hello.” “Hi. Could I speak to Lexi, please?” “No Lexi here.” “Do you know when she'll be back. I need to talk to her.” “No, you don't...
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Sam and Sera
I remember the day well; the day I met them. It was a beautiful afternoon in May when the air had just lost its last taste of crispness...
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Keyboard Poet
His fingers moved across the plastic keyboard, his touch was magic in the movements... white to black, black to white, motion to melody,...
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The Hope in Spring
Some things are still right in the world. March 19, 2020 -- The vernal equinox, the first day of spring. The temperature was 60 degrees...
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Below the Horizon Part II
The next day I again prowled the water front. At Tilden's dive shack, Tilden himself approached, hustling a reservation for his 3 p.m....
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Zen and the Art of Waitressing
The air around me hummed with the caffeine-fueled energy of humans starting their daily routine. My nostrils were flooded with the scent...
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Below the Horizon
“From the south pole it is obvious, the earth is covered with one ocean which connects the continents. Seventy percent of our resources...
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The Forgotten Station
Samuel Moore stood on the platform alone. It was 11:45 p.m., February 13, 1910. He had a bouquet of white roses in one hand and a ring...
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