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The Boy Who Cried Bacon

Short Story About Depression Rachel Steep, currently seated in a hunter’s green armchair across a mahogany table from her student, normally stands a full foot taller than the neurochem-wunderkind Irwin Twimble; granted this doesn’t...

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And we march on

Chapter one The day was dark and dreary. The field today felt gray as the sound of boots stomping hard into mud filled the surrounding silence. The rain filled every crevice in our clothes,...

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Imposter

IMPOSTER By Randy Romero I don’t know her anymore. She looks like my mother. She has her voice. She has her ocean blue eyes and shoulder-length chestnut hair with auburn highlights. She has all...

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A Man of Some Renown

The Order of Prince Yaroslav the Wise, fifth class, is the highest rank a Ukrainian foreign national can achieve. Its newest inductee is back home in Florida and has been in the shower so...

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Prayer

Poem   Say a little prayer for your neighbor. He does not know his wrong from the right. Say a little prayer for that racist. He distinguishes the black from the white. Say a...

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To Your Health

Fourteen years of marriage was all Rachel Ellis could endure. It was time to cut the cord; to say goodbye. It wasn’t just her husband’s arrogance or competitive nature. Everything about Michael sickened her,...

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The Creaking Door

The din wasn’t particularly loud, but it was enough to jolt Patricia Mercer out of her sleep. After her eyes adjusted to the darkness and she caught her breath, she sat up and gave...

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Birth of a Robot

I was finished being builded the first of December, 3035. That’s when my AI was first activated. My movement at the time was minimal, so I could only see what was directly in front of me. The factory floor was sterile, bright, and chrome. Robotic arms whizzed all over the floor, quickly building cheaper models to be sent to whatever mercenary company or factory floor that needed the expendable labor. I looked down to see two people in lab coats…