Fiction
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The dust cloud passed through our solar system at a leisurely pace. Nothing in space happens fast. It was immense and covered the space between Mars and Venus. On its path through the solar system, it swallowed the earth and its moon, and blanketed our world for 4 weeks. We experience seasons on earth because…
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Jim found Jesus in the kitchen. Jesus was struggling to push open the refrigerator door, his six-inch stature not able to make the magnetic seal release. The door would move a quarter inch or so, as much as the rubber seal allowed, but the magnetic force was too much for Jesus to overcome. ‘What are…
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Sandra loves working the graveyard shift. In her 67 years she has worked all the shifts on all the days, and the 10pm to 7am shift is her absolute favorite. It starts late enough for most kids to already be in bed and ends early enough for most day dwellers to still be at home,…
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This was Joe’s last job. With this last job done, he is ready to retire. This job involved a crooked judge. This woman took bribes, and her judgment was always for sale. Joe shot her in the back of the head while she was applying lipstick using her car’s rearview mirror. She was on her…
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The old man’s stuff was moved into the building in early September, on a sunny Saturday morning. The old man himself showed up on foot in the afternoon. His building is one of six high rises, built in the seventies as part of a public development that provides subsidized housing for low-income families. Most people…
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The storm came out of nowhere, catching everyone by surprise. When it was first noticed it was already large. It measured 30 miles across and was still growing. A tremendously strong updraft pulled moist air into the storm, and the cloud bank reached more than 8000 feet high. The base of the cloud was unusually…
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The vampire likes to go to Walmart at three in the morning. After a night of hunting, it is relaxing to browse the store. Vincent does not need food or water, making the Walmart visit unnecessary. He comes here to be with people, and seeing the werewolf is always a highlight. They met almost a…
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The devil goes to Georgia on a Greyhound bus. He loves to travel incognito, and he always uses trains or buses when possible. The most interesting people travel on buses and trains. He is currently riding the body of an obese woman, and she is no fun. Her head is filled with thoughts and images…
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’What the fuck!’ Tim wakes with a start. ‘Jesus!’, he sighs, wide awake. The bedside clock tells him he slept a whole 2 hours. He lies quietly, listening. ‘I am catching you tonight motherfucker’, Tim says under his breath. For the last few days, the same thing wakes him up every night. A soft knocking…
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We live in a world of rules and laws. There are immutable rules that govern the physical world, like entropy that describes the randomness of the world, and the preservation of energy. Then there are natural laws that define the framework in which the world functions. These include laws of attraction, polarity, and cause and…
Tales from my head 