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Tag: short fiction

August 20, 2020 fiction / short story

Candy Corona

Candy Corona clenches her gut and clamps her lips as a droplet of saliva, caught between a breath and a

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May 20, 2020 The Confessor of Littlefield

#9 The Confessor of Littlefield: The Node

This is another short story from the novel The Confessor of Littlefield. The narrator, Adam is exploring his own identity

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May 18, 2020 The Confessor of Littlefield

#8 Confessor of Littlefield: Baked Potato Cop with Runny Eggs Eyes

Confessor of Littlefield #8 This is a story within the novel The Confessor of Littlefield. Within the narrative of the

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April 28, 2020 fiction / short story

Big Dumb Narcissist

The Big Dumb Narcissist from Rockford, Michigan sizes up all the little wrongs to make right. He seizes upon a

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A Congressman of Equal Weight

“Those who make antithesis by forcing words are like those who make false windows for symmetry. Their rule is not

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November 30, 2019 fiction / short story

Old Man On a Country Road

An old man, stooped and tottering through the snow. He holds his collar close. Stars twine his eyes and sicken

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March 24, 2018 fiction / short story

The Notebook of Molly Pitcher

The following is a collection of snippets culled from a journal that remained unclaimed at a public library for many

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September 8, 2017 Chandala Stories and Poems / fiction / lyrics / poetry / short story

Child In the Field

American Success Story, Pete Chandala Act two, scene one, or chapter 3. In chapter one, American Success Story, Pete loses

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August 25, 2017 Chandala Stories and Poems / Notes From a Bum / short story

Dietrich’s Adventures in Dentistry

Dietrich’s Adventures in Dentistry by RJHoffman I got an email reminder today from a dentist I saw six years ago

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August 7, 2017 short story

Mr. Clokchuk

Mr. Clokchuk  by RJHoffman Clockchuk is a substitute teacher who considers himself a writer, only he hasn’t gotten any of

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