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How funny I wrote this a while back. It was in 2021. I was going to include it into a short story or novella of some kind. I guess for now it will hang out as flash fiction. Enjoy. This whole thing started with the never-ending mint in his mouth and the theme song to…
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Give a man a knife. He’ll find a way to cut himself. The marks too big. The choices far away. Fake smiles adorn the faces. They retain their youthful chins. Spit out useless information. Give a woman an inch. She’ll turn it into a mile. The means of something. All the lovely plans. Great money…
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It’s lonely. Any place down there in the dungeon. Alone. It’s never up there. There’s no sky or mountains, not the wind or clouds. You’ve typed a word. The only word. Your mind moving. It’s faster. Looking ahead but not fast enough. Thoughts. The story has already been written once.
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You are not good enough to put into the right words. I can’t take more time out of your day. There are not enough minutes for you to sound right. There is nothing here to read. You have worn yourself out. You have been rundown. I am not in a weakened state. I can remove…
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She said she was twisting, tossing and turning her head about. She used to be a country star. No one would look at her otherwise. She is shriveled up, hunched over like a raisin, committing posture suicide. She thinks she is bogged down, crushed like a little beetle. Red is her favorite color. She could…
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The Hammer family reminds me of another rich family in Hollywood called the Getty family although in different ways. The three episodes in this TV series weaves between present and past time. It begins with an introduction to Armie Hammer’s life and expands from there, speaking about the Hammer family secrets and scandals that were…
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The water boils over. The pot is alive. He says, “you need to pay attention.” The stove makes whooshing sounds. We aren’t having fun. One noodle has escaped. Dancing near the ring of fire. The rest of the noodles are edible. His nagging persists. Makes me grab paper towels, clean up the bubbled water, the…
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I few days ago I read this quote from Sylvia Plath. It really stuck with me for several reasons. I too go through periods of wanting to excel and experience as much as possibly can with the brain I was given at birth. I’m convinced at some point it might’ve been a cruel joke to…
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There are minor spoilers in this film. Most everything I mention is in the trailer. It’s been a few years since I’ve watched a Guy Ritchie movie. The second biggest draw was Jake Gyllenhaal. You can tell he fully commits to the character as he has done with most of his movies. The Covenant centers…
