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Monday drabble: Rain

The old man stared out at the night sky. He had not slept since the previous rains; he knew his next sleep would be his last sleep. He sat and watched, but no rain came. Did his watchfulness keep it … Continue reading

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Wednesday drabble: NaNoWriMo

“Whatcha doing?” Gena bounced to a stop next to her dad’s desk. He didn’t look up from his laptop. “Writing.” “Whatcha writing?” He sighed but still didn’t look up. “I’m working on a novel.” Her eyes widened. “Are you going … Continue reading

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Monday drabble: Desperate times

In 2015, prototype neural enhancers, built to interface “better than Bluetooth” opened to beta testing. By 2020, they were commonplace. In 2015, hackers figured out how to use them to mimic telepathy. Some of us adjusted better than others. My … Continue reading

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Monday drabble: Firelight

The fire didn’t burn. It never had. It sat on her hand, an extension of her, mesmerizing with its color. Her father tried to keep her away. She was not allowed in the kitchen or near the tribe fire or … Continue reading

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Monday drabble: Priorities

Mahatma Gandhi said, “Action expresses priority.” That was always one of my favorite quotes. If you wanted something enough, you did something about it. I hustled through school, working two jobs in high school to save up money for college … Continue reading

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Monday drabble: haunting

I’m experimenting with writing drabbles — short-short stories consisting of exactly 100 words — and I’ll be posting one each Monday, at least as long as I keep the experiment up. Here’s the first. Stepping into his thirteenth haunted house, … Continue reading

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