EDBeale's published ficlets
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The Lone Dollar (Personal Fantasy Challenge)

I held my last dollar tightly in my fist until it bunched up into sharp edges. Somehow, it made the dollar more real.
With …
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The Longer Aisle
“What did you just say?” Eric asked as he stared down at Ashley with eyes squinted in disbelief. “Did you say that you love m…
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Absence of Memory (Unexpected Twist Challenge)

He’d lost everything, even his own name. The others told him that it was Eric. Four months after the accident, he continued t…
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The End of the World
“Do you remember real food?” My brother asked me as he threw his piece of old jerky in the flames before us.
We sat in front…
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When the Timing is Right
Back-to-back, surrounded by all sorts of nasties wanting a chunk of us, my partner whispered loudly.
“Now?”
I chuckled low…
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Departing Gift
The woman dropped the tear soaked handkerchief. The lawyer smiled sympathetically as her mouth gaped in disbelief.
“What did…
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That's Not Good...

He pursed his lips thoughtfully, unsure of what to say.
“Well…That can’t be good.”
He took off his watch before his compa…
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Woman of Ice
Their faces were dangerously close to each other. Yasuo’s fingers, threaded through the woman’s hair, gripped tightly enough …