Matthew Brown's published ficlets
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You're a Good Friend, Sam pt.2

Dear Sam, I am still the only person on the planet that I know of. Everyone is still gone.
I left the house today, knowin…
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You're a Good Friend, Sam pt.1
Dear Sam,
This is a little more wierd than I expected. Okay, a
couple weeks ago I woke up and everyone was gone. It was
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You're a Good Friend, Sam pt.1
Dear Sam,
Okay, this is a little more wierd than I expected. Okay, a couple weeks ago I woke up and everyone was gone. It w... -
This is Just to Say

This is just to say I’m sorry, I miscalculated, I don’t know how this happened, but I will take full blame. I double checked…
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Secrets

We traveled for what seemed like days although the sun never seemed to rise. Verdy seemed calm and collected, and considering…
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Sad truth, so get smart

The noise is deafening, the crowd is ecstatic, flashes and shouts disrupting reality as I step out of the limo. As I stand, ...
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Not the life.

This life, my life, I wouldn’t wish on my worst enemy.
I am cursed, not gifted. So many people mistake this.
Come in, I can … -
Unwanted visitor

“Steven, what are you doing here?” Brianna sees her ex-boyfriend sitting on her bed.
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Remember the Dead : Misplaced

John opened his eyes again and found himself lying on a cot in a small log cabin. He glanced over and saw a woman leaning ove…
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Remember the dead
John hates his job as a night guard in a cemetery. It’s boring and the hours are long. On this night, John was particularly b…
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Family Quest
Bill had something to be very proud of. His family history consisted of many men who have died trying to complete a seeming…
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Sci-fi adventure
He looked in the mirror, identified all major characteristics of his new face, and inserted the sound chip into his ear.
“Rea… -
Home invasion
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Chicken revenge
The four police squad cars plowed down the busy road early in the afternoon chasing what can only be described as a chicken m…