PixelFish's published ficlets
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The Janitor of Souls
Jake Laments was born on a Thursday morning in the Powell Street MUNI station. His panting mother clutched the hands of two h…
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The Case of Richard Nixon and the Novocaine Curse
The sonic pick whined, faded. My dentist dabbed my cheek, suctioned spit from my mouth and said, “There we are. Go rinse.”
I…
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Marty Stouffer's Draconis Amerigo
The beautiful woman glanced idly at me, as Spot went bounding over to her green, and my hackles went up. I can’t tell you why…
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Fourteen Mousetraps Later
“Yeah, right,” I said. “Like Great-Uncle Thomas had anything valuable. Near as I can tell, he only collected useless things…
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The Dame Wore A Crucifix
So, the setup:
She told me a hard-luck story. Embroidered it up real nice, complete with the untimely death of her husband, ...
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Schroedinger's Husband
She helped me up, one-handed, still holding the cat. “You okay?”
“Yeah, yeah, just give me a moment,” I said, and leaned on …
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The Light of the Empire
Smuggling the Light of the Empire out of the Empire and away to safety was a damn thankless job, Kajian reflected, not for th…
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A Friendly Overture
My break came on a Friday. The uber-boss actually came by my office and said, “I’m hitting the links. The rest of you poor sl…
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Terrarium
Nina noticed the terrarium on Alan’s desk almost first thing.
“What’s this?” she said, tapping the glass. “Frogs? Newts? I …
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