User 8019's published ficlets
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The Start of Discouragement

Courtney read the now damp slip of paper in her hand. She had read it for the past half hour. It said:
1. Fake confidence an…
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The beginning of the Useless Encyclopedia

”...Use…less…Ency…clo…pedia” I typed in. I typed more:
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When your mother says your full name, you’re in trou… -
Going Nowhere?

“But you know what?” says Zoe, “we could…”
“Could what,” you say with an apparent attitude.
“Uh, stay right where we ar…
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Try Again, Writer
I watched over his shoulder as he began to write:
“Mourning my dead dog, I began to realize that the night was falling. Soon…