Stories tagged with "mistaken identity"
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Open Mouth, Insert Foot

So, I let her rant and berate. I’m not a complete idiot. I know that if I open my mouth, I’ll just get myself in deeper.
Unf…
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Honest Is The Deadliest Policy
“You son of a…“
Not the best start to a date.
“Um…” Great dialogue there, Shakespeare. “Hi, honey.”
“Don’t you ‘hi, ...
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Zombie Capitalism

The convenience store was empty. I ran down the aisles, not wanting to leave Nicole alone at the car longer than I had to. Pa…
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The Tattoo
I always enjoyed watching her get dressed in the morning. But today, something was bothering me. My eyes roved over her body,...
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It's Just A Nebula

“Ladies and gentlement,” the commander announced. “I present to you the Cat’s Eye Nebula.”
“Incredible!” the mission special…
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The Terrible Queen of Nairdess

The Great Hall was a huge room carved out of a mountainside. Bristal had never seen anything like it, and neither would have …
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Arrival in Nairdess

Eight hours later, Bristal’s gyrocopter gently touched down on a cobblestone landing strip beside a small island castle. The …
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Do We Know Each Other?
“Excuse me. Do we know each other?”
“No. No, I don’t think we do.”
“I’m pretty certain we must know each other.”
“And I’m …
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Not Again
“Why do you kill people?” she asked, trembling, her face sprinkled with blood and dust. “There are so few of us left.”
It wa…
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Jerk
“You’re the biggest jerk in the world!”
The woman shouted at Tom as she walked toward him along the sidewalk. He stopped and…
