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• Accursed Luxury

  by g2 (la pianista irlandesa) 6 days ago

  “The big sissy… he shouldn’t have flinched,” I stewed, crossing my arms and curling up in the corner of the boxcar we hoppe…

• Twinkies, Ginger Ale and How We Cope

  by THX 0477 3 months ago

  A bite of Twinkie, sip of Ginger Ale. It was as much of a celebration as Agent Lefleur would allow himself while he was drivi…

• Welcome Oblivion

  by THX 0477 3 months ago

  Though they happened so quickly as to become jumbled in order, Sissy was aware of some number of pistol shots, one loud bang,...

• Dulcet Tones for a Menacing Intent

  by THX 0477 3 months ago

  With a sigh Cole admitted to himself, “Well, there’s no explaining this.” The old man was practically drooling with rage, his…

• The Knowing

  by THX 0477 3 months ago

  Some things you just know. Other things you’d rather you didn’t really know. Somewhere between these two Sissy meandered alon…

• That Butterfly in Chaos Theory

  by THX 0477 4 months ago

  Unraveling was the only word that Cole could come up with for the situation. First this over-sized oaf had the gall to desecr…

• It Ain't Extra Credit

  by THX 0477 4 months ago

  Few emotions rival the self-satisfaction and glee of when an intricate plan appears to have worked. Thus it was with this hea…

• Dennis Yunker and His Senior Moment

  by THX 0477 4 months ago

  Before Cole could hiss forth a slyly soothing explanation, a rickety truck tore into the drive adding a fresh coat of headlig…

• Something Like That

  by THX 0477 4 months ago

  Muttering, as he always did, Dennis cursed his eyes. While he was at it, he cursed his cramping, arthritic hands, aching back…

• Sissy Reaps: Ode to the Bard

  by THX 0477 4 months ago

  Having sown her seeds of secrecy, Sissy set about to reap, perhaps a bud of love by summer’s ripening breath. Her bedroom doo…