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• This Side of the Hudson: Not a Peep

  by g2 (la pianista irlandesa) 23 days ago

  We dragged the loaded trunk through the stubby cornfield until nightfall. JJ dropped his end, tripped over a root, and fell f…

• This Side of the Hudson: Stormy and Red

  by g2 (la pianista irlandesa) 15 days ago

  We made our way down the dark damp tunnel, trunk in tow.
  “Joey,” JJ wimpered, “I think I felt a spider.”
  “Forget the stupid s…

• Dennis Yunker and His Senior Moment

  by THX 0477 23 days ago

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

• This Side of the Hudson

  by g2 (la pianista irlandesa) 26 days ago

  We ran out of gas ten miles from town. “Great. This is just peachy. We’re on the run from cops, and you didn’t have enough se…

• If You Get In a Car Crash, Save Your Dad the Trouble of Killing You

  by Stovohobo about 1 month ago

  _Dad had finally let me drive! I was at least two years past the legal age; I’d been watching all my friends speed by for tha…

• Flux Gramps and Old Sue

  by THX 0477 about 1 month ago

  There she is, Dennis thought, then came the chaser of pain and loss, There she was. Tired eyes blinked in the Southern af…

• Gramps and His Memory

  by THX 0477 about 1 month ago

  “Freshen that up for ya, Dennis?” The waitress was loud, too loud for mid-afternoon. Dennis sighed when he realized he was ol…

• Slow Cough and Sputter

  by THX 0477 2 months ago

  Guiding the old Ford like it was a part of him, Dennis Yunker idled out of the parking lot and on to Main Street. It might as…

• National Service

  by Russell Ruffino 2 months ago

  Frida made her way towards the truck, with Dieter keeping closely behind her, she reached the the truck as her eyes adjusted …

• Stuck

  by Jala 2 months ago

  We ran out of gas twenty miles from town. Go figure.

  We were traveling from Greeley to Vail for a bit of skiing. It was my f…