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Lost in Pittsburgh: A Flash Novel

Lost in Pittsburgh: A Flash Novel

Lost in Pittsburgh: A Flash Novel

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Lost in Pittsburgh

 Who were those three guys, and what happened to them afterward? 

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Epiphany

Lost in Pittsburgh: A Flash Novel

Lost in Pittsburgh: A Flash Novel

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Epiphany

 Who were those three guys, and what happened to them afterward? 

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Honest Abe's Two Cents...

Lost in Pittsburgh: A Flash Novel

Honest Abe's Two Cents...

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 Honest Abe’s Two Cents…And a Question 

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On Moving On

Squashing a Grasshopper

Honest Abe's Two Cents...

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On Moving On

Moving on is never easy. That's especially true in a pandemic. 

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The Only Good Vampire

Squashing a Grasshopper

Squashing a Grasshopper

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The only Good Vampire--

A REALLY short story.

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Squashing a Grasshopper

Squashing a Grasshopper

Squashing a Grasshopper

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Squashing a Grasshopper— 

Moving ahead in one's career can be a ruthless business. Has our protagonist figured it out?

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The English-Only Rule

The English-Only Rule

The English-Only Rule

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The English-Only Rule— 

The daughter of Polish immigrants comes of age during the Depression.

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Final Thoughts

The English-Only Rule

The English-Only Rule

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Final Thoughts— 

A dying man wonders what his final thought will be. "Something big, I hope. Something important."

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Elegy

The English-Only Rule

Hemingway Would Understand

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Elegy—What's it like to have something important to say, but no way to say it?

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Hemingway Would Understand

Hemingway Would Understand

Hemingway Would Understand

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Hemingway Would Understand—A macho uncle, a 12-year-old boy and a gun. What could go wrong?

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Ecce Romo

Hemingway Would Understand

Broken Hearts

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Ecce Romo--Memories are tricky. Controlling how you'll be remembered can be trickier, still.

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Broken Hearts

Hemingway Would Understand

Broken Hearts

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Broken Hearts— An alien reveals her true self to her earth boyfriend. It's not easy being purple. 

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Big Chain Shutters More Bookstores; Blames Predatory Online Competition

Big Chain Shutters More Bookstores; Blames Predatory Online Competition

Big Chain Shutters More Bookstores; Blames Predatory Online Competition

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This story is just slightly longer than its title.

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The Laughing Monarch

Big Chain Shutters More Bookstores; Blames Predatory Online Competition

Big Chain Shutters More Bookstores; Blames Predatory Online Competition

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The Laughing Monarch-- Life's big questions drive an insect buggy... 

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Ecce Romo

Big Chain Shutters More Bookstores; Blames Predatory Online Competition

Ecce Romo

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Ecce Romo--Memories are tricky. Controlling how you'll be remembered can be trickier, still.

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Raptured

Babysitting Michael

Ecce Romo

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 Raptured—Getting fired in this workplace occurs at the end of the day. By morning, all evidence one ever worked there will have been erased. Tragedy? 

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Four-One-One

Babysitting Michael

Babysitting Michael

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Four-One-One-- An old rotary phone triggers memories for a grieving woman. Some are pleasant. Others, well…read for yourself. 

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Babysitting Michael

Babysitting Michael

Babysitting Michael

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Babysitting Michael—A pair of aging hippies demonstrate non-violent confrontation for their young grandson. Remember Chicago in '68? 

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The Truth About Truth

Bigger Lies are Coming

Bigger Lies are Coming

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The Truth about Truth—Sometimes the truth sets you free. Other times… 

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Bigger Lies are Coming

Bigger Lies are Coming

Bigger Lies are Coming

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Bigger Lies are Coming--Things that happen when your brain lies to you 

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