Monthly Archives: August 2011

241/365 THE STORM

Word Count: 362 She had jugs of fresh water, new-batteried flashlights, blankets and sleeping bags stored in the basement well in advance of the storm. She was prepared for the end of the world if it came, even if just … Continue reading

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100/100 aka 240/365

HURRICANE Word Count: 417 The biggest storm of the season, the hurricane of hurricanes since 1938, this is what they were promising. She worried about losing her things. Each newscast made it sound worse. Tie down your boats and your … Continue reading

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099/100 aka 239/365

THE COUPLE NEXT DOOR Word Count: 323 The lady next door asked if she could put one bag of trash into my own garbage bin. She and her husband were elderly and had opted for the smaller bins when the … Continue reading

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98/100 aka 238/365

MIDDLE EARTH Word Count: 315 It’s unlikely that Gerard would have found Middle Earth had he not fallen into the sinkhole that swallowed his car in the driveway. Before the police, the fire department, the reporters got there, he’d lowered … Continue reading

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097/100 aka 137/365

GUS THE AMAZING TALKING DOG Word Count: 512 He said that he just wanted to get out of the business. That years of hoofing it across the U.S. and Europe in two-bit shows and dark-holed clubs was enough. That the … Continue reading

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096/100 aka 236/365

THE GIRL WHO Word Count: 387 The girl with cochlear implants had seashell ears, pearly pink and superbly formed. Her ears were one of her finest features yet they were useless from the day she was born. She arrived too … Continue reading

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095/100 aka 235/365

THE ROOMMATE Word Count: 444 It began with an invitation I posted as a joke. I mean, where did the man have to go? He was hated by half the civilized world and his own country would surely hang him … Continue reading

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094/100 aka 234/365

SUFFER THE CHILDREN Word Count: 325 This one’s a keeper, she said, contentedly nursing the newborn boy at her breast. Yes, said her man. He was filled with pride. They had birthed five children in the length of their marriage, … Continue reading

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093/100 aka 233/365

HEADS Word Count: 257 “Every boy should have a collection,” said his mother when asked. Though she never cared what or how many, or how. We all wished that she had, for Herman collected heads. A search of her cellar … Continue reading

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092/100 aka 232/365

PATRIOTISM Word Count: 377 The country was on the brink of financial disaster. They insinuated themselves into our lives and stole our livelihoods. They were well educated though many called it sly. It was out of patriotism and honor that … Continue reading

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