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Mini Stories from February 2012

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Laugh: Don’t laugh at me! / Your comment was funny / I wasn’t joking. My wife really left me for the mailman / I know, & we prefer postal carrier.

Mission: Target: Unknown? /Yes. The mission is Life /It’s supposed 2 be a hit /This is better /Ur the target, aren’t u / ..Give me a 10min head start

Sun: Ann loathed Valentine’s Day w/ an abiding hatred more intense than the fire of 1000 suns. Then she got a BF & it became her favorite holiday

Neighbor: Ali finally felt at home in her new neighborhood. Everyone was so warm & inviting. Plus the proliferation of juicy gossip never disappointed Continue reading →

Mini Stories from January 2012

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Original: If it’s original, it’s art / It’s a dead fish nailed to a wall / I sold it for $300K / It’s decomposing / … Tell the schmuck who bought it

Lord: Thou shalt not take the lord’s name in vain, unless thou art watching a sporting event, injured, or copulating. Then the lord understandeth.

Out: Wanna go out? / Oh, I have a boyfriend. & I’m coming down with a cold. & I’m not allowed to date. & you’re creepy… Maybe another time

Roll: Roll is a fun word. You can eat a roll, or roll down a hill, or roll play… / That last one is wrong / It is not! You’re just a prude. Continue reading →

Mini Stories from December 2011

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Wind: There’s 2ft of snow on the ground, and I still have to go to school / Ah, man. My school closed because it’s windy / …F*ck you.

Addiction: She had 3 therapists, one for each addiction: smoking, food & mean men. Amazingly, none of the 3 ever brought up her addiction to therapy.

Data: The Co was monitoring their 300M users, but the data didn’t correlate. It was as if each user had their own mind. That premise was rejected

Pill: Take this pill and you’ll be thinner and less inhibited in no time! / What is it? / It’s a psychotic / You mean an anti-psychotic… / No. Continue reading →

Mini Stories from November 2011

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Power: She stomped on the gas, felt the power surge beneath her feet. Unfortunately the car was a Kia. She’d had cups of coffee w/ more get-up-&-go

Library: 20yrs he worked in the library, shuffling around, shushing noisy kids. The day his father died, he stood on a table & screamed. He was fired

Dragon: The knights finally understood why the dragon waited eternally in her keep, killing anyone who approached… Her date was 300 years late.

Hate: What seems to be troubling you? Be specific / I hate everyone / More specific, please / Alright, I hate you / … Me, too. Continue reading →

Mini Stories from June 2011

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Stole: You stole my idea / 2 people fall in love but one has a secret & the other finds out but it works out in the end? / That’s the one / ..Sorry

Reward: Pam’s plan for the week: Lose 20lbs by Friday. She’d get started tomorrow, right after a final BigMac. Such good planning deserved a reward.

Cave: Have you been living in a cave? / Why would you ask me that? / You’re covered in dirt and moss / Oh, right. Now that you mention it…

Rejection: He stormed out. Then he realized they’d said yes. He shuffled back in & explained that he’d come to expect rejection. They weren’t impressed

Example: He begged, “Don’t make an example of me!” though he knew he was a problem. But the editor stuck him in the example section of the mathbook anyway.

Charming: Jen wasn’t being picky. She just wanted a nice guy. Nice & funny. And charming. Smart, sexy, fun, & at least 4″ taller than her. That’s all.

Truth: Madame Fortuna always seemed to reveal greater truths in her inebriation than in her psychic intuition.

Fluid: “You’re so powerful, yet your movements are fluid. You’re smooth, but sharp. Such beauty,” Tom cooed as the scotch danced down his throat.

Worth: He was 50 before he realized his worth had nothing to do with his bottom line. 40 years later he died a happy man with $10 to his name.

Unique: Mary prided herself on being unique, on pushing the boundaries. But the stick-on mustache was probably taking it a bit too far…

Stale: His sandwich was stale, just like his life. Of course, he could have got a new sandwich, but he settled for what he had. His choice.

Draft: 1st Draft: Total shit. 2nd Draft: Better, but still shit. 3rd Draft: In the trash. 4th Draft: Genius. Publishers notes: Go back to 1st draft

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Mini Stories from the First Half of April 2011

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Therapy: To prevent himself from falling in love w/ her, he tried to imagine her as his mom. His ploy had the reverse affect. He’s in therapy now.
 
Destiny: He had an appointment with Destiny, but his HMO didn’t cover it, so he was referred to Coincidence. Turned out he had a case of Bad Luck.
 
Surprise: Finally invent something awesome: check. Cash in: check. Surprise the hell out of dad with my success: check. Attend dad’s funeral: check.
 
Sail: She kissed him, watched him set sail, and wondered how far he’d get before realizing he can’t sail and had forgotten to fill the gas tank… Continue reading →

Mini Stories from the Second Half of March 2011

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Romance: The romance novelist was never satisfied in her real love life. She wanted expertly written lines from her lovers, not true sentiment.

Solution: After months of work on the same equation, the solution finally presented itself: give math the bird and become a dancer.

Bother: Something was bothering Ella, but she wouldn’t tell him what. Joe couldn’t believe it: even his imaginary friends left him out of the loop.

Mnemonic: W/o Pluto the mnemonic would have to change: My very educated mom just sold us nothing but lies! LIES! You STOLE Pluto! Oh poor Plu-uu-u-to!

Charm: She’d been fired and broken up w/, so she threw her charm bracelet to the ground. Later she slipped on it and broke her neck. Go figure.

Rabbit: Evan bought a rabbit. He named him Stewey. Stewey went very well with peas, carrots, a little parsley, and a pint of beer. Ah, Stewey.

Regular: The last thing he wanted was a regular life. But he did want kids, a wife, friends. Those were essential. But he was sure there was more…

Law: After chucking her law degree out a window and hitting a man in the head, she realized personal injury law probably wasn’t the place for her

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