Publication: BULL
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Signs of Suffering by AD Schweiss
This is how it starts: I want to make it home sober but there’s a bar sitting perfectly just between the station and my house and I need to sit somewhere in between until my jaw can loosen up; the stink of your burnt car still in my nose. Schweiss uses repetition and a slow…
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Viewer Discretion Advised
Lukas isn’t exactly a natural with women. His first date with Amy ends in a way neither expected. This story made me gasp, laugh and cringe all at the same time. I seem to be putting every single Katherine Plumhoff story I find in here. I swear I didn’t know this was her work until…
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Black Heart
A grandfather deals with some trespassers, bascially. The grandfather in this story reminded me so much of my dad. In the stare-down that follows, three men stand. I hope the girls are impressed, because I am mostly amused by guys who try to look tough but don’t know which way is front of their ball…
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Two Stories
Two related and absolutely crushing pieces of flash nonfiction by a Toronto writer: “Let Me Pretend” and “He always says he will never leave me”. Domestic abuse is a big part of these stories. Five minutes of reading you’ll never forget.
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Clunkers
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The Astronaut
My note after reading this simply says “holy shit“.
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The Private Investigator Balances the Scales
This is super short but has a serious twist to it that I’ve been thinking about since I read it.
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Man of Ten Years
“Always respect ten-year-olds. Always.”
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The Holding on of Letting Go
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