Fiction
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Golden Donald
Category: Flash FictionGolden Donald From his earliest days, Donald saw himself as golden. Destined for greatness, he was. His dad raised him into wealth and privilege. He dyed his hair blonde, used tanning spray to turn his skin gold. His dinner plates were decorated with gold leaf, most everything around him was gold, including his toilets. When…
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The Lure of Sycophancy
Category: Flash FictionThe Lure of Sycophancy We are all, Carl believed, sycophants. What we personally believed meant little in real life because to please colleagues, friends and family we normally agree, rarely argue. In his early twenties, Carl decided that greasing the wheels worked as an amateur–why not go professional? Sycophancy offered many careers everywhere. Getting into…
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The Seventh Commandment, Revisited
Category: Flash FictionThe Seventh Commandment, Revisited The Christian God was increasingly unhappy with how His flock interpreted His commands. The other Gods did not have strict rules but the Christian God did. Specifically, He gave His followers ten commandments, yet His believers broke them all, some regularly. God felt the worst problems lay with His Seventh Commandment. …
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The Lure of Sycophancy
Category: Flash FictionThe Lure of Sycophancy We are all, Carl believed, sycophants. What we personally believed meant little in real life because to please colleagues, friends and family we normally agree, rarely argue. In his early twenties, Carl decided that greasing the wheels worked as an amateur–why not go professional? Sycophancy offered many careers everywhere. Getting into…
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Constipation
Category: Flash FictionConstipation [Reader Advisory: Ugh] Mitchell never thought much about constipation (who does?) until it quietly arrived in his late seventies. His body had been a tool he used. He never thought about greasing it, feeding it fibre, forgetting fries, having his tires rotated. Turns out, took quite a while to realize he was constipated, almost…