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danielshortell (53)in #fiction • 7 years ago
FLASH FICTION: Accost Thy Neighbor
Synopsis: Among the lush verdancy of sublime American suburbia, wars are brewing. A creeping sense of malaise is causing upright citizens to act in downright sinister ways.…
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v4vapid (73)in #netanyahu • 7 years ago
Irrefutable Evidence Presented by Netanyahu in Masterful Lecture
In what can only be hailed as a remarkable achievement, Israeli Crime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu delivered damning evidence against the Middle East’s most dangerous rogue…
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danielshortell (53)in #fiction • 7 years ago
SHORT STORY: Transposition
Preface: Evolution is inevitable, its outcomes deterministic based on myriad social, physical and environmental factors contributing to change. For thousands of years, homo…
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palikari123 (64)in #comedy • 7 years ago
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danielshortell (53)in #fiction • 7 years ago
SHORT STORY: Preston's Dilemma
Preface: Socially-awkward people go through intense struggles and play never-ending mind games with themselves. Although the DSM hasn't successfully diagnosed their affliction…
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danielshortell (53)in #tinfoilraps • 7 years ago
POLITICAL POETRY: Chucking Stones from the Tin House
Hello everyone. I recently moved to a new town. People here seem to view the world differently than I do. The adjustment process has been quite difficult for me. As a catharsis…
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danielshortell (53)in #fiction • 7 years ago
SHORT STORY: The Overeducation of Sir Charles
Dear Abby, It pains me to write to your advice column, but I've reached my wit's end. I've pursued modern scientific channels (child psychologist, neurologist…
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comedyopenmic (70)in #comedyopenmic • 7 years ago
Comedy Open Mic - Round 8
Hi All, Welcome to the Eighth week of The Comedy Open Mic Contest. Please read the contest rules here Credit to our Dandy (@dandesign86) for creating this logo for…
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danielshortell (53)in #fiction • 7 years ago
SHORT STORY: I'm Buggered
My only real complaint is that he doesn't look me in the eyes when he's doing it. Well, the blanket too. It gets stuffy and hot under the wool blanket, diminishing the…
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danielshortell (53)in #fiction • 7 years ago
FLASH FICTION: The Plasticity of Time, Space and Reason
He walks into walls often, bouncing off them, usually bloodying his nose or banging a knee. It wasn't always this way, the blood-stained shirts, cracked toenails, bruised knees.…
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maddieseal (42)in #steemit • 7 years ago
#11 My thoughts on... MY FIRST MONTH ON STEEMIT
Since today I'm celebrating my first 30 days on this platform, I decided to gather all the 30 thoughts that went through my mind while being here. It was more or less a cycle of…
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danielshortell (53)in #fiction • 7 years ago
SHORT STORY: Dead Money
Luck's a funny thing. Like a punch to the face. Jarring, disorienting. You "have a bit of luck" and in the moment, the world's askew. Perspectives are oblique, time and reality…
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danielshortell (53)in #fiction • 7 years ago
Short Story: Awakening While Homemakening
Synopsis: A nice lady's inner dialog spirals out of control as she is born into her new reality. Through our binoculars we see Gladys from afar. Her head fills the entirety…
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danielshortell (53)in #poetry • 7 years ago
POP MUSIC HAIKU: "These Girls" (Why Don't We)
Anyone who has two brain cells to rub together knows Time Magazine is the clairvoyant purveyor of emerging music culture. Moronic conspiracy theorists claim Time is an antiquated…
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danielshortell (53)in #fiction • 7 years ago
FLASH FICTION: Dear Jimmy
Synopsis: A precocious 7-year-old boy drafts a letter to his frenemy the day before he moves out of state. Dear Jimmy, In 18 hours you will leave Vermont. Your family's…
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danielshortell (53)in #fiction • 7 years ago
SHORT STORY: The Great Gas Bubble
Is this what happens to value in post-industrial, indulgence-oriented, developed economies? The following is an excerpt from th!s...(All images are original artwork by…
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danielshortell (53)in #fiction • 7 years ago
SHORT STORY: Holy Financial Catechlysm
**Note: The following letter (6 pages) was discovered folded inside a bible bearing the name "Cardinal Mackey". The bible was sitting in the second pew, far left-hand side in St.…
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danielshortell (53)in #poetry • 7 years ago
POP MUSIC HAIKU: GUCCI GANG (Lil Pump)
The sheer quantity of baldly superficial, uber materialistic rap targeting the teenage demographic is horrifying at best, dystopian at worst. In three-minute vignettes, we see…
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danielshortell (53)in #fiction • 7 years ago
SHORT STORY: The Butcher
Fawning as it may seem, I think the customers are the best part of my job. Now, I can hear your thoughts. Of course I need them to patronize my shop, but that's not the reason.…
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danielshortell (53)in #fiction • 7 years ago
AESOP'S REBOOT, FABLES FOR ?KIDS?: The Cow and the Douchey Weasel
A short fable, in a kid-friendly format, spotlighting the dirtbags who profit from illegitimate take-downs. FOREWORD FOR PARENTS Most kids' books I've read suck. Invariably…
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