Stories tagged “Kevin”
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The Order Takes To The Sea
The Order followed Kevin down the passageway to where it let out at an underground river. The Ficleteers stared in awe. A large battleship sat at a dock with the words USS Ficlets scrawled in orange print on the side. “All aboard!” Jason ho...
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Trouble Is Afoot
With all the excitement, people really did forget about the trouble still afoot. Even Kevin allowed himself to fall into a reunion conversation with former ficleteers. Little did they know trouble was brewing at their very feet. Overlooked_Merchandise ...
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No Such Thing as Coincidence
Kevin couldn’t quite grasp it: he’d received horrified complaints that a shut-down count-down timer had embedded itself into the site. But when he went in to check the code, there wasn’t anything out of place. He scanned through it al...
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Cold
Fog surrounded my mouth as I breathed out, rubbing my hands together. I blew on them, shivering ferociously and hugging my knees. I looked over at Kevin. He had a crooked smile on as we sat on my porch. Why he suggested we go outside in the middle of w...
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Gay for You
He’s in my bed, in his pajamas, playing some dumb hand-held video game. I can hear the sounds of the shooting and the screaming of the zombies from the bathroom, as I was my teeth and brush my face. I can’t think. I can’t believe this...
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I Do Love You
It didn’t make sense. I was a guy, he was straight. We weren’t supposed to go out. And yet we were. I climbed into bed with him the day after and he cradled me in his arms. “Why are you doing this?” I asked. “I want you to...
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One Important Thing
The first thing you learn at the DMV is how to get rid of customers. The training consists entirely of memorizing documents and scenarios in which they might be necessary. A simple head shake accompanied with, “It appears you’re missing you...
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Stalemate
“So you’re saying that because I’m gay, I don’t have a soul.” Donnie said, trying to hold back a smile. Needling religious people seemed like a fair trade for all their hateful rhetoric. Needling Kevin was evin more fun- h...