Stories tagged “Short Stories”
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Boxes
He walked out of the box truck, pressed his finger against a small screen near the exit of the factory, then slipped under the descending factory garage door. The rumbling door and its echo slammed shut; the vacuum of sound felt unnatural to the man. H...
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Eyes Wide...Shut Up
Standing at the front door Dolo reached out and grasped the oak leaf shaped knocker then released it. The perfunctory clang did its job for the door opened slowly, with the chain still engaged. A raspy female voice emanated from the figure lurking in t...
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Curiouser and Curiouser
Once downstairs, Dolo surveyed his surroundings. Steampunk and UFO posters donned the walls. In one corner sat a table with a box of many-sided dice as well as some Magic: The Gathering cards. At the opposite corner he spotted astrological charts on th...
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Enter Stage Right
As a chubby man in a suit and tie opened the padlock a frightened woman crawled out of the box. Dolo shuddered at the thought of being placed in solitary confinement just to be allowed to be considered for this secret club. He thought how much he wante...
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Exit Stage Left
Dolo felt sheepish all of a sudden. He certainly didn’t like standing up and sharing his intimate thoughts with a bunch of strangers. However he was excited to finally get some guidance (albeit a bit unconventional) that could help him become a more ...
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The Chosen One
“Put him in the box and let him think about this atrocious story!” “What?!” Dolo pleaded. “No. No, I’m not trying to be anyone I…I…” He felt his face flush. The Viceroy interrupted the commotion, “Perhaps you are trying too hard to ...