Stories tagged “alcoholic”
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The Treble Zero
“Beckwith Road” muttered the faceless passenger. Yet another ten minute companion on Colin’s route. Only the sixteenth of the week, five days in. Colin had become acutely aware of the most mundane statistics in his time driving the Al...
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The Promise
It had all been going so well. Ten years ago, he had made a promise, and he had been true to his word. It had been hell for a few weeks, but he still had her. In time, they had stopped fighting, and he had started performing better at work. He had even...
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The Ghosts of Summers Past
Two years have passed since we touched hands through the chain length fence, all forbidden fruit and hormones. On especially quiet Sundays, I often find myself laying in the grass; the very spot where we once laughed and talked and planned for a future...
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Falling Out
Nestled in my lap, dense curls of red, Bouncy spindles of fragrance, Further down, soft white canvas, Her face, Little red vein under left nostril, Peaking behind concealer, Pursed doll lips, Summer eyes like algae at the bottom of a pool, Engulfing, A...