Stories tagged “comic”
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Laughing Wounds The Ego
Dr. Dementia scowled, delivering another crippling blow to his array of action figures. Or so he thought. The action figure must have been made of some rigid polymer, because it wasn’t crumbling in his fingers and he’d had enough. With a mighty dra...
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A "Just So" Story
Gunman-ji closed the gate of Diplomat-sahib’s compound and then ducked through the small side door to resume his post. He looked up and down the street both ways, ensuring that no bad elements had followed Driver-bhai home on the circuitous drive...
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Old Standby
I hate coming up with new material. I write and write but nothing ever seems funny anymore, not even when I read out loud in front of a mirror, posing and pulling faces. Whatever I might have had is lost. I can’t expect to have my own HBO special...
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Live On Stage
I’m disintegrating on stage – it’s like a burlesque of my soul, right from the opener. “Hey – found a wallet with $300. If it’s yours, ask the manager. But he will need you to show ID.” They laugh, I laugh R...
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The attic
Wondering through the streets of Belan, Yousef didn’t see except the tall dark buildings, the filth covering the streets and the stray cats eating from the garbage cans. he couldn’t help but thinking of where should i put my self inside thi...