Stories tagged “elevator”
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Dead Air
I knew the day was going to be interesting when the elevator doors opened without the usual inclusion of an elevator. I stepped forward, raising my mug of coffee to my face as I did so, and only managed through sheer blind instinct to stop my motion be...
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Descent
The mechanical yawn of the elevator was not enough to fill the silence between them. He fumbled with his keys; dropped them. She glanced up from her novel and shifted slightly against the mirror. “Good day?” He swallowed audibly as she turn...
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Joker's Wild
Lloyd stared glassy-eyed into the blue rays of the monitor. The boss says ‘Man the monitors’, so he mans the monitors. It was a slow day. The most interesting thing he’d seen was a crotchety old tourist couple fighting. He sighed, alm...
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7 Stories
Ding. As the doors, Jessica’s heart almost stopped. It was the man from the photograph. He ignored her, and pressed seven, even though it was already lit. Her floor. It took all the concentration she had to keep from staring at him, instead focus...
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Hoisting Pianos
A deliveryman stood outside the elevator doors leaning on an oak upright piano. He took out the piece of paper that had the delivery address on it. The piano needs to get up to the 25th floor. “Ever since the invention of the elevator these deliv...
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Off to Number Nine
My best friend is poking me. MY BEST FRIEND IS POKING ME – oh wait he doesn’t know me anymore or who I’ve become. or rather, what I’ve become. Jumping is suddenly much more fun though how else to get from place to place? Good ex...
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Don't Get Shafted
As he left M’s office he found Moneypenny puttering around. She was straightening a picture on the wall, and the light from the window gave her a backlight that made her look almost angelic. Her hair was like a translucent glow that framed her face. ...
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Elevator
I walk into the elevator. I’m on the sixth floor and in a rush to get home and clear my head. I press the “1” button and assault the “Door Close” button with my finger until the metal doors shut with an almost silent slidi...
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Unsure, Sure, and That's Weird
I take his hand and try to smile. Who would have believed I’d wind up in a stalled elevator with him. I’ve seen him all over for what seems like years. It’s probably been six months or so. I’ve never been one for keeping track o...
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The crisis line
Kelly drove home from work. She was so upset, she could barely concentrate on the road. Her tears stung her eyes, and blurred her vision. She kept thinking about Mike. She stepped into her apartment building, went up to the her floor, and went into her...
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The Shaft of Equality
I was afraid of my voice and what it could do. Eyes made contact, but all sight ever did was screw with me. I kept my mouth shut because you scared me to death. You had a pull on me that I couldn’t justify. You made me smaller than you when you l...