Stories tagged “genius”
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The Genius of Madness?
The former IT programmer (lets call him Sam) sat at his desk, staring at the screen. He had so much he wanted to do in life, but every time he started to develop an idea, his mind wandered onto another great idea. After many years, and a thousand tange...
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What I got for Chrismiss
December 23rd It is nearly here. The orderlies tell us that we are for life, not just for Christmas, but that is the day they will dress us in our finest and put us on display. So many adults cannot have children of their own to lavish gifts upon becau...
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Finger Paint
Mr. and Mrs Olivare had learned long ago that their son’s creativity could not be stopped- he had what those with odd humor would sarcastically call “natural talent.” When he was born it was obvious right away there was something wron...
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The Wizard of Odd (Profile an author Challenge)
It is a night of stygian darkness and violent storm. Our hero stands perched atop a mountain like the dragon Chernobog. His robes fly madly in the hurricane force wind, a lightning strike reveals that underneath he is clothed only in slutty girl’...
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Kristin Stuart in 25 Years
Early submission Oh, Mrs Bishop, do you even have to ask? By the time I’m 39, I’m hoping my political career will be flourishing. Most people think I just want to be a brainiac, and its true, I like being smart, but I want to make a differe...
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Champagne
Jeff was one of those really cute, awkward geniuses. I love him for that, but romance made him nervous and bumbling, so he hadn’t proposed yet. We were walking home from the lab one evening and the campus was just glowing. He was talking about th...
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The Madness Continues
And so Sam went to Soccy, and he begged and begged to let him continue to go down tangent alley. He explained that if he, and others, were allowed to do this, everyone might actually be more productive because their creativity would be enhanced and all...