Stories tagged “ordinary”
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The King(pin)
It was an ordinary day until Elvis robbed me. I had just ordered some lunch at an eatery up in Kalamazoo and was rooting about for my car keys when I heard the sound of suede clopping on the pavement. I paid it next to zero mind (shoes were shoes, were...
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Life Can Seem Mundane
She assembles all the ingredients on the counter; flour, sugar, eggs, peanut butter. A simple receipe that makes tasty cookies. She grabs a big, white bowl and a spoon to mix it all. She carefully measures each step, following the recipe exactly. Then ...
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Cat Pictures
What truly underpins the success of humankind, beyond that of any other apex predator, is that we are social. We evolved language as it became useful for survival (“look out! a lion!”), and developed it as it became a part of competing for ...
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Ordinarius
“It’s not a migraine” I said. “Nobody wants that.” Only two pills left. Going through a bottle a week can’t be healthy. I looked at my son on the living room floor playing his muted Xbox. “I need you to go to the store for Tylenol.” The...
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Appearances
I’m jolted from sleep by the painfully intrusive sound of the alarm clock. My heart sinks with the acknowledgement of being brought back to reality. My hand immediately goes to my stomach, and I feel its distention from the sweets eaten last nigh...