Stories tagged “sunglasses”
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The Bar
It was the kind of bar you don’t expect to meet up with a lady in. Hazy smoke drifted lazily among the broken ceiling fans, whiskey straight was the most common order, and trucker hats and flannel were the main fashion choice, though not the kind...
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slow motion days
Zooey rummaged through the piles of clothing strewn over her floor, periodically doing ‘sniff-checks’ to determine the cleanliness of each item. She settled on a worn in black tshirt that hadn’t been washed in the past century, but ha...
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the note
Zooey skipped along towards the subway station, letting her bag swing freely beside her. The platform was desolate, and she took the opportunity to watch a janitor slowly move a mop from side to side. She boarded the next train, and snuggled herself in...
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Paranoid
Bang! Mleep! He looked up, over his newspaper, to the other side of the road. A man got out of his car, slamming the door. A little ‘blip’ and a flash indicated that the car was now locked. Then he walked to towards the coffee shop, stridi...
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John Was Wrong
I said to John that the sky was looking sort of weird. I guess he didn’t hear me so I said it louder this time, making sure to catch his eye. “Hey John, the sky looks kind of weird.” He shrugged, picking at the mole above his upper li...
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Seven Letter Confession
Alexander slowly maneuvered between the tables and chairs until his shoe struck the low stage at the back of the bar. Stepping up, he made his way to the piano. It was an instrument battered with years of use, and it had faithfully borne the songs of m...
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THX 0477
The man glanced up from his trashy novel and over the rim of his sunglasses. The woman who had just a minute ago sat next to him shyly touched the rim of her scotch with a finger and looked away. Dr. Tim stared at the beautiful woman and smiled mischev...