Stories tagged “swearing”
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Meetings and Hallucinations
The Auxiliary was cramped and humid, although the room had seemed large upon entering. The air inside felt wet, as if compressed by the lungs of a leviathan. Watching his roommate, Rick became convinced that their breaths worked in symphony, struggling...
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The Prizefight
Identical handlebar moustaches bristled furiously as the first round began. The two men danced toward one another, their feet twitching back and forth, their bulbous gloves tucked beneath their chins. “Bumsquith, you cad, you rotter, you egg.R...
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The Day of Swearing
Things went wrong the first time on what I refer to as the ‘Day of Swearing’. I’d made a half dozen or so brief trips back, just experimenting, just looking. They went fine. I was fine. Everything was fine until I thought of her. She ...
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Quiet Voice in Shadow
“Interesting choice,” came a whispered commentary as she pulled the glorious gem from its resting place. A litany of swear words ran through her mind though she forced herself to stay silent, eyes forward as she pocketed the thing of beauty...
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The Day Of Swearing (Redux)
It took just a second to remember the date, time and location, before my body was hauled through the flimsy fabric of space and time, all the way back to Fick’s Bar, and the night that had originally symbolised my meeting with the girl of my drea...
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The Inevitability of Swearing
I did it right. The timing was perfect. Other me never showed to assail everyone’s ears with coarse vitriol. She came, and I was charming. By the time we parted ways her number rested comfortably in my pocket, and our first date occupied a place ...
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Gonnadie is So a Word
Running without looking, having already leapt without thinking, Tom surges through a mass of clinging, scraping hands. A hail of Spanish swear words and bullets fly over his head. The burrito in his gut threatens a repeat appearance. “I’m g...