Category Archives: Micro Stories
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Tug of Love
8February 15, 2015 by Melanie L.
I felt a vague pull emanating from the dark folds of time just beyond my horizon. I circled closer curious. The …
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Thine Own Self
14December 17, 2014 by Melanie L.
It drained from me at the pace air escapes knotted balloons: imperceptibly until the external pressure to grovel carved a wrinkled …
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Reign of Fear
12November 17, 2014 by Melanie L.
Rainbows over arid land gave credence to His promise never again to flood the peaks. Mankind proliferated. But, infected floodwater …
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1939: Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Arrogance
26November 12, 2014 by Melanie L.
My father-in-law sent for us. “Education” and “opportunity,” he baited. My wife, mother of three, added “prosperity” and “please.” But, …
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Formula for Failure
15October 15, 2014 by Melanie L.
The scale dipped when I courted my fear of judgment. Charmed, I silenced instinct and succumbed. Pallor claimed his cheeks. Definition …
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Irish Twins
39September 1, 2014 by Melanie L.
Silk raked against sore nipples as mom plodded back to bed. Her lids crashed over bloodshot eyes. His uninvited advance elicited …
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Summer Beckoned
27August 5, 2014 by Melanie L.
Summer beckoned. Outside we bounded. “Avoid the cornfield!” Mom hounded. Heather we joined. Others we summoned, including the boys. Kickball ensued …
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“Courage” (Fiction)
13July 22, 2014 by Melanie L.
“Wait. R.E.M. and waking stages combine? Sleep paralysis invades while supine causing visions of strangulating hags or threatening assailants while …
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Discarded
28July 15, 2014 by Melanie L.
I, lovestruck, swooned upon receipt. He even remembered my favorites! But, I tossed them all, including those two-toned roses. They should …
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My Own Champion 