Tag: Short Story
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Game Over?
The blazing sounds from the TV and the clicking of Ken’s controller were the only sounds in the room. Ken’s eyes burned, gritty and dry from weeks of sleepless grinding. This was it. The final boss’s health bar was a sliver of red. He leaned forward, the controller creaking under his white-knuckled grip. As he…
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Bookstore Help
Larry peeked into the bookstore. Left, right, left again. He breathed a sigh of relief. No girls. The bookstore was mostly empty except for a male worker stocking the shelves near the front. He bolted inside before the situation could change. Step one, complete. He made his way to the back of the store where…
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Turned into a Girl for the Holidays
“Please, Thomas, I could really use your help,” Rick, my manager, pleaded. He was in costume as Santa’s elf, complete with a green outfit, a stupid hat, and fake ears. He always looked young, but the outfit made him look even younger. “No means no. Wouldn’t it be better for someone else to do it?…
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No Girls on the Internet
Grits: Hey, Reya. You gonna jump on chat?Killer: She’s just stalling. She just doesn’t want to reveal she’s actually a guy.Quincy: Who did I make that bet with that Reya’s a guy?Mog: That’d be me. I’m starting to regret it.Killer: Mog, Mog, Mog. You forgot Rule 37: There are no girls on the internet.Grits: Haha.Mog:…
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