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Strange, sharp stories and essays about the absurd, awful, funny, monstrous things people do — to themselves, each other, and the worlds they build. One Gen X brain leaking gloriously onto a screen. Not always pretty, but always real. Usually kinda fun.
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Phantom Shelf Game 2 (opens the original)
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Subscribe nowThis post was written for ’s Phantom Shelf Game 2. It’s a collaborative writing event with overlapping characters and stories. I’ll be adding to this post every week in October as new prompts come out. I am the little advisor perched on the shoulder of the character you’re about to meet. Follow along each week to find out whether I steer
Seventeen Minus Six (opens the original)
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Subscribe nowWritten for Top in Fiction’s 11: Once-in-a-Century Writing Event.“Faster!” Six yelled as she looked back at me, never losing a step in her graceful sprint. I put on a burst of speed to try and catch her. Behind us the thunder of booted feet on the metal walkway grew as they gained on us.The whine of a bullet passing near my
Millcreek Village Library Life: Wishful Thinking (opens the original)
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Subscribe now‼️A brief note before reality gets strange‼️Millcreek Village is an ongoing collaborative serial written by several Substack authors. You can read my previous installment, or consult the <a href="https://snarkfloat
(Bad) Day (opens the original)
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Millcreek Village Library Life: Again? (opens the original)
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Subscribe now‼️A brief note before reality gets strange‼️Millcreek Village is an ongoing collaborative serial written by several Substack authors. You can read my previous installment, or consult the <a href="https://snarkfloats.s
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