“Lunch is for wimps.”
Stories
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Skinny Jean Interest Only Gift Card Armageddon
It’s fairly certain that the idea of a “harmonious balance with nature” did not originally include interstates, condos, or Neiman Marcus. What is not certain is who thought consuming a planet’s resources slowly was better than doing it quic...
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The End of the End of the World
Skies will turn red and things will boil. Meanwhile, the ghost of Stephen Hawking will have led a merry band of scientists, doctors, Warren Buffett, mechanics, philosophers and others of absolute and relative smartness in a conga line of survival deep ...
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The Grail Quest
Ryan and Peter stood at the edge of densely packed crowd, all gathered around a large open pit sunk into the floor and rimmed by several rows of seats. The two delicately massaged their way toward the front, neither wanting to offend with their presenc...
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Flowers On Fire
Finally the gruff voice returned. “Cactus, venom and rodeo, huh? Now what do you suppose that means?” it asked, as if for the hundredth time that night. Ryan kept his gaze locked on the murky void through the window, from which Peter now no...
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Wednesday Morning In Laurel Canyon
“Just as I suspected. You’re abusing prescriptions.” “I know… help me?” “No.”
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Two of the Wild Ones
Ryan wheeled the Oldsmobile into the gravel lot of the warehouse, his eagerness met with sliding tires and a rainbow of pebbles outside the passenger window. Peter noticed each detail with slow-motion precision, given that Ryan’s maneuver had pin...
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Catharsis
On the field, the Titans scored. The October Friday night erupted in delirious cheers as the home team’s margin grew to a merciless four touchdowns and a field goal. Bobby watched the cheerleaders begin another auto-routine, their breath visible ...
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The Disregard of Timekeeping
For a girl of relatively diminutive stature, Wight had an impressive array of levers and valves at her disposal. One such valve suddenly erupted in a shrill hiss of steam, and a nearby control panel lit up like Solstice Day. “Zounds!” Wight...
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One of These Days
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Same Old Scene
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Countdown
Thirty lanes, smart highway grids and years of evolution be damned; humans always slow down for a gruesome crash scene. John imagined that the Distracted (and possibly Departed, judging by the amount of smoke) must have been listening to the same broad...
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Commune
Ram had never been to Havana, despite the fact that travel to Cuba had been legal for decades. His table in the large open window gave him a corner’s-eye view of the entire plaza. Thousands filled the sidewalks, thankful for the late evening brea...
