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Practical Purposes
In a stern but graceful, straight-back wooden chair, Ramona Darling sat next to the bed. Her frail hands lay in her lap, her fingers folded over a…
Sep 29
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The Interview
Alicia Creecher hadn’t made it quite halfway down the hall to the door when it creaked, then swung open. The man who stepped through was wearing jeans…
Sep 22
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The Old 710
A thick plume of black smoke lay heavily along the top of the locomotive as it labored up the grade. It strained, moving more slowly just short of the…
Sep 15
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Yates Briscoe and the Beauty of Britain
Of all the salty old sea dogs I’ve known, Yates Briscoe was the saltiest. Yates was a tall, lean man who walked with a swagger. Some said that was only…
Sep 8
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Going Back
for Jack Williamson, with reverence A few minutes after 10 a.m. four short days after Martin Andersen turned 76, he confidently approached the Age…
Sep 1
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August 2023
Pearlized
August 25, 2023 by Harvey Again, a story from Eric Stringer, my strainge-fiction persona… Y’know, I ain’t sure how it happened, really. I swear, Bobby…
Aug 25
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Layers
Another story by my strainge-fiction persona, Eric Stringer….. Mr. Thomas Pilsen was about to have a terrible time getting to the airport. He was sure…
Aug 18
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Real Characters
Yet one more short story by Eric Stringer, my strainge-fiction persona…. It was a dark and stormy night, but nobody noticed. They didn’t even care. They…
Aug 11
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Respect
Another story from Eric Stringer, my strainge-fiction persona…… So this idiot kid looks right at me an’ says, “You gonna be my lawyer?” an’ he stresses…
Aug 4
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Respect
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July 2023
The Reverse Lizard Move
Another short story from my strainge-fiction persona, Eric Stringer…. Harold Silt strolled along in his pajamas, which were made to look like scrubs so…
Jul 28
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The Passing of Rosario
Another short story from my strainge-fiction alter ego, Eric Stringer… although this one is almost mormal. To begin bluntly and at the beginning, my…
Jul 21
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Someone You Will Never Have to Be
Originally this was another short story from my strainge-fiction alter ego, Eric Stringer: A Natural Study of the Scream. But I realized I’d already…
Jul 14
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