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Friday, 28 March 2025

Truck Stop by Steve Gerson, sour grape Slushie

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“Hey little girl.   How much?” the traveler asked as he put his three cans of chewing tobacco and six pack of Bud Lite on the counter.   I...
Thursday, 27 March 2025

THE LATE FRED GROVER by Guy Pratt, pale ale

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 Fred Grover raced down the dark avenue turned into Market Street as fast as his legs would go and then into the Square. Alas he was too lat...
Wednesday, 26 March 2025

The Pale Horse by Lynn Clement , ginger beer and caramel muffin

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  The Palomino careered around the field. He bashed his head on the gate post. For a while, he was dazed. Jenny got out of the jeep. ‘You ...
Tuesday, 25 March 2025

The Goddess Athena Visits Her Dad by Rosemary Johnson, ouzo

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  ‘Dad, it’s me, Athena… Dad?   Where are you?   I need to speak to you.   Urgently. ‘Dad… Dad… Wait a minute.   I don’t like what I’m see...
Monday, 24 March 2025

French Knickers and Other Decadences by Gill James, dry Martini

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"There is something incredibly decadent," said Jay, "about sitting here in French knickers, reading magazines and worrying ab...
Sunday, 23 March 2025

Sunday Serial: 280 x 70, 55. Pie Charts by Gill James, double gin and tonic

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 Introduction This collection is a collection of seventy stories, each 280 words. They were inspired by the first picture seen on my Twitt...
Saturday, 22 March 2025

Saturday Sample: Keepsake by Jenny Palmer, A59, a pint of lager,

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  It wasn’t true. You couldn’t judge a book by its cover. That was one thing Marion had learnt over the years. It probably applied to men to...