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Captain Billy versus The Electronic Pop-Tarts
Author's Note: Due to the bit of bad luck that befell The Good Tugboat Samson it was 86'ed out of San Francisco Bay and was repositioned North to Puget Sound. Deckhand Nicky has been replaced by his twin brother Deckhand Micky. (Refer to Contest #180 "It's Unlucky Not to Be Superstitious")Captain Billy sensed something was wrong in the wheelhouse of the Tugboat Samson. He was certain that an invisible and ever present force was out of control causing errors in his navigation as the tugboat ran up the coast from San Francisco to their new homeport of Seattle. He radioed ahead to Dispatch Seattl...
The Quake
Part One: The Date I woke up sweating in my soaked bedsheets. I stepped out of bed and poured a glass of cold milk from the fridge. I saw the time on the stove saying 2:00 AM. After I gulped it down, I fell asleep in less than an hour. I snuggled up to my dog, Waffles and her nose was on my cheek. Her four legs were sticking straight up like she was living the dream of a lazy dog. She’s a mini Australian labradoodle and she’s a little shit sometimes. I am sick of lying still in the dark, waiting for sleep to steal over me in the early hours of the morning.My girlfriend recommended that I keep ...
Shut Up Buddy
“You can’t always have it your way.” “I am aware of this Buddy, but you know that I am always right.” “And stop calling me Buddy, dammit! You know my name is Walter. Call me Walter. I’ve asked you a thousand times.” “But they used to call you Buddy. Do people not give nicknames to others that they enjoy?” “It’s not my fault they called me that. I never asked for them to call me Buddy. I thought it was ‘cause they liked me.” “They did not.” “Well I know that now don’t I?” “You do. Just like you know that the man up...
Continuity of Screens
Trigger warnings: it includes scenes depicting brief physical violence, shooting, and sex. The wound hurts but doesn’t bleed anymore. The bullet had grazed his thigh, carving a burning furrow of living flesh. A torture when he had to run, but tolerable now that he’s sitting in the darkened theatre. It had to happen, it’s the law of .... that guy who said things always go wrong. Or was it almost always?Slumped in a seat in the second-to-last row, Bob slowly catches his breath. Seven blocks he ran, despite the firewww.onedoor.cc in his leg. He couldn’t go on any longer when he saw the movie theater marquee. I...