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Chris MorrisChristopher AllenA Stories 04-07

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  • A Picture is Worth a Thousand "Like"s
  • Do it for the Gram
  • Fish Out of Water
  • It's Called Fashion, Look it Up
  • A Picture is Worth a Thousand "Like"s

    I knew it! I bloody well knew it!Okay, I feel somewhat ashamed of myself for doing it, but in the end it was worth it. I had to Google this guy. Find out if he was for real. Never have I met someone who fits the conventional millennial stereotypes as much as him; self-absorbed, prattling on about beard oil or skinny jeans (or something like that), and completely, utterly obsessed with his phone.He seemed alright on Tinder. A few vain shots of himself in front of a mirror and one pretty cringey topless photo ("arm day at the gym!"), but aside from that he was fine. I swiped right, he swiped rig...tBYone door

    Do it for the Gram

    Do it for the Gram Quinton struggled against the wind and pulled the door shut behind him as he ducked into the Café. He brushed a hand through his hair, trying to reposition it after the wind ruined his perfectly coiffed side part. When he finished readjusting his tangled scarf, he noticed Katie behind the counter effortlessly multitasking a double espresso and an orange mocha Frappuccino.Quinton hoped Katie would be back today. He opened Instagram and scrolled through her feed. She had just come back from a month-long trip to Thailand and had posted countless photos of her adventures. “Hey!”...tBYone door

    Fish Out of Water

    I drank my first beer on a barstool at a crowded pe in the East Village called Downtown Beirut in the late fall of 1992、 I hated www.onedoor.ccbeer—still do—but my roommate and I had pooled our cash and bought a pitcher of their cheapest draught when we discovered that was all we had enough money for. As I nursed from my pint glass, I ran a cost/benefit analysis of suffering the lukewarm piss vs. not getting a buzz. Conclusion: I was way too uncomfortable to sit there stone sober, and I was way too stubborn to leave. Bottoms up.I’d chosen a college in New York City to escape my small seaside town near Port...tBYone door

    It's Called Fashion, Look it Up

    "Look at this one!" My mom and her friend were sitting at the big table where we sometimes eat dinner when Grandma and Grandpa come over, giggling together. "And this one!" My mom snorted "Have you ever seen something so ridiculous?" "It's called fashion," her friend said snootily. "Look it up.""What's so funny Mama?" I asked. "We're looking at the-" But the rest of her words disappeared as I caught sight of what was on the computer screen. Men and women strutted down a red carpet, wearing the most glamourous clothes I had ever seen. One woman had feathers all in her hair, like a bird. Anothe...tBYone door

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