Tag: short stories

• Fame

  by Heckel’s Horse Jr. Fame is a short story. The Pentagoct office workers look glazen, staring over the historic and protected Saz Field their building looks over with them. All standing at their chunk of the wrap around single widow frame of the 11th floor. A contemporary towering monument to the rule of five eighths, […]

  Edgeworth Johnstone

  5 Oct 2022

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• Stag

  

  Stag would walk up to the gate and then turn left and take some drink before heading off to the post office. At the post office he’d meet his friend, and then go for a walk with his friend to the beach. At the beach they played beachball and ate ice cream. Then as he […]

  Edgeworth Johnstone

  1 Dec 2019

  Stories

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• She grunts

  

  This present man’s been talking at the far divider for whatever length of time I recollect. Sat with his back to me. Just me and him in the room. I’m lying face up on my bed. I give a half spin to confront my dad’s side of this bed. Beside my father’s side of the […]

  Edgeworth Johnstone

  26 Jan 2019

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• Feeding time on the Alps Express

  It’s sad. You wouldn’t even think he’s trying to hide. The company chairman’s looking straight into our carriage from the other end of the platform. I can even see when he blinks. His binoculars flicker white momentarily. His blink rate will drop to less than once per minute. His breathing’s a worry. Even from where […]

  Edgeworth Johnstone

  24 Jan 2019

  Stories

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