Archive for the ‘Coffee Break Fiction’ Category

Plant Rescue

“Hi, I called earlier about the plant,” Clarissa announced. A little bell tinkled as the door closed behind her. Plants lined the windowsills on both sides of the door; some wrapped with twine, held up with sticks and others cascading to the wooden floor. Tables, benches and an old claw footed bathtub were covered in [...]

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The Pink House

The Pink House (tentatively titled) is a place where people go to either learn how to have fun again in life or to learn how to bully. I feel it’s bit like real life. This is a novel I’ve been working on for the past six months – I’m almost done! Here’s a scene about [...]

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The Pink House

The novel I’m working on is tentatively titled The Pink House. It’s a revised version of the now retired Burp Factory with the same premise as a school to either learn how to have fun in life again (for those who have found themselves too serious) or to learn how to bully (to elbow their [...]

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Burp Factory Snipet

Almost everyone seems to be so serious nowadays, serious about money, jobs, relationships, family, health, religion, politics, jeez I could go on. I even found myself serious. So I’ve started working on a novel in which the characters learn how to play games and have fun again, just like when they were kids. It’s tentatively [...]

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The New Standard, Part 2 (see below for Part 1)

Dennis and Amy headed south towards the Chicago River. The sidewalks had cleared with most already at work. As they crossed the bridge over the muddied river, Dennis stopped and rested his elbows on the railing. Amy did the same. They faced east, towards the lake. She closed her eyes into the sun as it [...]

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