Thoughts Over Coffee – The Cereal Taxonomy Crisis
The diner was your everyday small town greasy spoon kind of place. Trucks, station wagons, and the occasional tractor were
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Fiction
Playing Cat and Mouse – a Short Story
Playing Cat and Mouse with Slimy Sid Playing Cat and Mouse Slimy Sid thought he was the cat’s whiskers. His
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The First Word – A Flash Fiction Story
Inspiration for Story This story, ‘The First Word’ was inspired by a sentence in the novel “The Unexpected Witness”
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The Tartatus Variant
Kurt James’ thrilling dystopian adventure “The Tartarus Variant” is now available on Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Walmart, and a few
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Rocky Mountain Moonshiner
Rocky Mountain Moonshiner the 6th novel in my “Rocky Mountain Series” is now available in print and digital download on
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The Proposal ~ a Short Story
The Proposal Michael stood in line, patiently waiting his turn, then slipped his debit card into the ATM slot and
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My Whole World
My whole world … I waited a few minutes after he left then followed at a safe distance. He had
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The Friend
The Friend … Scene from Ukraine, after a sudden bomb attack (Daily Mail 5/3/22 – article written by Marc Nicol)
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When the Song Vanishes
When the Song Vanishes – When her latest original song went number one in 1977 on the country charts Laney
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A Mask of Black Tar
A Mask of Black Tar 1.) a.) “Kevin I don’t like our odds.” John stood outside their white Toyota Pickup
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Hurricane Katrina and the Ambulance Driver (August 29th 2005)
Hurricane Katrina and The Ambulance Driver (August 29th, 2005) 1.) The Ambulance Driver My dad worked for the oil company
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When Great Powers Collide
When Great Powers Collide … When Great Powers Collide 1.) To Collide “Terra, you are needed on the bridge please
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The Heart of the Galaxy
The Heart of the Galaxy … The Heart of the Galaxy 1.) A Galaxy of Bureaucrats “According to reports from
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Reaching the Core
Reaching the Core 1.) The Elevator to the Core Iva could not explain what he saw on the other side
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A Family Affair
A Family Affair I. A Family Reunion “The Central Nervous System, created by the Ancients, exists only a few meters
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An Unlikely Situation
AN UNLIKELY SITUATION 1.) The Situation Somyan, in tears from this unlikely situation, sat outside the auditorium and held Kamin
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Aliens in Exile
ALIENS IN EXILE 1. In Exile Somyan and Kolpa remained crouched behind a Riab municipal pipeline. Kamin and his daughter
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The Return of the Verotchka (Part Two)
The Return of the Verotchka (Part Two) 1.) Terra’s Return Soothing voices of an ancient Lai Choral, commonly sung by
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The Return of the Verotchka (Part One)
Return of the Verotchka … She led them into the clinic and away from the red dust of the valley…
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The Alpha Male, a Short Story for Halloween
The wolf pack gathered on a rocky outcrop that ran along the perimeter of the woods. The huge Alpha male
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A Young Wife
A Young Wife 1.) Tucked away in the rocky hills of Seg that overlook the desolate Red Valley, are dwellings
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The Story of Terra
The Story of Terra 1.) Geich, a former Emergency Room Physician, walked over to a Medical Clinic located in the
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The Space Incubus
The Space Incubus Incubus I Soon after Kamin, a homeowner and respected member of the Tetchkin community, left his home
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