yumado | November 10, 2009
Early one morning, I found myself in a jam. I was facing eviction and money was tight. I needed some cash. I needed it fast. I couldn’t fall back asleep. I was having a panic attack. I broke into tears.
Watching informercials all morning, I came up with a most brilliant idea. After all, what I [...]
Category: Literary Works, Short Stories, Yurij Dobriansky |
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Tags: ideas, informericals, inventions, reinventing the wheel, the world's greatest reinvention, wheel, wheels
aderkatch | November 10, 2009
My mother always told me…
“Life is like a box of chocolates.”
Ironically, she’s a diabetic.
Category: Artem Derkatch, Ironically, Literary Works |
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emerckx | November 10, 2009
There once was a prince who decided to go on a journey with his servant. They came to a small house in a dark forest where a girl warned them that her stepmother was a witch who disliked strangers, but unfortunately there was nowhere else to stay. The prince and his servant reluctantly entered the [...]
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aderkatch | November 10, 2009
I was never fond of the tall, heavy pale blue apartment doors in our building; the way they opened and closed with those fierce slams always left me alone and unwelcome in the hallway. This one was labeled “6H”, and after I knocked, Sal’s mother emerged from inside. She had been expecting me.
“Hi Mrs. G.”
“Salvatore [...]
Category: Artem Derkatch, Bear, Literary Works, Short Stories, Vorochta 5 |
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Tags: Cannoli, Coming of Age, Little Italy, Midget, New York City, The Feast