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Published in Hinged

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Past Tents

He added more whiskey to his ice. “Alexa, tell me a joke.” It wasn’t funny, and he wasn’t listening anyway. He just needed to hear a voice, any voice. His three birds, Polly and the Parakettes, filled the room with incessant chatter as always. …

Hinged

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Past Tents
Past Tents
Hinged

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Published in Hinged

·Jan 22, 2022

Quantum Mechanic

Romulus Rust sipped from the cut-glass tumbler. Single malt, neat. He could wait. He was patient. Infinitely patient. He soon heard the muffled thump followed by the tinkle of falling glass. There was a distant click and then the familiar whisper of complaint as the back door swung open. Romulus…

Hinged

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Quantum Mechanic
Quantum Mechanic
Hinged

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Published in Hinged

·Nov 6, 2021

The Summit

The President of the United States sat on the edge of the bed in his stocking feet, his head in his hands. His political future didn’t even enter his mind. The next election, the deficit, even national security, they were just small potatoes in light of what was on the…

Hinged

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The Summit
The Summit
Hinged

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Published in Hinged

·Oct 23, 2021

Odyssey

My first sensation was being dragged. Pulled out of the water by my collar, I was hauled onto the rocky shore. I was cold beyond any chill I’d ever felt, and my head throbbed like it would explode. Every bit of me hurt, and not just hurt. I was in…

Hinged

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Odyssey
Odyssey
Hinged

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Aug 18, 2021

Practicing Hope

written by Thom Garrett; edited by Danna Colman My go-to on smaller streams is an elk hair caddis, but the choice isn’t so obvious on the Bitterroot or the Blackfoot. There are days in the early spring when it’s a tiny blue-winged olive or nothing. …

Mwc Reentry

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Practicing Hope
Practicing Hope
Mwc Reentry

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Published in Hinged

·Aug 14, 2021

Little Jack

The morning air was cool and crisp, and the allure of the fluttering black and yellow wings was irresistible. Little Jack gave chase, oblivious to the lines adults draw between this place and that, or why it was okay for him to be here, but not over there. …

Short Story

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Little Jack
Little Jack
Short Story

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Published in Hinged

·Aug 7, 2021

Mired-On-Misery

“And a word to the wise, Mr. Andrews,” he said in a thick brogue. The wrinkled old man dropped the heavy ring of keys into my hand, and I wondered again if he had been hired for his looks just to impress the tourists. “Gates are locked for a reason…

Short Story

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Mired-On-Misery
Mired-On-Misery
Short Story

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Published in Hinged

·Jul 17, 2021

Opa’s Raincoat

“Gramma, whatcha doing?” I looked down at her intensely curious eyes. Emily was not four. She was proudly four-and-a-half as she would loudly proclaim if you happened to forget. She and her mother, my Elizabeth, had just moved into my guestroom. I patted the sofa cushion next to me and…

Raincoat

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Opa’s Raincoat
Opa’s Raincoat
Raincoat

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Published in Hinged

·Jul 10, 2021

A Midsummer Day’s Dream

Mayfred Yodal slept and, perchance, dreamed. Edna shook her older sister awake. “Mayfred! Wake up, you slug!” Edna turned toward the door and shuffled forward as fast as she could with her bad hip and her walker. “We gotta get moving! That old hussy Beula Mae finally kicked it and…

Lipstick

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A Midsummer Day’s Dream
A Midsummer Day’s Dream
Lipstick

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Published in Hinged

·Jul 3, 2021

Belladonna’s Heart

There once was a time when men and women were almost gods, and gods were almost human. One man at that time grew so in his talent as an artist, his skill as a craftsman, and his understanding as a philosopher that it was said there was no one on…

Mythology

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Belladonna’s Heart
Belladonna’s Heart
Mythology

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Thom Garrett

Thom Garrett

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Writing about life and love, along with a few crazy stories just for fun.

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