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Fiction XV.II ’
Aug 20th, 2018 |
By Defenestration
There’s a fish on my desk and it’s weirding me out. It’s just sitting there. Where did this thing come from? How could it have possibly gotten on my desk? The damn thing isn’t even cooked! It’s not baked, or sautéed, or pan fried, or pan broiled, or grilled, or poached, or deep fried, or prepared in any way that would be beneficial to me. It’s just raw, and not in a creative or delicious way, like sushi. Raw!
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Aug 20th, 2018 |
By Defenestration
It started when Walt’s wife, Eve, left him. After she moved out, there was nobody around to push it back under the desk. Walt had never understood the importance of pushing it back under the desk. While Eve did so religiously, one of its first thoughts was that she had probably not understood the importance of that, either. All she wanted was a tidy room and to stop falling over it. Even though Walt rarely sat in it, he had an inexplicable tendency to leave it out of its place. Another one of its first thoughts was how much it would miss tripping Eve.
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Aug 20th, 2018 |
By Defenestration
I read through the company-wide email and my hands tremble. Although I recognize the entire middle section as my work, I read it through four more times to be sure. My work has Reginald Douchebag O’Donald’s name on the by-line. Then, I remembered. Our Thursday evening meeting ran long. I’d grown weary of Reginald’s leering and his double entendres, and I was ready to go home. While our team was waiting for our boss to approve a draft, Reginald asked to borrow my laptop for a last minute change to his fantasy football roster; his computer wasn’t connecting to the internet. Sure, I said, and slid the machine across the table hoping this would keep him distracted until the boss returned. How could I have been so naïve? Now he has used my work to get the promotion.
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Aug 20th, 2018 |
By Defenestration
Man walks by carrying a box wrapped in tin foil. It’s impossible to see what’s inside.
S: What if he’s carrying a human head in there?
H: It’s a bunch of butterflies.
S: It’s a gecko.
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Aug 20th, 2018 |
By Defenestration
Lunar Base Commander Raines reporting to Houston. I’m not sure what you witnessed on your end, but we’ve got a bit of an issue up here.
I know this is going to sound fantastical but here goes:
I’m fairly certain that Command Module Pilot Aikman is a werewolf.
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Comments Off on “A Short Temper For Tall Tales,” by Michael Augustine Dondero
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