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Life Inside My Eyeball – A Free Story by Cristóbal McKinney

I’ve decided to abandon anonymity and attach my name to these stories.  One could google search the name of this blog and find out who I am anyway, and I think that perhaps my name may have some relevance in … Continue reading

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Muted – a Free Story about LOST

Hey all, this week’s story is inspired by LOST, the television show.  Comments welcome! Jacob muted the television when the commercials began and watched them in silence.  He considered his name.  Why exactly did his parents name him Jacob?  LOST … Continue reading

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In The Event Of Failure – Two Minute Epic – Flash Fiction

Hey All, guess who’s back!  I’ve been busy with many things, and so am only now publishing another short story.  The bad news is that I will not regularly post for about a month.  The good news is that in … Continue reading

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hungry feet and swollen ankles – 12 Days of Christmas: Holiday Flash Fiction – Story 10

Someone recently told me that the 12 days of Christmas are actually supposed to begin on Christmas day.  I don’t really care.  Any day after Christmas and before December 1st doesn’t feel like Christmas, no matter how many holiday songs … Continue reading

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Christmas Considerations – 12 Days of Christmas: Holiday Flash Fiction

Hey everyone, today I’m starting the 12 days of Christmas, in which I will publish a piece of flash fiction everyday.  Today’s piece is inspired by Christmas consumerism.  It comes late today because–lets face it–it’s the weekend and even I sometimes … Continue reading

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dear reader – Two Minute Epic: Experimental Flash Fiction

Hi all, the following ‘story’ is a big experiment.  Please comment if you understand any part of the ‘story,’ I’d love to hear what you think is going on.  If five people comment, I’ll post what I think the story … Continue reading

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A Line In Sand – Two Minute Epic: Flash Fiction

Hey All, this week I decided to experiment a little with narrative and the nature of story-telling. Comments always welcome. Enjoy!             I write a story that is a line in sand.  You follow it before … Continue reading

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Bashing Heads and Vocabulary Tests – Two Minute Epic: Flash Fiction

Hey All, I’m back with just a regular flash fiction today.  I hope you all enjoyed the 12 days of Halloween!  For those of you checking in for the first time, I publish flash fiction once a week on Tuesdays … Continue reading

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Everyday Monsters – 12 Days of Halloween: Scary Flash Fiction: Story 1

Hey all, today marks the last story in the 12 Days of Halloween story sequence.  For those of you who don’t know, I wrote a short story, or a poem, for every day of the 12 days leading up to … Continue reading

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FrankenHalloWhoDunnit? – 12 Days of Halloween: Scary Flash Fiction: Story 2

Hey all, today I decided not to try to be scary, but to make light of the formulas for certain scary movies.  Hope you enjoy!      Five guests sat down to eat dinner.  Suddenly, one of them gasped and … Continue reading

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