Tag: Short Story
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Miss McRee’s Permanently Single
Permanently SINGLE DATING AGENCY Confidential memo to all staff Numbers are down, people. All the single people seem to be going somewhere else. We need them on our books. How can we make sure that they remain single if they go to other agencies? We need their funds, people. When numbers are down our funds…
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And they say romance is dead
Old Mal creaked and groaned as he leant forward in his dusty old chair. He was bent completely double with his arm out-stretched as far as he could, but he still couldn’t reach it. He muttered something inaudible. “What’s that you say?” Ornelle, his wife, glanced up and over at him from her dusty chair.…
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Foreigners: 3
He watched as the waiter handed the woman a menu. She stood and followed the waiter over to her table. He decided it was now time for him to go home. She pointed to the photo of the ‘Best Burger This Side Of The Milky Way’. He glanced around the room one more time before…
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Foreigners: 2
She walked into the room, slightly behind a male and female colleague. He watched from his place at the bar. She tripped over a curled corner of a rug, stumbling slightly. He smiled. She noticed a security camera and posed elegantly, briefly. He observed the trio as they made their way to an empty table.…
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Foreigners
He sat, alone, at the bar. She walked in, with a couple of friends, oblivious. He watched as she tripped over the carpet. She smiled at her friends and carried on regardless. He admired her pose. She carefully glanced around the room. He looked at the clock, ready to go home. She sat beside him,…
The Mansionic Perspective 