Fiction

Short stories and other narrative texts.

A new job

2023-01-20

The call came when I wasn’t expecting it anymore. I had sent my resume everywhere I could think of. I had been more selective at first, but since the necessities of life are not free, my high principles had waned, and I had gradually lowered my standards.

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A July afternoon

2022-11-29

The call rang through the house at about two in the afternoon. It was a bright July day, in the middle of a heat wave. The kids were playing in the pool, while I sipped my beer. I put down my Labatt 50 and ran to the phone. I picked up on the fourth ring, just before the answering machine would do it. It was my brother Regent, his voice choked with emotion, who told me the news. My father had died.

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