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by Charlie Mine
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“So. Why don’t you start by telling me about your childhood?”
I sigh, shifting in my chair. I always want to pace w... |
November 22, 2010 |
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by Charlie Mine
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“Twenty-eight....twenty-nine....Thirty! Ready or not, here I come!” But instead of running throug... |
November 21, 2010 |
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by Charlie Mine
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Alone. Again.
So tired.
Can this really be all there is?
The tequila is sharp, pungent. My throat constrict... |
November 21, 2010 |
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by Charlie Mine
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“Denny’s got matches!”
I held the jar up, looking at the golden eye. Do toads have friends? “What do you thi... |
November 18, 2010 |
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by Charlie Mine
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“Alright, Lynnie, last song.”
“Aw, c’mon, Denny! You’re gonna make me go to bed at ten?”
“Hey, we talked about th... |
November 17, 2010 |
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by Charlie Mine
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“Let’s go over by the boys.”
I looked over. Denny launched himself from a tree into the water. “If Mom catches him ... |
November 15, 2010 |
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by Charlie Mine
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“Dad-” I stopped abruptly, hand on the door frame. Dust motes shimmered in the late afternoon sun. He lay on his side,... |
November 13, 2010 |
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by Charlie Mine
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I'm explaining to my best friend why I am a horrible person
We are your best friends, and we are naked. In a rest... |
March 02, 2010 |
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by Charlie Mine
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Focus.
He's talking. I'm listening, watching, and feeling.
Pain, sadness, guilt, fear.
I pull my... |
February 01, 2010 |
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by Charlie Mine
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"Let's test it one more time."
I groaned.
"Oh, come on! What if doesn't work?"
"Seriously, Maggie, we alread... |
January 08, 2010 |
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by Charlie Mine
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"Now?"
"No, not yet. That was only one assailant."
"Yeah, but he had a gun!"
"We can't take any chances on ... |
January 08, 2010 |
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by Charlie Mine
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I so hate Walmart. It's not just the zombies wandering brainlessly from aisle to aisle, getting in my way whil... |
January 07, 2010 |
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by Charlie Mine
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"What the fuck?" I willed the bastard to meet my eyes as I took another drag on my cigarette.
"What now?" M... |
January 06, 2010 |
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by Charlie Mine
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By Grandpa Charlie
Yep, once again, Ray, you have |
October 19, 2009 |
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by Charlie Mine
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"Don't you ever feel like just saying 'Fuck it' to the whole goddamn world? Day in, day out, the same nine-to-five bull... |
August 27, 2009 |
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by Charlie Mine
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"If she were human, she'd be like, this thirty-somethin' white trash bitch, livin' in a trailer with a buncha kids, and ... |
April 24, 2009 |
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by Charlie Mine
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"Maybe I'm just tired. Or shot one too many steroid injections this week. Whatever. I oughta be happy for you insensi... |
April 21, 2009 |
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by Charlie Mine
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Maybe I’m just tired. Or shot one too many steroid injections this week. Whatever. I oughta be happy for all of you i... |
April 20, 2009 |
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by Charlie Mine
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Memory is a funny thing. Most days, it seemed like he couldn't rely on it at all. Yet, there were times when it would ... |
April 20, 2009 |
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by Charlie Mine
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He kept his eye on her as she moved about the mission house that night. She was new to this scene, fairly young, with e... |
April 14, 2009 |
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by Charlie Mine
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Parasites and jackals
Scavenging gloriously
Faces painted with gore
Constantly looking left and right
Concerned only... |
April 09, 2009 |
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by Charlie Mine
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"Mitch!"
Jimmy's harsh whisper was irritating. "What?" The snarled response was intended to silence, not encourag... |
April 09, 2009 |
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