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It's the Small Things, Isn't it?

That antique license plate had been loosely hung by this old cafe's front door for so many years I'd stopped really noticing it. It was there when I…

Mar 16 •

“I ask you, ‘What's a hungry bear to do?’”

An Abecedarian short short story

Feb 2 •

Being Used as an Illustration

Once Upon a Time in Real Life...

Dec 31, 2023 •

Behind the Register

I had been watching the kid for several minutes on the security screen behind the counter. It had caught my attention when they appeared to be checking…

Nov 4, 2023 •

“What did you say to her?” “What do you mean ‘what did I say to her’?” “Well, she looked pretty upset when she ran upstairs crying.” “And I wasn't the…

Aug 15, 2023 •

“Guess this is the best you've ever done, isn't it?” “Are you saying I can do no better or that you can do no better?” “Why, I couldn't make the like at…

Jul 5, 2023 •

How is it that...

Little Questions Are Sometimes Big

May 8, 2023 •

Mar 31, 2023 •

JL's Stories and Musings

JL's Stories and Musings

Stories and thoughts that occasionally flow.

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