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Month: November 2021

An empty swing-set

The Swing
by Zachary Robert Long (1639 words, estimated reading time: 7 minutes)

Posted on November 27, 2021August 26, 2024 by Zack Long

Joey was out of his desk and pulling open the classroom door before the bell rang for the second time. He was the first kid in the hall, rushing headlong down it’s length towards the double doors that screamed freedom. “No running in the halls!” Mrs. Lightfoot called out after him in vain. They both…

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A cat stares into the void

The Kid and the Cat
by Zachary Robert Long (2581 words, estimated reading time: 12 minutes)

Posted on November 26, 2021August 26, 2024 by Zack Long

He had read an article about it once. Guy’s alone at his parent’s place with the family cat while they go shopping. Thinks what the hell and sees for himself why they call it pussy. Family comes home to find the cat with a wrecked asshole and…end of story. Good for a couple laughs, maybe…

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Writing is a lonely are at times, we spend so much of our time locked in a room and never know if we are reaching anyone…

— Hubert Selby Jr.

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