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Flash Nonfiction

Hold On

Hold On

I'm always a minute too late to the punchline, the food is always cold when he gets to the table, his height changes the minute I etch it into the persimmon tree.
By JAKE Feb 13, 2024
How To Break Up With A Toxic Loved One: a handy guide to being civilized instead of honest

How To Break Up With A Toxic Loved One: a handy guide to being civilized instead of honest

I’m growing as a person, learning a lot about myself and how my past experiences have impacted me. I’m reevaluating what’s worked for me and what hasn’t.
By JAKE Dec 20, 2023
Rural Town Wellness Check

Rural Town Wellness Check

You stare at him. One beat passes. Two. This cannot be happening.
By JAKE Oct 10, 2023
Is it still Dollar Pizza if it’s a Dollar Fifty?

Is it still Dollar Pizza if it’s a Dollar Fifty?

On Facebook people are even angrier and it’s more real, because if you’re on Facebook in 2022 you don’t care what people think of you.
By JAKE Sep 12, 2023
The Merry-Go-Round Broke Down

The Merry-Go-Round Broke Down

I wanted once before to honk my horn against the swastika that he’d drawn on the poster board he got from the Dollar General, but I had the horn’s fuse pulled as a wild experiment in radical pacifism.
By JAKE Sep 5, 2023
The Fable of Darwin and the Baby Bunny

The Fable of Darwin and the Baby Bunny

Life isn’t fair.
By JAKE Aug 22, 2023
This is where I'd end it

This is where I'd end it

“This sucks,” I yell, and what I mean by “this” is everything.
By JAKE Aug 15, 2023

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