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One For the Ages

by James C. Clar
November 22, 1963

Elm Street shimmered under the Texas sun as municipal workers hung red, white, and blue bunting across Dealey Plaza. Crowds already lined the sidewalks waiting for the President’s motorcade. At 11:12 a.m., Officer Bill Sprinkle squinted up at the brick facade of the Texas School Book Depository.

“You see that?” he ...

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Muted

by William Cass
Late one night in a desolate foreign town, I walked past two men just inside a dark alley. The larger one had the other pushed up against a wall with a knife under his chin. The smaller man looked at me with pleading, terror-filled eyes. When the larger man jerked to follow his gaze, I hurried beyond them up the street. No one else was around to turn to for ...

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by William F. Smith
"Sorry you can't sit at your usual table today," tavern owner Jake McGinty told Patrick Murphy. "All my chairs were stolen last night, right under my big Irish nose. Can you believe it?"

"That I can," said Murphy, perched on the edge of a table. "I'm sure you'll want to tell me all about it."

"Friday, you know, is game night. So ...

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The Influencer

by Linda O'Grady
“You sure it looks OK, babe?”

“Gorgeous, babe. You’re beautiful.”

“And you’re getting the sunset? The waves? My hair?”

“Come on, babe, I know what I’m doing.”

“I know, babe. It’s, just, like, really important to the brand..."

“Maybe a step back, babe – really capture that dramatic windswept look.”

She w...

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