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His Dad Was Different (and alive)

  • Post author:John McElhenney
  • Post published:November 7, 2023
  • Post category:mcelhenney/short short stories/ss2

His Dad Was Different (and alive) He called to tell me his dad was getting close to crossing the rainbow bridge. We'd just celebrated his 96th birthday with chocolate cake…

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Fern (is an adult)

  • Post author:John McElhenney
  • Post published:September 14, 2023
  • Post category:mcelhenney/short short stories/ss2

Fern (is an adult) It's 1978, I'm in New York City on Spring Break from some prep school in New Hampshire. The Ramones and Talking Heads are taking music in…

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A Hunger Unquenched (battle mountain)

  • Post author:John McElhenney
  • Post published:September 6, 2023
  • Post category:mcelhenney/short short stories/ss2

A Hunger Unquenched (battle mountain) I'm reaching through the web for something exotic. Some hunger in me for adrenaline or dopamine. I don't have to understand the chemistry to feel…

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