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Morning Ritual (in my father’s house)

  • Post author:John McElhenney
  • Post published:July 15, 2023
  • Post category:mcelhenney/short short stories/ss2

Morning Ritual (in my father's house) I could hear the gentle sounds of tennis coming through the walls and my father watched the women's Wimbledon final.  I knew this because…

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Fire Alarm (what’s the emergency?)

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

Fire Alarm (what's the emergency?) The buzzing from the fire alarm was so loud, and it was just BLEEEEEPing every few minutes about a low 9-volt battery that needed replacing.…

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Tales of the Tilted Planet (drinking water)

  • Post author:John McElhenney
  • Post published:June 25, 2023
  • Post category:mcelhenney/short short stories/ss2

Tales of the Tilted Planet (drinking water) The news in 2023 of the new angle of the Earth suddenly became the front runner for how we'd fkd up the planet.…

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