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Late Whistle, a Basketball Fairy Tale

Late Whistle, a Basketball Fairy Tale

Imagine a group of 38-year-old men playing college basketball and going after their dream of making it to the NCAA Tourney!

2014

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Observations From The Planet Zitbug

Recently, an alien by the name of Soryhti from the planet Zitbug (located 4 kiloclicks from the outskirts of the Wayfroid Galaxy) watched…

3 min readMay 29, 2020

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I Woke Up on a Train One Day

I don’t know why I’ m sitting on this train. I’m a bit freaked out. I remember waking up at some point to go to the bathroom in my house…

6 min readApr 4, 2024

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I Woke Up on a Train One Day

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A Blank Piece of Paper

We’re looking for writers who don’t write, but want to!

4 min readApr 3, 2024

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A Blank Piece of Paper

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Zleb Ullitx’s Life Experience on Earth

My name is Zleb Ullitx. I am writing this post as I recover from my human experience. I have spent a long period of years on a planet…

7 min readApr 2, 2024

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Zleb Ullitx’s Life Experience on Earth

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A Salad at Denny’s, a Half-Naked Woman and a Man with a Pickaxe

Once upon a time I had a fantasy, except, to this day, I’m not sure if it was real or something that may have happened when someone placed…

7 min readApr 1, 2024

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A Salad at Denny’s, a Half-Naked Woman and a Man with a Pickaxe

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I Was A Paper Boy Once A Long Time Ago

I was 13 years old. My father had just died, my mother had her hands full with 5 kids (ages 6 to 15) and we were in dire straits. But each…

3 min readJul 20, 2023

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I Was A Paper Boy Once A Long Time Ago

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Every day is September 10th.

September 11th is one of those days you can’t possibly forget. You remember where you were and what you were doing when it happened.

4 min readJul 19, 2023

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An Inconvenient Doppelganger

The 500/300 Writing Project Imagination Workout.

6 min readJun 14, 2023

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An Inconvenient Doppelganger

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Mornings Like This is What Makes Life Interesting; I Think You’ll Agree

About 10 years ago, I was in the kitchen making some breakfast for myself. It was a bright, sunny morning. I started the day with a spring…

3 min readApr 7, 2023

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Mornings Like This is What Makes Life Interesting; I Think You’ll Agree

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This is lovely and weird, this life we have but for a moment

This is strange. I’m looking around and I see a beautiful meadow. There are big trees in the background. Everything’s so beautiful. The…

6 min readApr 3, 2023

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Charlie d'Estries

Charlie d'Estries

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My philosophy: Life is an amusement park, so go on all the rides! I’m a dad, animal lover, caregiver, science guy & highly inquisitive person. And I like wine.

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