Archivi categoria: Short-story

Story #20 by Matthew Sharpe

Pubblicato il 7 febbraio 2014 da Leonardo Moro

  Katie’s father drove her to her cross country meet on Saturday morning. He was in a bad mood. He took pills, she didn’t know how many or for what. He hid them from her and she never saw him … Continua a leggere →

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Story #19 by Matthew Sharpe

Pubblicato il 31 gennaio 2014 da Leonardo Moro

Lonnie saw her in the morning when he walked out of his apartment building and hated the way she was holding her phone as she got into the cab. She didn’t even hail the cab, she just opened its door … Continua a leggere →

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Story # 18 by Matthew Sharpe

Pubblicato il 24 gennaio 2014 da Leonardo Moro

Against his oncologist’s advice, Randall started walking one day and kept on going. He slept at night, exhausted, under thick hedges or in sheds. Once a day he went into a fast food joint and choked down a burger and … Continua a leggere →

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Story #17 by Matthew Sharpe

Pubblicato il 17 gennaio 2014 da Leonardo Moro

Jim was fishing with his ten-year-old son, Hal. They did other things together too but those either left little space for conversation (tennis, skiing, videogames) or generated their own (chess, math homework). With fishing, once you baited your hook and … Continua a leggere →

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Story #16 by Matthew Sharpe

Pubblicato il 10 gennaio 2014 da Leonardo Moro

Sarah was stunned when she sat down across from Todd on the patio of the Mexican restaurant. He had seemed so kind, articulate, introspective, and handsome on his internet dating profile. She tried not to judge, but she wanted to … Continua a leggere →

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Story 14 # by Matthew Sharpe

Pubblicato il 20 dicembre 2013 da Leonardo Moro

I don’t have anywhere to go. My mom and dad are fighting and my older brother who used to have an apartment across town and would let me sleep there is in Afghanistan and the two real friends I have … Continua a leggere →

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Story #13 by Matthew Sharpe

Pubblicato il 13 dicembre 2013 da Leonardo Moro

Love was a challenge for Leon. He had a steel rod going straight up the middle of his body and whenever someone hugged him too vigorously his internal organs pressed against the steel and caused him enough pain that he … Continua a leggere →

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Story #12 by Matthew Sharpe

Pubblicato il 6 dicembre 2013 da Leonardo Moro

Earl, an insurance claims adjuster, was on his way to look into a homeowner’s water damage claim. The homeowner, Hank, lived in a notorious polluted wetlands area and the GPS that Earl’s employer had installed in his car failed to … Continua a leggere →

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Story #11 by Matthew Sharpe

Pubblicato il 29 novembre 2013 da Leonardo Moro

Evelyn had never done this before and she knew it was stupid. She was on her way to her boring, underpaying, shitty job when someone in a nice suit said he wanted to take pictures of her and of course … Continua a leggere →

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Story #10 by Matthew Sharpe

Pubblicato il 22 novembre 2013 da Leonardo Moro

Eleven billion miles from Earth, the unmanned Voyager 1 spacecraft is approaching the edge of the solar system. It has been travelling for 35 years, and scientists estimate that by the end of the year it will pass the heliocliff … Continua a leggere →

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