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Shirt Tails of Christmas Past

December 27, 2021by SFine Leave a comment

One year my boyfriend told me he had to get his cousin a Christmas present and asked me to help him pick something out. I was truly so naive I […]

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Bird's Eye View, Essays, growing up midwestern, not horror, but still uncomfortable, reflections

The calm before

March 24, 2020by SFine 1 Comment

in which politicians volunteer to die, billionaires distribute millions of masks, cherry blossoms bloom

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Bird's Eye View, coronavirus, not horror, but still uncomfortable

Obituary

October 18, 2019by SFine Leave a comment

I read your obituary and it was awful, basically just a long list of names, some of people that you hardly ever saw, much less knew you liked strawberry ice […]

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Bird's Eye View, but still uncomfortable, flash, not horror, but still uncomfortable, Short Fiction, The Daily Write

Birthday Apocalyptica

September 21, 2019by SFine 4 Comments

I saw it was your birthday so I bought this card and felt the need to write a note in it – something beyond Happy birthday. Like, how I saw on the news that the hills are on fire again and five more species have been declared extinct and another glacier melted.

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Bird's Eye View, but still uncomfortable, climate, not horror, not horror, but still uncomfortable, reflections

Glass Half Full of Evil

November 13, 2017by SFine 2 Comments

Are you a glass half empty or glass half full person? What if it’s a jar of broken glass? Spread there, for you to step on?  This is a question […]

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Bird's Eye View, not horror, but still uncomfortable, The Daily Write

Smoke Gets In Your Eyes

October 14, 2017by SFine 3 Comments

What a difference a day makes.

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Bird's Eye View, Essays, not horror, but still uncomfortable, reflections, The Daily Write

They carried a man out feet first at the symphony last night.

May 19, 2017by SFine 5 Comments

don’t let stress ruin your life

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Bird's Eye View, Essays, not horror, but still uncomfortable, reflections, The Daily Write

The Last Whale

April 10, 2017by SFine 5 Comments

When the last whale passed by there was so much excitement you almost forgot it was supposed to be a sad thing that was happening. Everyone was out on the […]

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Bird's Eye View, Fantasy/SciFi, not horror, but still uncomfortable, Short Fiction

The Banquet of Desire

September 14, 2016by SFine 5 Comments

I want to chew through you like steak. I want to feel the many textures of you against my tongue – here, rough like salted almonds; there, smooth like mashed […]

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Bird's Eye View, Essays, love, not horror, but still uncomfortable

A Knife at the Side of the Bed

April 1, 2016by SFine 3 Comments

I sleep with a knife by my bed.  It’s a Kershaw, matte silver in color, and folds compactly in on itself.  Pleasingly weighty, it fits elegantly in the hand.  It is […]

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Bird's Eye View, Essays, not horror, but still uncomfortable, reflections

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