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Trauma keeps giving… not gifts, exactly
September 2005 Ange drove the courtesy bus around campus. Pixel had a crush on her and sometimes rode around with her. They would talk about her life, his home town, and he would teach her Spanish. Ange had emotional problems. Pixel realized this. And she would tell Pixel all about her issues. Often. One day,…
Daily Musings
Pixel meandered, but realized that he had to think about inconsequential things like upcoming conferences and renters.
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Pixel’s friend Schmree was burglarized. “I know how you feel,” she said, “minus the punch in the face.” Pixel knew how she felt. Plus a punch in the face. And it still didn’t feel good. This angered him very much: hadn’t he specifically said when he was robbed that the only consolation he had was…
#8: Please use it in a sentence
March 1998 There was a spelling bee at Young Pixel’s school and Young Pixel decided that he wanted to participate. Unfortunately, too many students were participating, so they decided to split the total in two. Pixel’s group would compete first. The best five would then go up against the best five of the second group….
#7: Yes, We Can Change the Channel
February 2008 Pixel decided to catch the results of the latest presidential primary before heading home. He trudged to the local university’s student union. He entered the building and noticed that the flat-screen television was turned on but tuned to some sort of important basketball game. Around the TV was a crowd of large men…
#6: The birds and bees also fuck
Young Pixel’s mom wanted to educate him in her Catholic faith. “Young Pixel,” she said, anachronistically, “I want to educate you in my Catholic faith.” “Okay, mommy,” Young Pixel responded, “I have a question!” “Anything,” she responded. “What does ‘virgin’ mean?” And so Young Pixel’s mom decided to send him to the local Catholic church…
#11: He’ll be identified by his works
Scene: Mayra and friend Brian are in a car, driving to the lyric opera (or some other equally mind-expanding snoozefest like a museum or an abortion clinic) Mayra is talking about how graduate school is going, Brian is listening intently. Mayra looks down and sees a miniature journal. It seems odd to her because Brian…
#10: Eternal recurrence, eternal recurrence, eternal recurrence
Pixel looked up, a little jaded.73¤!¿ looked back, eager. “Are you him?” Pixel inquired. “You mean me?” 73¤!¿ countered. “You realize that this is going to be an eternal recurrence?” Pixel said to his future self. “A what?” “An eternal recurrence. Eternal recurrence. Eternal recurrence. It’s a concept developed by the Egyptians that Nietzsche uses……
Necro Autobiographical Microfiction
Microfiction is a ludicrously short story, usually about 250 words. Microficticious works have all the same elements as regular works, but are forced to show them quicker. If novels are meant to be read over a month, novellas over a week, and short stories in one sitting, then microfiction is meant to be read in…
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Ironically, he didn't see it coming.