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  1. Pxl on Just when things were looking better…April 2, 2010

    Ironically, he didn't see it coming.

  2. Pxl on An Alliterative attemptDecember 13, 2009

    Awesome attempt, Alpha! Awe-inspiring approach. Ahhh.

  3. Pxl on I only have faith in skepticism.November 24, 2009

    This might be my favorite yet.

  4. AlphaSteve on Some more possible constrained writing gamesNovember 17, 2009

    One day I intend to gather a collection of short story authors, and together we will write a series of…

  5. Pixel on #20:December 11, 2008

    I'll probably take down either the story or the video at some point. It seems like overkill.

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  1. Pxl on Just when things were looking better…April 2, 2010

    Ironically, he didn't see it coming.

  2. Pxl on An Alliterative attemptDecember 13, 2009

    Awesome attempt, Alpha! Awe-inspiring approach. Ahhh.

  3. Pxl on I only have faith in skepticism.November 24, 2009

    This might be my favorite yet.

  4. AlphaSteve on Some more possible constrained writing gamesNovember 17, 2009

    One day I intend to gather a collection of short story authors, and together we will write a series of…

  5. Pixel on #20:December 11, 2008

    I'll probably take down either the story or the video at some point. It seems like overkill.

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Becoming a widow, widower, and widowest

Pixelation12 years ago2 years ago01 mins

Ruth was CEO and her husband, Paul, was her CFO. When Ruth died, Paul was distraught. Ruthless, Paul closed the company and fired everybody.

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Chum in the water

Pixelation13 years ago2 years ago01 mins

May is a competitive swimmer. Sometimes she pretends to be bad so she can sucker tourists out of their money. She’s a pool shark.

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Nobody knows where you’re going, Karyn!

Pixelation14 years ago2 years ago01 mins

Karyn was giving out postcards, but no pre-cards. It meant stalking was always a retrospective affair.

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He adjusted his fedora and left

Pixelation14 years ago2 years ago01 mins

“You just knocked out a pregnant woman!” they cried. “I know it seems unfair, but consider that it was two against one,” Ali responded.

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The dark side of nominative determinism

Pixelation15 years ago2 years ago01 mins

Ed named his dog ‘Cat’ ironically. One day, a burglar broke in with a crowbar, Cat meowed. Ed failed to see the irony.. Because it was dark.

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