Powder, Pills, Profit
Dr. Vandermeer laughed. First to himself because he was a true capitalist. Then out loud because he simply wanted to.
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Our First Date
A warmth filled my chest, an immense sense of pride that you were here. With me.
I'd only met you properly for the first time this morning. Of course, I knew you before then.
I'd only met you properly for the first time this morning. Of course, I knew you before then.
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Kraken Dreams
"Damn thing," old Ernie muttered, glancing up from his laptop. He reached out to shut off the annoying noise but noticed the call was from his area. This was unusual.
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The Owl Head Solution
Shepherd's family made money by being outlaws. Well, outlaws in the governments' eyes.
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Brain Trust
My cousin Dedrick and me are farmers. We don’t own no land and most likely never will, but we use land that’s been forgotten by its owners or maybe it was never owned other than by the Cherokee in them olden days.
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The Silenced Witness
Detective Inspector Dave Box entered the room: an elderly man sat motionless in a wheelchair in a blue dressing gown open at his pale chest, revealing sparse hairs and a plastic tube entering the bottom of his throat.
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