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Daniel Shortell

@danielshortell

Writer of Fiction Scrambling to Document Mankind's Self Destruction Before It Happens

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Daniel Shortell
@danielshortell May 6, 2018, 2:16 AM UTC

FLASH FICTION: Accost Thy Neighbor

Synopsis: Among the lush verdancy of sublime American suburbia, wars are brewing. A creeping sense of malaise is causing upright citizens to act in downright sinister ways. Competitive lawn-care and…

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Daniel Shortell
@danielshortell Apr 28, 2018, 7:36 PM UTC

SHORT STORY: Transposition

Preface: Evolution is inevitable, its outcomes deterministic based on myriad social, physical and environmental factors contributing to change. For thousands of years, homo sapiens have ruled the ani…

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Daniel Shortell
@danielshortell Apr 20, 2018, 8:00 PM UTC

SHORT STORY: Preston's Dilemma

Preface: Socially-awkward people go through intense struggles and play never-ending mind games with themselves. Although the DSM hasn't successfully diagnosed their affliction as yet (Avoidant Person…

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Daniel Shortell
@danielshortell Apr 18, 2018, 3:43 AM UTC

POLITICAL POETRY: Chucking Stones from the Tin House

Hello everyone. I recently moved to a new town. People here seem to view the world differently than I do. The adjustment process has been quite difficult for me. As a catharsis, I wrote this humble p…

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Daniel Shortell
@danielshortell Apr 14, 2018, 6:34 PM UTC

SHORT STORY: The Overeducation of Sir Charles

Dear Abby, It pains me to write to your advice column, but I've reached my wit's end. I've pursued modern scientific channels (child psychologist, neurologist, endocrinologist), alternative channels…

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Daniel Shortell
@danielshortell Apr 10, 2018, 3:18 AM UTC

SHORT STORY: I'm Buggered

My only real complaint is that he doesn't look me in the eyes when he's doing it. Well, the blanket too. It gets stuffy and hot under the wool blanket, diminishing the experience. That nauseating, wi…

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Daniel Shortell
@danielshortell Apr 6, 2018, 3:20 AM UTC

FLASH FICTION: The Plasticity of Time, Space and Reason

He walks into walls often, bouncing off them, usually bloodying his nose or banging a knee. It wasn't always this way, the blood-stained shirts, cracked toenails, bruised knees. He used to see other…

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Daniel Shortell
@danielshortell Apr 2, 2018, 2:44 AM UTC

SHORT STORY: Dead Money

Luck's a funny thing. Like a punch to the face. Jarring, disorienting. You "have a bit of luck" and in the moment, the world's askew. Perspectives are oblique, time and reality are a little warped. H…

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Daniel Shortell
@danielshortell Mar 30, 2018, 4:11 AM UTC

Short Story: Awakening While Homemakening

Synopsis: A nice lady's inner dialog spirals out of control as she is born into her new reality. ______________ Through our binoculars we see Gladys from afar. Her head fills the entirety of the view…

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Daniel Shortell
@danielshortell Mar 24, 2018, 9:35 PM UTC

POP MUSIC HAIKU: "These Girls" (Why Don't We)

Anyone who has two brain cells to rub together knows Time Magazine is the clairvoyant purveyor of emerging music culture. Moronic conspiracy theorists claim Time is an antiquated rag shilling for cor…

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