Anorak
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anorak
/ˈænəˌræk/
noun
1.
a warm waterproof hip-length jacket usually with a hood, originally worn in polar regions, but now worn for any outdoor activity
2.
(informal, derogatory) a socially inept person with a hobby considered by most people to be boring
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The News From Sundown, NM
Sundown, NM - Authorities report that a 180 metric ton blue whale fell from the sky last night and c…
Published 7 years ago.
Pandemic
Pandemics have wreaked havoc throughout human history. In the 14th century the bubonic plague, or “…
Published 8 years ago.
Al Naham
The old men say that singing the fidjeri makes one go blind, but what can I do? I am al naham on a …
Published 8 years ago.
Notes on The Final Creation of Sir Alfred Worthington III
Sir Alfred Worthington III coughed as he tightened the final screw of his new automaton. He covered…
Published 8 years ago.
Genesis
? awakes to inky blackness and silence until a voice calls out from some indefinable distance.
-Wel…
Published 8 years ago.
The Curious History of Wayfare, Alaska
The story first appeared in an issue of National Geographic. It chronicled a journey taken in the 1…
Published 8 years ago.
The Seanchaidhe
The old man sits at the bar in Connoly’s Pub. In one hand he holds a pint while the other gesticula…
Published 8 years ago.
The Room
“What do you see?” the doctor said.
“It’s dark.”
The girl sat in the corner of the room, knees pul…
Published 8 years ago.
The Encore
Jewel sat astride her palomino horse, clutching the urn full of her husband Kimbel’s ashes. It had …
Published 8 years ago.
Greenbriar RFD
The town of Greenbriar sits about thirty miles north of nowhere. Founded in the mid 1800s, the town…
Published 8 years ago.
Freaks Like Us
The knock came just after midnight. I’d been laying in bed listening to this old 80s band called th…
Published 8 years ago.
Pennyroyal
Everyone cried when they heard about Mary. Girls who hated her before the shooting blubbered like t…
Published 8 years ago.
Honey Creek
A few weeks before graduation I skipped school with my buddy Jordan.
We were hanging out under the…
Published 8 years ago.
The Operating Theatre
The doctor stood at the center of the Operating Theatre, examining his surgical instruments. Beside…
Published 8 years ago.
The Camp
Ada stood on the surface of the moon and stared back at her home planet. Perimeter drones circled o…
Published 8 years ago.
Anorak
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