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 8 years ago.
Pandemic
Pandemics have wreaked havoc throughout human history. In the 14th century the bubonic plague, or “…
Published 9 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 9 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 9 years ago.
Genesis
? awakes to inky blackness and silence until a voice calls out from some indefinable distance.
-Wel…
Published 9 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 9 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 9 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 9 years ago.
The Encore
Jewel sat astride her palomino horse, clutching the urn full of her husband Kimbel’s ashes. It had …
Published 9 years ago.
Greenbriar RFD
The town of Greenbriar sits about thirty miles north of nowhere. Founded in the mid 1800s, the town…
Published 9 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 9 years ago.
Pennyroyal
Everyone cried when they heard about Mary. Girls who hated her before the shooting blubbered like t…
Published 9 years ago.
Honey Creek
A few weeks before graduation I skipped school with my buddy Jordan.
We were hanging out under the…
Published 9 years ago.
The Operating Theatre
The doctor stood at the center of the Operating Theatre, examining his surgical instruments. Beside…
Published 10 years ago.
The Camp
Ada stood on the surface of the moon and stared back at her home planet. Perimeter drones circled o…
Published 10 years ago.
Anorak
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