Point
He stuck the pencil into the mechanical sharpener. The gratifying buzz of the machine churned in his ears as shook the box, wondering exactly how many more he'd have to sharpen before he felt satisfied.
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Fly By
Cubicles buzzed with the story, dozens of keyboards hammering out the limited facts, trying to make sense of the thing. Staring down at his unfinished column, Cliff wondered how many others would be forced to produce something, anything based on ten seconds of undeniable videotape and redneck word of mouth.
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Up and Atom
It had been at least a dozen years since he published his results and in that time his life had changed dramatically. Before his mother had worried about his catching a cold in the breezy laboratory but now that was the jurisdiction of his wife.
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Chance
Her feet hit the pavement in time with the pounding music, one two one two one two. It was only when the battery died, that she paused and turned and saw the heaving mass of metal careening towards her.
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Show Me
The box came apart almost too quickly, like the plastic tape had suddenly given up on withholding the contents from us any longer. A short mess of styrofoam peanuts later, all that survived our fury of anticipation was a small, wooden frame and the photo of a woman we'd never known.
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The Fork
Edward picked apart the miniscule twines carefully, not wanting to destroy the delicate electronics that lay within. The nub was the size and the shape of a standard house fly, and yet, if one looked closer, it had the angles and edges of something much less organic.
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The Beginning - Part Two
My new blog is an experiment.

Two line fiction.

One story.

Two Lines.

Will it work? Will anyone be interested? Will it suck even more of my time?

Answers forthcoming.
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