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flash: Forget Me Knot

Forget Me Knot Reading time: about 2-3 minutes Peter walked around for months with a hole in his head, leaking out thoughts before anyone noticed. His granddaughter Maisie was the first to spot it. ‘Grandpa, I can see clouds in your head.’ Giggling, she tried flicking them away, which made Peter feel a little vertigo. ‘Oh […]

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Flash fiction. Love Languages, by John Sheirer. Image: A man holding a shovel and a bucket is standing frozen in a field with pine trees and a cabin behind him. Icicles hang from him. A bird sits on his head. A bear sniffs at his leg.

flash: Love Languages

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Love Languages Reading time: about 2-3 minutes Forecasters failed to predict the mid-autumn blizzard, what with all the climate chaos. So the husband was late clearing leaves this year. Maybe he was distracted at work. Maybe turning forty affected him more than he thought. Yardwork was usually his love language. Once he realized his error,

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