I The Coup began when the President said it began, at 3:13 in the morning, Eastern Daylight Time. And though Ivanka had been awake only minutes before the President’s Secret Service knocked on
Death of a Congressman
He liked the sound of her high heels. Though she was no longer pacing, he could tell she was still there, every second encroaching upon that moment at 6:55 am when Mrs. Beatrice Darling’s husband
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The Playborhood
For ten billion dollars, Mike Lanza bought 1200 wild acres of land, and for ten years he cultivated it. One hundred and twenty-nine miles of cobbled roads, trails, bridges, and tunnels. 11,795 trail markers. Hundreds
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Richard
When Nixon became president, all of the other presidents died. First there was Dwight Eisenhower—liberator of France, the hero of WWII, Great America’s godfather. He had a heart attack while standing naked in the mirror.
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100 Beers of Solitude
One night I threw a guy off a roof. There was this party. 100 Beers of Solitude. I was invited by someone I thought was my soulmate but was really more a fair weather friend.
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In the year Blarg -0.48, the pilgrims came to Earth. Some came to escape religious persecution on their home planet. Some came for new trade routes. Some were interested in iron ore deposits, bringing a
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