Hidden in the Mayonnaise

Donignacio enters his 40s.

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A Tribute to a Formerly Unknown Artist

A 61-year-old from Sacramento sported slicked back hair and a pencil thin mustache. He’d never admit it to anyone, but he borrowed that look directly...
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Long John Santa and the Christmasola

Oops, Santa Claus and Treasure Island just got their wires crossed.
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Mr. Lee's Cafe

There was a tiny brass bell that hung over the front door of the Gogoratu Cafe. It rang every morning at 8:30 and then again three hours later. Those...

Mumbo Jumbo Island

Emerson Aldous woke up in a daze. He was on his back, laying in the swash of a sandy, tropical beach. Thin sheets of salt water were lapping all...
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Ol' Rickety (Part 1)

Diggory Kade was a 56-year-old cabdriver with the face of a trout and the voice of a bullfrog—at least according to many of his patrons. Some of them...
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Ol' Rickety (Part 2)

Diggory remained idled at the curb for a minute or two, just gawking at that green button. It was boggling his mind how he couldn’t have noticed it...
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Psychokinetic Imagination

An unusually gifted child goes on an adventure with his toys.

Santa in Therapy

Santa lets loose in the psychiatrist's office.
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Supervillain Scheme No. 122 (Part 1)

The Planet Earth had just narrowly escaped certain destruction for the 121st time. This time, near-devastation was at the hands of a supervillain...
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Supervillain Scheme No. 122 (Part 2)

...the story continued. It was the day of the supervillains’ descent onto Planet Earth, and superheroes had their hands full, just as planned. The...
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The Back (Part 1)

“I need to speak with your manager.” Those were the words that left a young supermarket employee with no recourse but to grab the walkie-talkie off...
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The Back (Part 2)

Fred then started clicking his tongue and shaking his head at her patronizingly. “I’m afraid you leave me with no choice,” he said, quickly jotting...
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The God of Mistakes

It was dusk over the Aegean Sea. The sun had just set over the horizon, and the sky had metamorphosed into a dull green, revealing the evening’s...
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The King of Goosey Lake (Conclusion)

After the sun set, tiki torches were lit up and lined the park. The fish fry was an enormous success. Anyone who wanted seconds was able to get it...
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The King of Goosey Lake (Part 1)

Tucked somewhere deep within the rolling foothills of rural Oregon, down gravel roads winding through dense forests of ponderosa pine, there was a...
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The King of Goosey Lake (Part 2)

After years of ecological sleuthing, Den figured out that the melonfish had a preferred hangout spot: the cool, nutrient-rich runoff from Clearwater...
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The King of Goosey Lake (Part 3)

Despite the unexpected appearance from a cryptic hominid that until then had been elusive to all of humanity, Den’s morning had been going according...
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The Locksmith (Part 1)

Max Ferguson, 10, hadn’t even stepped foot into his family’s new home and already he detested it. What could there possibly be to like about it? It...
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The Locksmith (Part 2)

...the story is continued. Max didn’t sleep that night. After 10 p.m., when he heard his parents go into their bedroom next to his on the second...
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Hidden in the Mayonnaise (Part 1)

A blinding red light glowed obnoxiously over the studio room at the WNRC radio station in New York. The bulb was a clear warning for all to stay out...
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Hidden in the Mayonnaise (Part 2)

While Sam and Sullivan strolled down the concrete sidewalk, their mayonnaise soaked bodies continued to accumulate things like magnets. Dust and sand...
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Hidden in the Mayonnaise (Part 3)

The Frybergs had a feast for the return of their prodigal son like it was a Monday, which it was. And the usual Monday fare was lobster bisque for...
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