A little bit of everything
This twenty-fourth installment is called “The Penny.” It’s a short-short story about a very lucky penny, showing up here and there, changing the lives of the people who find it.
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This is one of my shorter short-short stories. Feel free to click on the “Except for a few details…” button for more, longer short-short stories in this series.
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This twenty-second installment is called “The Babysitter.” It’s a short-short story about caring parents who hire a very resourceful – and loving – babysitter to take care of their only child. If you like what you read and would like to see previously published short-short stories, just click on the title link, “Except for a few details…”
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This twenty-first installment is called “Relationship Saving Time.” It’s a short-short story about a couple struggling to hold on – and the magical power of love to make second chances happen. If you like what you read and would like to see previously published short-short stories, just click on the title link, “Except for a few details…”
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And do want to know the really cool thing? Like the title of this column says, “Except for a few details,” they’re all true stories. Well, sort of. In any case, there will be new ones every week. Read a few and watch what happens. And then get back to work. The more you read, the longer the effect will last.
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Hey. The next time you feel the need to throw cold water on your brain, read one of these short-short
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This eighteenth installment is called “The Bully.” It’s a short-short story about stifling an office bully whose theft of a coworker’s favorite snack was the proverbial last straw.
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This seventeenth installment is called “Organic Gardening.” It’s a short-short story about, well, “organic gardening” that gives a whole new meaning to the concept.
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The next time you feel the need to throw cold water on your brain, read one of these short-short stories. They’re mildly addictive but in a good way, involve no depressing or scary news and no meaningless chitchat with co-workers or your supervisor – and they might just change the way you think and the work you do for the better.
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t’s a short-short story about Jeremy and Ruth working their way around the toxic management that’s been holding them back.
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