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Except for a Few Details Literature Short Stories 

‘Except for a few details…’ – The Prophecy

December 4, 2022December 4, 2022 Les Cohen

Do you know what you need?  You need a break.  Not a two-week vacation.  Just a little one here and there, in the middle of the day or night if you’re having trouble sleeping.  One that doesn’t involve indulging yourself with empty calories or mindless television.  Or that’s too expensive and more trouble than it’s worth.

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‘Except for a few details…’ Last Picked

November 28, 2022 Les Cohen

The next time you feel the need to throw cold water on your brain, read one of these.  They’re short, 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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‘Except for a few details…’ — The Elevator Trilogy (Short-Short Stories to Clear Your Head)

November 21, 2022April 1, 2023 Les Cohen

As most of you already know and others will realize soon enough, these are very anxious times.  Running behind is the norm.  Having too much to do has become our way of life.  If seems like you’ll never ever get caught up, welcome to my world.

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Santa Claus Surprise

December 18, 2016December 17, 2016 Ann Marie Bezayiff

Here is a Texas story that came my way, the events twisted and bent from the telling. It was an

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The Christmas Lectern

December 17, 2016 David Bezayiff

Along with all of the other festivities of the Christmas season, my task is to polish our brass lectern that

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Half Stone Walls and Kissing Frogs

December 6, 2015December 20, 2015 Ann Marie Bezayiff

Keira, a thirty-something, graduate student from Baltimore, spends the year in Dublin, working her thesis. Frustrated over her research, she

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For Teachers

August 16, 2015August 16, 2015 Ann Marie Bezayiff

Drive by any school and you’ll find the parking lots filled with teacher’s cars. They’re preparing for the new school

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Memorial Day in Washington D.C.

May 25, 2015May 25, 2015 Ann Marie Bezayiff

  On my recent visit to Washington D.C. I knew to wear comfortable shoes, keep an umbrella handy and carry

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Troll or Leprechaun?

March 16, 2015March 18, 2015 Ann Marie Bezayiff

The morning air, toasted dry, created a dusty warmness, and the intense heat of the afternoon promised even more discomfort.

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Echo Canyon

October 31, 2014November 1, 2014 Anthony C. Hayes

Charlie May just wouldn’t shut up. From the moment we’d left Philadelphia, en route to our meeting in New Orleans,

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