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Except for a Few Details Literature

‘Except for a few details…’ – Imaginary Mary (Short-Short Stories to Clear Your Head. This one’s PG-13 rated.)

January 7, 2024January 7, 2024 Les Cohen

Hey. The next time you feel the need to throw cold water on your brain, read one of these short-short

Except for a Few Details Literature

‘Except for a few details…’ – Imperfect Together (Short-Short Stories to Clear Your Head)

November 26, 2023November 26, 2023 Les Cohen

This fifty-second installment is called “Imperfect Together.” It’s a short-short story about a young couple wondering about what they have in common and the future of their relationship.

Except for a Few Details Literature

‘Except for a few details…’ – The Desk (Short-Short Stories to Clear Your Head)

November 19, 2023November 19, 2023 Les Cohen

This fifty-first installment is called “The Desk.” It’s a short-short story about a young man just starting his career as a writer who, with his partner, buys a very special antique desk for their apartment.

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‘Except for a few details… – The Badger (Short-Short Stories to Clear Your Head)

November 5, 2023November 5, 2023 Les Cohen

This forty-ninth installment is called “The Badger.” It’s a short-short story about a man and woman trapped in an unhappy marriage – until the husband is pursued by someone disguised as a beaver.

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‘Except for a few details…’ Dream a Little Dream of Me

January 29, 2023January 29, 2023 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.

Literature

Poe’s Helen of a Thousand Dreams

February 8, 2022February 8, 2022 Elisabeth Herschbach

For a brief spell toward the end of his life, the master of the macabre also claimed another Northeast city as his haunt: Providence, Rhode Island. And while Poe’s dark tales of the supernatural may make him a Halloween favorite, his stint in Providence is a story fit for a more sentimental holiday—Valentine’s Day.