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Intrinsick Three Point Oh My! - Twenty Nineteen Onward

Louis J. Fagan


Sometimes khakis, sometimes Carolinas, sometimes both. 
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The Heartbeat of Americana Vitality, Explored
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The small town thrived until it died.
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Waitress by Thunderchild7 | Flickr

Diego Lama


Write a bio in three lines?
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And Then Using Only Six Words?
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I am sure I will fail.
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Tweet by wonderferret | Flickr

Rose Facchini


She translates the silly and the weird.
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Life Is Stupid Without the Funny
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Exposition occurred. Climax ensued. Finally, denouement.
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Tweet by wonderferret | Flickr

Tim Hildebrandt


A fool in the human race.
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Driven by Fear, Hunger, and Disappointment
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Not smart enough to know better.
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​Snoozing by Thad Zajdowicz | Flickr

Adam Breckenridge


He lives wherever he may be.
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He Believed Love Could Defeat Fascism
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His skull is Dear Leader's favorite.
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Memorial to Napoleon by Mustang Joe | Flickr

Graham Robert Scott


Who doesn't like the word "defenestration"?​​
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Subfenestration Snubfenestrated
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He serenaded. She closed the window.
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 朝州式鱼头锅 by Alpha | Flickr

Erin Lunde


Compulsive creator of words and humans.
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Children Don't Stay Outside for Long
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Interrogating the cries, she recognizes defeat.
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First Tooth by protoflux | Flickr​

Dan Wallace


Still crazy after all these years.
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When Death Comes Knocking Don't Answer
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Hair on fire; need a drink.
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King of the coquina by Jill Bazeley | Flickr ​

Liam Hogan


Wordle addicted wordsmith who worries words.
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The Answer to the Ultimate Question
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Is no, however you ask it.
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Emergency Face by Dan | Flickr

Andrew Sanger


Usually writing himself into a corner.
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She Was Lying on the Sidewalk
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"Mind if I join you?"  "Sure."
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Untitled by Ken Walton | Flickr

Danielle Resh


92% laughter, 9% bad at math.
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Adventures of a Shopping Mall Santa
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Kids want Santa; Santa wants coffee.
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Baby Toss by Shane Gorski | Flickr

Maddie Brown


Writer newly addicted to French fries.
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Every Christmas in New York City
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The subway is standing room only.
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Social Media 01 by Rosaura Ochoa | Flickr

Christina Ray Henry


Reluctantly human, still learning to live.
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On Wanting Earth to Devour Me
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She spat me from her mouth.
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Alpacas by Diane Hamilton | Flickr

Meredith Kurz


Full of coffee, ideas and procrastination.
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Hycean Planets: Human’s Future… or Death?
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Space travel accelerated evolution’s time machine.
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Sleeping by 2C2K Photography | Flickr 

Patrick Barb


Born in the South, Midwestern now.
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No Keurig for Coffee Pod People
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No human beans survived the Roasting.
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zombie-sign by Cindy Shebley | Flickr

Elle Michael River


Taco Enthusiast. Overthinks Everything. Oh... Hello.
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I'm Sorry But Summer Is Dead
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The final firefly flickered and fell.
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Bread of Life by Jaci XIII | Flickr

Elizabeth Barton


​Her name’s anagram: hot albeit brazen.
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My Existence Owed to a Lie
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“I’m sterile.” So said my grandfather.
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21 by Didriks | Flickr

Yash Seyedbagheri


Yash Seyedbagheri is a self-proclaimed Romantic.
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Runaway
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She's gone. Yes. It's the milkman
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Santa Claus, Indiana by millr | Flickr

Ruyi Wen


Sometimes a robot, according to captchas.
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Delayed Departure on Journey of Self-Discovery

Sorry, your emotional baggage is overweight.

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Labyrinthine by quapan | Flickr

Charlie Rogers


The void says howdy, offers candy.
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The Horrid Truth About Twelfth Street

Sorry, I might like Starbucks better.


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The Syringe by Zior_ | Flickr

John Blair


Lazy dreamer wants to​​ do good.
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Six Ways to Not Get Caught 

Fully follicled is really not fun.
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The Usual Suspects by ap. | Flickr

Emily Smith


The one girl who's always cold.
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Lies to Watch For, a Summary

"I've never been fed," cat said.
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Kittens in a box! by David Lifson | Flickr

David Clarkson


He's a daydreamer with a pen.
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The Memoirs of a Master Spy

Look away. Nothing to see here.
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Cat #361 by  K-nekoTR| Flickr

R.R. Angell


Born. Raised. Deprogrammed. Writer. Partnered. Happy.
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Zombie Cupid and the Genius Broker

Needy kid. Mad scientist. Aloof storyteller.
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Power Tool Drag Races by Scott Beale | Flickr ​

Tori Fredrick


Proud to be a misophonia survivor.
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A Tragedy in Six One-Word Acts

Excessively loud chewing spurred human sacrifice.
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Dalai Lama's Birthday by Francis Mariani| Flickr

Leah Mueller


Vegan chef. Tarot pro. Indie Writer.
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The Right Way to Move Backward

Backwards is the opposite of forward.
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Room 8 by Squid Ink | Flickr

David Hammond


Father, farter, writer, writher, thinker, drinker.​​​
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The Grim Reaper’s First Scythe Swipe

“Nice try, Dad. I’m onto you.”
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rock on by Eric Chu | Flickr

John Adams


Cat-dependent improviser that plays boardgames.
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"Wedding-night Shock" (or "The Bride Revealed")

She's a bewigged cantaloupe on stilts!
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tin roof frozen custard by stu_spivak | Flickr

J. L. Harland


One voice - two authors writing together.
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They Said Baking is No Sweat

Should’ve been in my kitchen yesterday.

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Miss G Thumb by Justin Carmody | Flickr

Leroy B. Vaughn


He knew jack shit. back then.
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He's Still Here After All This

Shot at and missed. Still alive.

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Shot by Bart Maguire | Flickr

Neva Bryan


They called her weird. She agreed.
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A Writer's Last Will and Testament

I'm dead. Delete my search history.

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Walther PPS by Brandon Jasper | Flickr

Tim Frank


Tim Frank writes comical, surreal stories.
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The Kingdom of God Awaits You

You eat God's canape, become light.

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shadow boxing by abby chicken | Flickr

Phoenix DeSimone


A writer and drinker of life.
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Considering a Life Without Goddamn Whiskey

It can't be done. I tried.


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Slumber Party by Todd Dwyer |  Flickr ​

Rebecca Gomez Farrell


Slays dragons, wanderlust, and absinthe flagons.
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The Day I Lost My Nose

The rose sniffed back, teeth bared.


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Trail Sign by Lunchbox Larry | Flickr

Emilian Wojnowski


A hobbit that's never drunk alcohol.
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Real Nightmares Do Not Go Away

Attic scrabble. Wakening. Body. 25-year sleep.


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M by Alexander Mueller | ​Flickr

Timothy Hennum


Writer, licensed physical therapist, amateur handyman.
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Inside an Imperishable Coffin, Waking Up

Fingernails dig trenches in the Styrofoam.


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a freezer nap by hypersapiens | Flickr

J.D. Hager


He's just as confused as you.
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Love in the Time of Coronavirus
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Ravish me from a social distance.


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Feet Prints by Russ Allison Loar | Flickr

Toti O'Brien


She has kept migrating ad libitum.
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Archeological Lies of the Ancient Island

Almond trees fearlessly bloomed in January.


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​Utah Rocks by Lisa Cyr | Flickr

Richard Leise


If You Swear There's No Truth
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Or: "Oh Well, Then, Who Cares?"

Why say it / like you're right?


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​IMG_0418 by Abigail Batchelder | Flickr

Dawn Vogel


My family made me this way.
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The Human Panic Response is Weird

Running in fear on leaf-strewn streets.


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​Triceratops by Miroslav Petrasko | Flickr

Charlie Rogers


The void says howdy, offers candy.
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The Horrid Truth About Twelfth Street

Sorry, I might like Starbucks better.


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Diamond Mine by Kelly Michals | Flickr

Robert Kibble


Writing waiting for resurgence of zeppelins.
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Why I Turned Self-Referential About This

Six word stories are surprisingly hard.


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thierry Ehrmann : il est interdit d'interdire | Flickr

P. Jo Anne Burgh


Writes biographies for adoptable shelter cats.
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Thoughts from String Quartet on Titanic

"Knew I should've been a plumber."



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 Squad Car @ The Bridge by GunnerVV | Flickr 

Carolyn Banks


Hobbies include parkour, taxidermy, yo-yo tricks.
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Oh Yeah, the Bitch is Back!

Pathetic, but she's still doing it.

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untitled by Rowena Waack / Flickr

Jann Everard


Jann writes in Toronto. Imagines elsewhere.
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Obituary of a Distracted Driver

Missed the signs. Caution. No Exit.


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sleeping_red1 by Michael Mandiberg / Flickr

Bryan Miller


Writer, comedian, organ donor for hire. 
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Why I Was Asked To Leave

​Unvarnished truths, perhaps infelicitously articulated, maybe.


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Fressen & Gefressen Werden by E, J & Jim / Flickr

Bob Shar


Daddio's zoot suit got reet pleats.
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In the Age of Bad Karma

Tilapia Tailfish took it for good.


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Speed by James Loesch / Flickr

Leah Mueller


Angry Fist-Waving Vegan Socialist
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Mother and Daughter Spar in Suburbia.

"Let me speak to your supervisor."
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joint by Torben Hansen / Flickr

Chris DiGiorgio


​Teacher, Writer, Wayfarer
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The Anatomy of a Jazz Bar

Time measured in pints and ninths.

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Green Room by !Koss / Flickr

Joe Bongiorno


Tomato sauce champ of East Montreal.
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Ex-hero in Tights Reaches OxyContin Heights

Lost trampoline breaks tumbling man's fall.   


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Burning by Alvaro Tapia / Flickr

Dan Tremaglio


Dan lives and eats in Seattle.
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Prequel To Ernest Hemingway's Six-Word Story

"Actually, I'm not on birth control."

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Mandolin by Seth Tisue / Flickr

Glenn A. Bruce


Writer, thinker, doer, poster—sometimes regretter.
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What He Said and She Thought.
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 He said bitch. She was right.

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Protest.20 by Elvert Barnes / Flickr​​

L. Mack


She never regrets eating more cheese.
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The Regrettable Limitations of Positive Thinking

Sweet! I got the sexy executioner.
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iBrokeIt by Derek Gates / Flickr

Intrinsick 2.7 - Summer Twenty Seventeen

Kyle Hemmings


Too many brownies and fudge pops.
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The Ugly Doll of Gomorrah

She turned sugar daddies into mummies.
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Warren J. Cox


Warren does his earnest best, usually.
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Should We Stop Watching Forensic Files?

He sighed, "Definitely yes, but no."
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Intrinsick 2.6 - Spring Twenty Seventeen

Saul Lemerond


Saul's head is full of marbles.
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The Man With the Vortex Face

His food gets smaller, then disappears.
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J.D. Hager


Whiskey and wax and alternative facts.
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Somebody Please Hack The President's Phone

Steal the plans for the Deathstar.
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Intrinsick 2.5 - January Twenty Seventeen

Rasmenia Massoud


Writer. Expat. Uncomfortable at dinner parties.
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A Lesson About Acquiring Life Experience

She unlearned. Then learned everything again.
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Arron Burrows


Highly caffinated Army veteran, loves cats.
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What a Strange Necklace She Wore

She levitated, in circles, with rope.
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Intrinsick 2.4 - Novemberish 2016

Elizeya Quate


This bio says everything about me.
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What Are You Trying to Say?

"Mmmmmmp!"
"Ppppphh!"
"Mmmmmmpppphhhm!"
"Hlllllllp!"
"Immmmmmtrrppped!"
​"Inthistinystory!"

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Daniel Roche


Adjunct writing novel in China. "Tenure?"
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History vs. Herstory: An Evolutionary Comedy

Mankind perished. People whooped, "Hu-mans! Hu-mans!"
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Bobbie Wayne


Too old for braces; still cute.
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The Walking Dead Who Prefer Sitting

Empty bed where love once slept.
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Intrinsick 2.3 - October 2016

Doug Van Hooser


Smiles when he says those things.
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Always Good to the Last Drop

They kissed and the heavens opened.
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Intrinsick 2.2 - September 2016

David Henson


Loves wife and dog. That's Enough
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Pig Was Spoiling For A  Fight

He'd heard about their Tuesday specials.
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Arshia Eghbali


Promising architect. Acceptable writer. Terrible detective...
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I Once Overheard This In Town
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"That guy's trying to overhear us."
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Monique Quintana


A pocha writer and fashion junkie
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A Little Brown Girl Finding Herself

Girl picks up needle and can't sew.
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Jennifer Herald


Mother, teacher, student, knackered, happy Herald
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We Had Walked This Road Together

Gave up fear, started living instead.
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Intrinsick 2.1 - August 2016

Carla Sarett


The last optimistic woman in America​.
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The Amazing Genius of Christopher Columbus

"Asia, at last!" the explorer sobbed.
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James Wade


Making shit up as he goes.
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A Lesson in Math and Disappointment
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To find true happiness, one must
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Michael Fryd


Confused scientist, psychologist, teacher, wannabe writer.
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Desire and Frustration in Nursing Home
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Sisyphus couldn't get rock up mountain.​​
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Michael McClelland


Awkwardly enthusiastic about everything. Especially puppies.
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How I Turned the Color On
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I dropped a house on you.
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Intrinsick 1.0 - September 2015 - June 2016

Judyth Emanuel


Waah Eeww Duh Kaaapoooom Uh-oh Whoa
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Hot Air Second Hand Best Offer

Plenty available. Call me now. Hurry.
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Arthur Whitaker


A poor student of life's riches
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This Life is Mostly Empty Space

Between moments of such crunchy destiny.
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Anne Anthony


​Wandered. PA. MD. MA. NC. Home.
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My  Fishing Trip With the Pope.

Caught a sole, lost a sole.
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Laura Eppinger


​Laura Eppinger eats donuts every day.
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Teaching Yoga For Kids Spring 2016

"Miss Laura, I'm a dead leaf."
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Charles Hansmann


A wardrobe change while skinny dipping.
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She Treads Water Just By Kicking

And her other hand cups Spider.
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Zan Bockes


Zan Bockes never says much about
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Latrina Flushing Goes Down the Tubes

Latrina's headstone marked an empty grave.
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Carolyn Smuts


Awkward suburban wannabe who favors vodka.
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You Hear Any Good Jokes Lately?

Bill Cosby walks into a bar.
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Brian Wright


Regrettably, I was born a baby.
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Please Love Me Forever, She Said

Not Here. Not Now. Not Again.
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Robert Morgan Fisher


Robert (6) Morgan (6) Fisher (6)
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I Refuse to Reduce My Work

That said--here is my story.
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Jake Teeny


The semi-certified and circumstantially acclaimed psychophilosopher.
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The Basement They Hadn't Inspected Yet

Though roommates, only one knew it.
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Michael C. Keith


Keith writes to avoid dark days.
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He Woke Up With Feathered Wings

His pulse quickened as he flew.
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Basilike Pappa


Wordcubine, bookiduous, somatual, a nice person.
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Prayer of a Short Blonde Stranger

God, make me tall and dark...
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Toti O'Brien


Almond trees bloomed on February Fifth.
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The Girl Who Knew Too Much

Crowned with guilt and forever alone.
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Phillip Wenturine


Sangria is the reason he's sane.
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The Answer to the Infamous Conundrum

The chicken never crossed the road.

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Benjamin Tedoff


I wrote this. Wanna make out?
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Balloon-Likeness Santa Battles His Demons

Inflatable Santa, apple red. Drunk again.
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Allison Sobczak


Allison writes and drinks chai lattes.
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What She Says When She's Lonely

Take my hand. Don't let go.
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Ron Burch


Ron Burch lives in Los Angeles.
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The Be Kind to Everyone Site

​502 error. Will it be fixed?

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Brett Willis


Weirdo seeking truth in life's maelstrom.
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The Stupid Words of an Idiot

I'll totally remember hiding that there.
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Jennifer Fliss


Writer. Mother. Sometimes trapezes. Always coffees.
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By Rights

She writes herself. Cannot right herself.

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A. S. Coomer


Reaching for light, finding only night.
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Late Night Barroom Philosophical Shit Show

What’s it matter? I’m already dead.
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Victoria Griffin


Writing about what she doesn't know.
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I Only Failed One Class: Anatomy

"Lower the scalpel, and don't move!"
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Jonathan Levy


Still waiting for inspiration. Aha! Nope…
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Shakespeare’s First Draft, While Severely Depressed

All the world’s f̶u̶c̶k̶e̶d̶  a stage….
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Helia Rethmann


​​Trying to make every word count.
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The Story of My Happy Childhood

My father and father loved me.
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Len Kuntz


​​Len Kuntz
; writer, reader, and friend.
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She Wanted Me Dead and Buried
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Thank God I  brought a shovel.
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J. D. Hager


Science teacher, plant nerd, dog walker. 
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My Recent Visit to the Slaughterhouse

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Worst first date of all time.


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Staff


​Fueled by whiskey and happy pills.
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​Just Something to Keep in Mind
Everyone dies in the season finale.



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