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Tinamarie Cox

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Happenstance

“So when are you and Christy having one?” Denise chatted on. Her coffee at lunch had recharged her motor-mouth. Danny had stopped listening several minutes ago, not that he ever paid much attention to her rambling. His desk was up against Denise’s and there was simply no escape. “Huh?” Danny blinked out of his boredom. “You and Christy,” Denise repeated with emphasis. She stretched and tapped her chewed-up pen on the top edge of Danny’s computer screen. “Tell me.” &nb...

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The World as a Stage

Submitted to Contest #105

"Teo! Teo! Answer a few questions before you go on stage tonight?" a young vlogger shoved her phone in Teodoro’s face. A swarm of paparazzi and fans attacked as we walked from the car to the backstage entrance of the night’s venue. Some were snapping photos in a frenzy of flashes, others were fussing with voice recorders, and the rest steadied the aim of their phones. The group herded around Teo, eliminating his personal space. Teo didn’t seem to care how intruding or obnoxious our enthusiasts had become; he looked intoxica...

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Confession

Submitted to Contest #103

"Hey, Mom, who's this with Dad?" Tommy got up off the kitchen floor, eyes on an unfamiliar photograph, and navigated the maze of cardboard boxes to his aging mother. She sat in the center of the chaos at the table. He flipped the picture over and read the date on the back: January 1st, 1993. He handed the image to her. "Oh," his mother’s eyes widened behind thick glasses in recognition. "Well?" Tommy studied his mother's face. She had gone elsewhere, transported by the photograph. "Mom, are you all right?" Victoria’s eyes fluttered and she s...

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