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Found 8 works tagged 'surreal'.
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Are We There Yet There We Are
Published May 23, 2020 · 419 words (2 minutes) · 1 like · 285 views
Fantasy Taking a walk surreal Punishment
Exercise, out in the fresh air, on the buddy system.
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Dim Songs for the Sightless
Published Feb 29, 2020 · 508 words (2 minutes) · 467 views
Fantasy Horror Literary Fiction slipstream surreal experimental
A little experimental micro/flash piece that focused mostly on mood and texture and ended up being a hard sell for most places. Luckily it found a home at Bending Genres. I hope you enjoy!
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Enter the Komodo
Published Jan 6, 2020 · 3,387 words (13 minutes)
Fantasy Humor surreal Gulliver quirky
Antimony needs a man like the Academy of Lagado needs a paper bicycle. As its new Chancellor, she is determined to bring the Swiftian institution into the modern world. So, why has a Komodo dragon arrived on her doorstep with a sign saying Marry Me around its neck? And how can she get rid of it? A lightheated story inspired by Gulliver's Travels.
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Ghost Town
Published Aug 17, 2019 · 98 words (1 minute)
Fantasy Horror Literary Fiction ghosts weird fiction flash fiction ghost stories slipstream weird surreal
People aren't the only entities that leave ghosts behind.
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Other Than This
Published Jul 27, 2019 · 196 words (1 minute) · 2 views
Literary Fiction Science Fiction slice of life flash fiction slipstream surreal
In what universe must you live to be that which you are not?
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Neighbors: A Definitive Odyssey
Published Jul 18, 2019 · 7,502 words (28 minutes)
Fantasy Literary Fiction slipstream weird surreal puns weird fiction
Joystick lives in Joy House, that big sprawling definition on pages 635 and 636 in the dictionary. When a new word--J/psi particle--moves in next door, Joystick is eager to make friends and introduce himself. But as Joystick learns, J/psi particles are fundamentally unstable, and his new friend doesn't have long to live. Can Joystick muster the powers of his other friends' definitions to find a way to forestall J/psi's death?
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We Have an Objective
Published Aug 22, 2018 · 207 words (1 minute) · 415 views
Literary Fiction surreal experimental absurd Strange flash fiction
On April 7, 2003, we took the Slip’n Slide into Baghdad. My buddies behind me whooped and screamed and crashed into each other, the hot sun and cold water in roiling chaos over their bodies, but they didn’t care. As long as they got wet.
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The Expurgated Version
Published May 18, 2018 · 410 words (2 minutes) · 510 views
Horror Science Fiction flash fiction dystopian surreal experimental neural uploads Strange
In punishment for the heinous crime of premarital sex, James’ brain is re-wired such that every memory of Lori triggers a blackout in his awareness. But now Lori’s gone missing. How can James find a woman he can’t even think about? And when he does, will he even recognize her?
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