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Short Stories
short stories from varying perspectives mostly fiction with threads of non-fiction inspiration
Station 16
Jaelynn followed close behind Ivy, the sound of boots on steel echoing through the hall. ‘We haven’t heard from the rest of the crew in...
kristopher dueck
Mar 30, 20251 min read
Nikhil
At 6’4 280lbs, old grey hair Nikhil was an intimidating force in any room, perhaps that’s why he felt so at home with the suits. On the...
kristopher dueck
Mar 30, 20251 min read
Failure
The most valuable things for a person to have are opportunities to be confident. If you spend your life never failing your first failure...
kristopher dueck
Mar 30, 20252 min read
Lowland Station
When I dream, I enter their world. For 134 nights in a row, I’ve consumed the obsessions of others and tonight is no different. Tonight,...
kristopher dueck
Mar 30, 20252 min read
DAY ONE
‘We have a week to travel almost 20,000km’ I say to MaryJane as we speed down the overcrowded highway 610. ‘With no access to a ship...
kristopher dueck
Mar 30, 20251 min read
intoxicants
The only thing on my mind Sunday night is the work week ahead. Summer has barely begun, and the heat is nearly unbearable. I don’t...
kristopher dueck
Mar 30, 20251 min read
Words of my Father
2 minutes till deadline and there's no room for error. The words of my father repeat in my head ‘a successful project requires...
kristopher dueck
Mar 1, 20251 min read
To grow at the expense of others is an extraordinary blunder
The second we locked eyes I saw that you knew and my heart sunk. My hands grew clammy and I forced out a ‘good morning baby, how did you...
kristopher dueck
Feb 20, 20251 min read
The weekend has become a void
I woke up shivering and drenched in sweat to the drone of generic YouTube commentator. a glance at the bedside table reveals no phone....
kristopher dueck
Feb 17, 20252 min read
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