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Generic cleaning lady

Her badge says Rita but that isn’t her name. Staff call her the generic cleaning lady but not to her face. She arrives five minutes early, leaves five minutes late, and comes home tired from the night shift but the … Continue reading

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I possess the right

A cat of horrifying proportions enters the kitchen and looks at fridge in the moonlight. ‘Why are you shut up so tight since you cannot eat your own contents? The fridge replies, ‘Sir cat, according to the cold store principles … Continue reading

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Coal Smoke Blends from Chimney

Thin string clouds red against blue sky. Winter approaching. I must prepare. Kids in the bath splashing water up the walls. Enjoying my brother’s visit, the first in months. ‘Where are we going today?’ In the carriage hacking through the … Continue reading

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Haikuoid #1242: Purpose undefined

Jar of baby food gobbled by dog. –Benjamin F Jones 

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Behind a door

into a corridor barely wider than my shoulders. Polished floor and peeling paint. At the far end a desk in a room. My feet slide on the floor as I hear a grunt. Turning to look at a wide nose, … Continue reading

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