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Jacob Sherman
@jacobsherman
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Jacob's Stories
A tear for Luigi
Barry Gibb paced in BGHQ. “It’s not fair! We, as The Bee Gees, have been saving lives with our music for 50 years now. But those Beach Boys do it once and get all the glory!” Maurice put a hand on his shoulder, saying “take it easy, brother. It’s not about the press.”
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Buzzards, bread, and cardinals.
The whole family gathered around the fire for our seasonal burning of dried cornstalk. While my brothers and sisters were captivated by the swirling glow, my eyes were captured by the sky. Beyond the field of golden rye, a buzzard circled the pasture.
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One Pizza at a Time
They say that hell is other people, which turns out to be literal given the number of people I see below. You can’t see the ground in this valley of Hell because of all the people in it. I sigh and begin hiking down the slope.
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Black Gold
I’m a dreamer. I always wanted to investigate a rainbow and make it answer for its evasiveness. I once took my jeep to chase a rainbow, eating dry lucky charms the whole way with a determined glint in my eye. “Damn leprechauns ruining everything for the rest of us…”
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McDonalds saved my life
All Sam ever wanted was to be loved and understood. Twenty years of a miserable life tore him down before he could even protect himself. Everyone had given up on him. Feeling more helpless than ever, he walked to the edge of his roof and looked down at humanity for one last time.
Rock and Stone
In a “survival of the fittest” world where whoever knows the most karate rules… there is one man who dares stand for justice. One man who speaks for and protects the weak.
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An Unlikely Friend
Once upon a time there lived a 21 year old woman. She lived near a bog which made her body do unusual things such as attain chronically cold feet.
Goran the Gregarious
People always told Goran he’s superfluously energetic and that his personality was too big… Today, he’s no longer Goran… He’s Goran the Gregarious. And he’s about to show his worth on his first day as job a door to door salesman exactly how a big personality breaks down doors!
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The Road from Eldoria
In the quiet town of Eldoria, where cobblestone streets held the whispers of forgotten tales, an unusual antique shop seemed to just appear overnight.
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What is Love?
Falling out of love is exactly how it seems. Life loses colour. You’ve lost a part of you. You’re in denial at first and try to pretend that the feelings are still there but no matter how hard you try hate shadows and grows stronger by the day. You wonder how this has happened.
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Master of Your Domain
Elaine and George had planned to meet at the diner. They were surprised to find that it was now a chain drugstore. They went to Starbucks instead. Elaine asked “have you heard anything from Kramer since he left the city?” George sighed. “Yeah, he’s gone off the deep end.”
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Ostrich Hole
“Vroom vroom” said the ostrich sadly. “I need three more characters to post this.”
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Misfortune
Fortuneteller Carter Cano did not foresee finding a dead body.
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The Love Of Death
Love is a beautiful thing. Share it at all costs.
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Inappropriate
Saki wept and wept. How could Hadi DO this to her. All of a sudden, a man sat down next to her. Ethan? He went to her school! But he was great friends with Hadi... "Go away," Saki sniffed. Ethan frowned, and wrapped his arms around Saki in a hug.
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Monster in Sheep's Clothing
Jack dusts himself off just as his sister slams down into him. "That didn't work out the way I thought it would," Jill says, "What if this time you distract while I get the water?" "We've tried that and many others like it. If we're going to do this, we need an elaborate plan!"
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Good Spy Mate
I used to live in a big house in Sidney, Australia.
Party Rock
The party ship crashed into the planet of no parties. Miraculously, all of the inhabitants of the party ship survived, thanks to their ginormous automatic airbag system they invented prior to losing their minds to the booze. When they walked out they decided to throw a new party.
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Smog’s Fog and Sog
There is a jazzy looking man who lives alone in his mansion. He has 3 dogs and 3 hogs in his backyard. In his free time, he tends to a large ranch and has lots of farm animals to care for. He does not have much of a life outside of working on the farm, but he is dedicated.
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Hive, my name is
hello I am Toastbee. I want you to write about yourself
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Catching Climate Criminals by Surprise: Part II
actually a prosecutor with a backbone, ready to surprise arrest them after a decade of evidence-building, preparing to be blackmailed, and getting Glorbinski and Scot Free to let their guards down. Bennie clapped his hands. The partiers all drew their guns. "You're under arrest."
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Fighting The Fear
"9-1-1, what's your emergency?" The woman on the other end asked me. As Jackson continued with his seizure, I panicked, trying to tell her that he was scaring me. She sent an ambulance and stayed on the line with me, telling me to remain calm. They took him with Lulu in the back.
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Life’s a Beach
When the email came, it was brief and blunt. "I have left the keys at the house," it read, "One beneath the turtle potted plant and the other under the mat. If you fail to find them, may I recommend nearest Four Seasons?" There was no signature line.
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Oh Deer
“I’m telling you, that’s the animal that hurt me!” Cody gestured at the unassuming beast across the lawn. “You think deer don’t have teeth?”
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Little Robot Puppy & the Secret Pickle Colony
The robopup was a cute little robot puppy that had a big head and a tiny body. It cuddled along its owner's leg, panting and licking the leg. It was ready to follow its owner on a grand adventure! It waited. And waited. And waited. Then it realized its owner was dead.
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The Challenge of Love
"Any man who wants to court me," said Anežka Szabová, "must 1st brush the teeth of Golgoraz the three-headed, nineteen-eyed, seven-tailed, triple-stomached, poison-breathing dragon of the Great Rozsutec Mountain." Martin Balog grabbed a toothbrush & toothpaste & said, "I'm game."
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Catching Climate Criminals by Surprise
I'm a rare prosecutor with a backbone, going after the rich and corrupt who knowingly and openly plotted to destroy the world with climate crime. The temperatures are rising and the wildlife is dying, and those mafia oligarchs continue shattering CO2 records. I'm gonna fight em.
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Bonaroodoodoopalooza: Part II
I’m the freshest spiral galaxy in this quadrant. I’m clouded in purple gases, I sparkle with newborn stars, and a pulsar at my heart flashes in time to the rhythm of the cosmos. The only problem is I have no one to talk to. I’m amazingly lonely.
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Down Upside Frown That Turn
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Death and Tartar
It's not fair, it's not fair! Why did it have to be him? Sweat droplets come from off my face as I raise my hand, I'll take my friend's spot. The grin off of Deo's face resonates pure evil. "Very well, Geovoni your saved... for now" Geo looks at me in horror as the guards pick me
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