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Josh Hansen
@joshhansen
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'23
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Josh's Stories
Lincoln and the Search for Workplace Engagement
Lincoln waved a strange looking marble in his boss and the roles were reversed. His boss could now do his bidding! But, when Ben Dover entered the room and Lincoln was required to address him, Lincoln's new discovery backfired tragically.
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The only way out is through
The world was harsh. The land was harsh. Fire all around me and car crashes. I wished there was a better life somewhere. Maybe below? Maybe up? For now, I must find out how to live in this place. Maybe it could be in the subway, below. Or the tower up.
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Unrocking the Timelock
Robert didn't like the rock at first because it was turning him off.
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Night Before Christmas
It was the night before Christmas, and all through the house, I sat in my room, alone with no spouse.
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Run From the Rumba
Run. Don't look back; you need to move. RUN.
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So needless to say
The structure sat on the far side of the moon, always facing away from the Earth. It had 12 arms studded with sensors. It listened and watched on every possible frequency. It had been operating for almost 3 centuries before it recorded the first anomaly.
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Totally Just a Secretary
"So, Ms. Clare. What qualities would make you an asset to this company?" asked the suit across from her. Lyla Clare thought of her relevant skills, dismissing them one by one. A shipping company wasn't likely to need covert operations, or explosives expertise, or... "Ms. Clare?"
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A Crime of passion
The first day we met, my friends were saying rude things as you were bad and why i was so kind and caring for you, and what happened next ?
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Battle of the Beans Ch. 1: The Beanginning
Ginger took a sip from her mug and grimaced. "Well, what did you expect?" said Tyler, who had been watching her for who knows how long. "I dunno Ty," she said, "maybe coffee? This is a coffee mug and generally that DOES lead one to expect coffee."
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Noise Complaints
Bentley wrapped the sleeves of his sweater in his hands as he spoke anxiously, "I can read minds." His chest rose and he huffed, "It’s…not as fun as it sounds. I don’t know how to control it.”
Monstrous Boredom
There was time that a really big monster was bored about his life
Human Ice Cream
I live in a world where most people willingly become zombies because "everyone else is doing it & they seem fine." And yet that is the world I live in. I have stayed inside, fearing for my life because I don't want to become a zombie, and people think I have some mental illness.
Exspotters
Cheating exes are a bit like Google. Useful until they annoy you with their constant tracking your location. No, my ex isn't a stalker. He's just...
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Death Note
Ariana had only one hope for getting anything done for the day. And that was the magic pill she had awaiting her on her desk.
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fashion facism
I stare out in to the city, knowing this could go terribly wrong. Getting ready to jump off the plane, I have no fear I was taught not to. The light turns red and the pilot gives me a thumbs up to go...
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Vortex vs Table
She wondered what life was like under the living room table.
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Passion Fruit
Carter ran up and down the grocery store aisles frantically. "Come on, come on, where is it?" He muttered under his breath.
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Creation of Earth
The cliff rose up, forbidding and brutal, and it was as if it had been waiting for me.
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No Rest for the Respirated
The fastest way to become ostracized by society is to care about other people. Case in point--I wear a respirator everywhere I go because in spite of everyone's massive denial, a pandemic is still happening, and people are continuing to get sick & disabled. Now everyone avoids me
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The final entry
Dear diary, I lied.
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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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“HEAVEN SAYS”
In the land of Astraladia, where dreams danced on moonbeams and stars whispered ancient secrets, a humble farm boy gazed at the night sky with wide-eyed wonder. A shooting star streaked across the heavens. The boy heard a faint, ethereal voice beckoning him to follow the star.
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The Creature Beneath the Waves
Decades on the sea had aged the old Captain far more than his actual years. Perhaps if he had taken a job on land it would’t be like this. Except the sea called to him, more importantly the creature beneath the waves would not let him leave.
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Of Cats and Shrooms
There is a fungus in the Amazon that changes an ant’s entire personality—before it forces the creature to go rigid and then sends its fruiting body through the paralyzed ant’s head.
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Bear Witness: Part III
After a few months, Crisp's cubs became healthier. However, the house we were staying in was getting crowded. "We need to find a new place," I told the woman. She shook her head. "It's too dangerous. The witch may be dead, but the hunters could still be out there."
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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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Conundrum Of Tim Shall
In a multiverse of dangers, there is one hero who travels it and confronts the evil. His name is Tim Shall. He has the power to hop universes, he is the fastest gunslinger there is, and he’s on a mission.
I’ll see you
In evenings like this I think of her. In evenings like this I feel suffocated with thoughts of her departure. After 146 days of floating in space on my own, I still cannot shake the bitter farewell playing a torturous loop in my head.
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Curry Favor
Příběh, jež Vám budu nyní vyprávět se vskutku udál, jakkoliv se tomu nechce věřit.
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We Love ChatGPT (except for the Plot Holes)
Eli Wilkins, this is our man. He's said to clean at the hospital on Mondays and Thursdays from 8pm to 11pm. He was described by his neighbor as " curved" and "alive". We suspect he may have wandered out of the security perimeter. He was last seen November 24 just before midnight
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