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Jay Knowles
@thewordplayer
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I would greatly appreciate it if you would please pretend I proposed, proffered and presented a proverb so pretty, precise and profound that it has probably been proven worthy of precious praise in its previous place, politely, no pressure.
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Jay's Stories
Gabberflasted
Story unwritten. The pen rested at the table all alone and the ink bottle was stashed somewhere. The candle has burned out, leaving ...
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Put the Key Lime in the Coconut
A palm tree was standing alone in the sand. A blow of wind moved it enough for a coconut to get loose. It snapped off the tree, rolled ...
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Jack and the Ennui
A tremendous vortex appeared in the sky. Thunder cracked and gray clouds emerged. The change of weather was faster than seen before ...
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Insanely Awesome
Soft swaying. A warm breeze. Rustling leaves. When the eyes open the surprise is big - the scenery is upside down and the ground is ...
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Transported by the sound
I pressed play on the tape recorder then waited. A white noise filled the air for a few seconds, then shifted into a dull buzz as a ...
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Mooving On Up
Lifeline too be different or same, I asked Henry. Artist at heart he separated equally 4x4 then crossed out the different non-matching ...
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Be Your Most Authentic Shrub
When I looked in the mirror I knew the wig wouldn’t fool anyone. I looked at the plethora of makeup products strewn on the counter ...
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Immortal Scents
Some might judge me for eating a Jimmy Dean pancake on a stick (much less 3 of them) while I sit in my bath, but I stopped caring about ...
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Night Owls: Part II
And we will make you our slaves.” It said as if speaking to a mere pet, and yet those words struck fear into their hearts for reasons ...
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Two if by black sheep, one if by white wolf
All is I. Solve: reality. So Math is fact... Right? Hook period? Motion i's point;period. Passion chemistry is methodology of connection. So ...
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Fully Visible Hand of the Cobalt Place
The rocky floor was moving under their feet. The big, dark and empty room was quickly filled with loud noises created by the contraption ...
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Rumpus Room Doom Boom
One of the floor boards came loose today. I had no idea there would be anything mysterious going around in this house. I have spent ...
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Vampires and Bored Apes
When I got laid off earlier this year I initially thought my life was over. Without a stable job and income, I figured that I was screwed ...
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MC Wonderland
After months of searching the desert & the loss of my left pinkie, the Magic Mirror was mine. I could ask it any question I wanted ...
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City of Meaderly Love
I crossed the bridge into Philly as the sun rose. I’d been driving all night. I had a vintage computer wrapped in a blanket, and an ...
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21ception
“Are you of the intelligent sort? I suppose not.” “Well, I can assure you that I am a distinguished gentleman and scholar.” “Is that ...
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Nerd Mother's Sacrifice
Digging through the back shelves of the pantry I found the last jar of pickles that grandma made before she died. "Well," I said to ...
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Human Goo Man
When the water began seeping under the door, Jack knew he was in trouble. He tried the door again, more forcefully this time, but to ...
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Frankie and the Technicolor Dream Kicks
If you knew, where and when to look for, you could see it. Different people see it differently, it doesn't depend on wit. For me it ...
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The Ballad of Yeltsa Kcir
This is the story of the wrong pen which I grabbed when I was going to write a postcard to my best friend Abby while vacationing on ...
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The mystery dentist
Mason Howard was a dentist who loved the library. He would always read books and check as many books as possible.
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Void Homework
Its been three days. I haven't seen a single thing all day that didn't want to kill me. I'm out of food and my compass is still broken ...
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Broadway Anywhere
Denise approached the wide, rapid river with an apprehension like none she’d ever known. Behind her, the rest of her party watched ...
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The Wolves & The Owl
Fool me once… Shame on you Fool me twice… shame on me.
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Advanced Vices and Dices
He grabbed the dices, shook them and threw them on the carpet. He looked at me, smiled and pointed at the first die he looked at. It ...
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Big Stinky Infodump
The castle was extremely damp. Human feces could be smelled everywhere. A rat scurried away as a feminine shadow approached a wooden ...
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The Art of the Bald Head
A long time ago, In a land called Kentucky, There once lived a man, Who wasn't very lucky, And one day he fell, Right into a well, And ...
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Poltergarf
Her eyes were about to close out of tiredness. She sat deep in her armchair, watching a show from a small television. The trailer around ...
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Muddy Feet Cute Meet
“Mudfoot, Ogre Extraordinaire” read the business card. I raised one eyebrow, and opened my mouth to speak. But I couldn’t phrase the ...
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Nerfs Up
Once upon a time (which was actually 2 weeks ago) I had woken up to the sound of explosions, and I look out the windows to see someone ...
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