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More than just coffee: fun messages at Philz Coffee

December 19, 2014December 24, 2014Leave a comment

What would otherwise have been a blank bit of wall at Philz Coffee becomes a delightful jaunt into the realm of magical realism with mini-missives from human qualities and abstractions. Awesome.
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You accrue fines because you think the library needs money.

November 20, 2013November 17, 2013Leave a comment

Why not donate, I suggest.

I’d rather they think I’m careless than generous, you reply.

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Masters of Negotiation

October 9, 2013October 4, 2013Leave a comment

Only if you scrub the tub.
Okay, but I get the first soak in there.
Not until the ZeultiCo shares are all transferred.

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Another Hint Fiction

October 4, 2013October 2, 2013Leave a comment

Jolasn grimaced with delight.

The hideous flavors horrifically exhilarating his palate.

He knew he was ready.

She would no longer best him at Zolari’s enthralling game.

Lost Melody

October 1, 2013October 1, 2013Leave a comment

Dropped on a train ride to visit an aunt.

Found by a law office intern.

Given to upset boyfriend.

Cherished sparingly for years.

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If You Have Some Time to Kill, I’ve Got an Axe to Grind

June 20, 2013May 27, 2013Leave a comment

Snow began to fall.

Diana was approaching the darkest hour, and she knew it was her or the hour.

Only one could be loved.

Engineering Gratefulness

June 18, 2013May 27, 2013Leave a comment

While rain fell, Diana devised three ways never to be taken for granted again. Only one included gravitational lensing.

Food for thought

June 17, 2013May 27, 2013Leave a comment

Eating corn flakes, Diana ruminated on the infinity of blue hues. Would it matter, she wondered, if she could only perceive 32 instead of 51?

Fluid Intake

June 14, 2013May 27, 2013Leave a comment

While others swilled apathy, Diana sipped curiosity, savoring the nuances, though her thirst for knowledge was seldom fully quenched.

Setting Us Straight

June 11, 2013May 27, 2013Leave a comment

To our delirious delight, Diana proved us all wrong, extravagantly. We would never make the same errors in reasoning about air kissing again.

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