Men Love War, a short story – Michael Fine

Rain drops on a car window.

By Michael Fine Men Love War In memory of NE (2008-2022) © 2022 Michael Fine I wish this were only a work of fiction. Or just a bad dream.  But it is what is happening in every US city.  Names, characters, businesses, places, events, locales, and incidents are either the products of the author’s imagination…

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Freezing – Michael Morse

A shovel with icicles hanging from the side of a house.

by Michael Morse, contributing writer Water dripped on my snow shovel as the sun warmed my roof. Icicles formed where my hands were just yesterday, digging through six inches of powder and slush. February warm in New England is twelve degrees, wind chill somewhere below zero. The nights are wicked; as the sun sets it…

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Moment of Grace – Michael Morse

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by Michael Morse, contributing writer It’s early April or late March, I can’t remember which. I do remember it was miserable out, cold rain, not quite freezing but cold enough to reach tired old bones the second you stepped outside. I’m in line, about twenty five people ahead of me, six feet apart, all of…

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“Somehow” – a short story by Michael Fine

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By Michael Fine, contributing writer © Michael Fine 2021 This is a work of fiction. Names, characters, businesses, places, events, locales, and incidents are either the products of the author’s imagination or used in a fictitious manner. Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, or actual events is purely coincidental. A woman developed a…

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“Snow” – a short story by Michael Fine

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By Michael Fine, contributing writer Copyright© Michael Fine 2019 This is a work of fiction. Names, characters, businesses, places, events, locales, and incidents are either the products of the author’s imagination or used in a fictitious manner. Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, or actual events is purely coincidental. They were getting creamed…

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Mothers’ Days – a short story by Michael Fine

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By Michael Fine © Michael Fine 2021 This is a work of fiction. Names, characters, businesses, places, events, locales, and incidents are either the products of the author’s imagination or used in a fictitious manner. Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, or actual events is purely coincidental. After a twelve-hour shift lifting table-tops,…

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Amazing Grace – by Michael Fine

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By Michael Fine, contributing writer © Michael Fine 2019 This is a work of fiction. Names, characters, businesses, places, events, locales, and incidents are either the products of the author’s imagination or used in a fictitious manner. Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, or actual events is purely coincidental. The crisis of the…

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