Short Stories

Abram Dress
May 07, 2024
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All the short stories I post on Substack end up here. I may take some down temporarily when I sell them, but as soon as the rights revert back to me they’ll be right back up.

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Apr 29
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I’ll never know why I stopped in the middle of the sidewalk on my way home from the midnight insanity shift at MacAllan’s Bar. I’ll never know why I risked that miasma of mumbled profanity around me as I inconvenienced the locust-swarm of downtown Manhattan pedestrians on their way to their high-paying corporate-ladder-climbing dream jobs.

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Dance to the End

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Apr 22
Dance to the End

The campsite overlooked a valley and a small village. Rain drops hissed as they spattered on the campfire. The wind had picked up, piercing a chill through Danny’s overcoat. He lay back on his saddle, hat cocked over both eyes. Dancer nickered at him.

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Home From the Dark

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Apr 15
Home From the Dark

Francisco scratched at his beard with the tip of the scrimshaw knife as he gazed east. The rising glow of Tamanuiterā’s forehead peaked over the horizon. The wrecked remains of Francisco’s ship shadowed the reef where it had rested for so many years. Distracted, the blade scraped his skin, and the trickle of blood through his thick whiskers pulled his a…

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Gone Forever Again

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Apr 8
Gone Forever Again

“I miss the way her butt smelled. It was an angry smell, but I miss it.” “I know this is hard on you, Friz.” Brigitte squeezed the dog’s shoulders tight. “But Moose is only going away for a little bit. She’ll be back.” “You sound like Dad talking, but you’re worried, too.” Friz huffed, then leaned into Brigitte. “Dad was mad at her. I told her not to eat …

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From the Inside Out

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Apr 1
From the Inside Out

Kellie felt her body settle into the chair, really felt it. Felt the pressure of the cushion on her butt. It was a little more firm on the right side than the left. Was that her butt or the cushion? Was one of her butt cheeks more firm than the other? Did it look weird when she wore tight pants? Did she have to reassess the way she was doing her squats?

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