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Tag Archives: Relationships
You Can’t Ask Santa Claus For That
Aaron sipped his Snapple and stared out at the river. The clouds were out in full force, and he busied himself looking for discernible shapes in the sky. Holly sipped her coffee in silence as she stared across the path … Continue reading
Posted in Humor
Tagged Christmas, coronavirus, flash fiction, Humor, Modern Philosopher, Relationships, Sarcasm, satire, short story, social distancing
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The Patron Saint of Election Day
Holly sipped her coffee, and then smiled over at Aaron, before returning her mask to the ready position. Aaron nodded from his bench on his side of the path. “Looks like you survived Halloween and the couple’s costume conundrum relatively … Continue reading
Posted in Humor
Tagged Election Day, flash fiction, Humor, Joe Biden, Modern Philosopher, Relationships, Sarcasm, satire, short story, social distancing
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The Couple’s Costume Conundrum
Holly tossed her empty coffee cup into the trash can next to her bench, and stared across the running path at her best friend. Something was on her mind, but she wasn’t sure if she wanted to discuss it with … Continue reading
Posted in Holidays, Humor
Tagged costumes, flash fiction, Halloween, Humor, Modern Philosopher, Relationships, Sarcasm, satire, short story
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The Long Distance Relationship
They sat on his front porch and enjoyed the gorgeous Autumn weather in Maine. Aaron had his legs up on the front porch railing and sipped his Snapple. Holly wrapped her hands tightly around her coffee cup in hopes of … Continue reading
Posted in Humor
Tagged coronavirus, Covid 19, flash fiction, Humor, Modern Philosopher, Relationships, Sarcasm, satire, short story, social distancing
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The Week That Wasn’t
This was a very confusing and stressful week, Modern Philosophers. I’ve made it a point to not watch the news anymore, but I’ve had CNN and MSNBC on all day to keep tabs on what is going on with the … Continue reading
Socially…Awkward!
“Do you want to hear something crazy?” Aaron asked from where he was seated at the far end of the bench on his side of the running path. “Of course,” Holly yelled back from her side of the path. “I … Continue reading
Posted in Humor
Tagged flash fiction, friendship, Humor, Modern Philosopher, Relationships, Sarcasm, satire, short story, socially awkward
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Stress: The Final Frontier
The movie Alien taught me many things, Modern Philosophers, but one of my most important takeaways was that in space, no one can hear you scream. I’ve often wondered if the same is true about stress and space. Would anyone … Continue reading
Posted in Humor
Tagged coping skills, Humor, introvert, life hacks, mental health, Modern Philosopher, Relationships, Sarcasm, satire, stress
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Paradise By The Laptop Light
This blog is specially designed, via a secret algorithm that I can never share, to inspire you to both laugh and to conjure up Deep Thoughts, Modern Philosophers. So you’re probably wondering where I find my inspiration when the time … Continue reading
Posted in Humor, Philosophy
Tagged Humor, Hunger Games, Modern Philosopher, paradise, perfect life, Philosophy, Relationships, Sarcasm, satire, writing
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When Your Dreams Chase You
I’ve been having trouble sleeping again, Modern Philosophers. Some of it has to do with the weather, the stress brought about by the pandemic and turmoil in our country, and a fear that things might only get worse after Election … Continue reading
Posted in Humor, Philosophy
Tagged abandonment issues, divorce, dream interpretation, haunting, Humor, life, Modern Philosopher, nightmares, Relationships, Sarcasm, satire
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Drag Me Down The Aisle
Aaron and Holly sat across from each other on benches located on either side of the park’s once busy path. It didn’t get as much use anymore, however, because people preferred to stay home and not deal with the pandemic … Continue reading
Posted in Humor, Love
Tagged coronavirus, flash fiction, Humor, Love, Marriage, Modern Philosopher, Relationships, Sarcasm, satire, short story, social distancing
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