Archive for the 'Vignettes'

by Jeremy Warach   The air conditioning in the coffee shop was perfect.  I sat at the small table, the plastic chair creaking and bouncing slightly underneath me, while my cup of coffee slowly cooled.  The weather outside was...
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by Jeremy Warach   Ruben peeked out from the convenience store's doorway and looked to the left, then the right, wondering which way the pursuit would come from. His heart was pounding hard and fast, his breath rapid and shallow. A...
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by Jeremy Warach   The cold air spilled out of the open refrigerator and flowed over the young man's toes. It felt good. He stood in his bathrobe, holding the refrigerator door and trying to decide what to take out for breakfast. He...
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by Jeremy Warach   Note:  I published this briefly a few weeks ago, but I quickly unpublished it, since I was not happy with how it came out.  I have reworked it and am republishing it now.  I have not deleted the comments...
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The man zipped up his jacket and pulled on its hood.  It was a cold night, and he was sleepy, but he told himself every year that he would watch the annual Perseid meteor shower.  This was the year he finally stayed up for it.   ...
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