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A city without music still hums at night.

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Trumpet Chaser — Ch. 2 (FINAL)
Moving among hundreds of people at rush hour was a struggle. The real struggle began when I saw there was no trumpet player. I checked…
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September 25, 2025 at 4:05 PM
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City says no music. One sound stays.

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Trumpet Chaser — Ch. 1
Finally! I’ve finally found you. You motherf —
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September 23, 2025 at 7:13 PM
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Morning after morning, meaning appears.

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#shortstory #citylife #ritual #indiewriter #shortstory #slowlit #microfiction #nostalgia #foundfamily #citylife #bakeries
The Warmth
There was once a bakery called The Warmth. It was located in an alleyway of a mildly convenient place. They were selling all kinds of…
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September 22, 2025 at 7:23 PM
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Some answers hide in the simplest questions.

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Corner Store Chocolates
There once was a corner store owner called Jeremiah. He was a hardworking man with a special interest in chocolates. He usually filled up…
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September 18, 2025 at 9:09 PM
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When the city calls. Would you answer it, or let it slip?

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Ride Or Die
Tiffany just moved to a new city. It was much different than what she experienced all her life.  This city had a calling for her. She felt…
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September 17, 2025 at 9:38 PM
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Habits draw straight lines.
Wonder scribbles in the margins.

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Metro Man
There once was a man named Josh who liked to travel anywhere by metro. Lucky for him the city he lived in had a great metro infrastructure…
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September 15, 2025 at 3:22 PM
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Some walks are for courage.
Some are for company.

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The Longer Walk
There was a banker who kept going to a store every day before work at the cost of lengthening his walk. The store was like any other…
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August 16, 2025 at 10:54 PM
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A: Will I be rewarded for all I’ve done?
B: No
A: But… But I was told-
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#indiewriter #indiepoetry #noirpoetry #lofiwriting #slowlit #melancholy #nightwalks #poem #poetry
Will I Be Rewarded?
A: Will I be rewarded for all I’ve done? B: No A: But… But I was told- B: What you were told no longer has correction A: It used to be true…
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August 10, 2025 at 10:52 PM
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- The Immortal Italian Chef -

I opened the oven today
It was cold and empty
I wept and slept

Next morning I opened the oven again
There was some dough
I wept and slept

Next morning I opened it again
There was a tomato
I wept and slept
August 5, 2025 at 9:40 PM
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World calls it thievery.
The Fixers called it payback.

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#microfiction #shortstory #heist #crimefiction #vigilante #indiewriter
The Fixers: The Golden Mask Heist - Ch.1
There once was a legendary group of thieves known as “The Fixers”. Though only a handful in number, they were infamous for infiltrating the…
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August 4, 2025 at 9:08 PM
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Today's my birthday so i wrote a small poem called "Your Day"
August 3, 2025 at 3:58 PM
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Purpose is a strange thing
Even when it's simple

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Drinking Bird
Freshly placed on the store shelf, the drinking bird toy was soon bought by a family with a young child. They brought it home and set it on…
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August 2, 2025 at 10:59 PM
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He thought the worst had already happened.
That was the problem.

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Fifteen Years of Unluck
There was once a really unlucky man called Oklahoma. Everything and everyone around him seemed to suffer from bad luck and terrible things…
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August 1, 2025 at 10:12 PM
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How does an amateur porcupine outrun an entire marathon?

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#shortstory #microFiction #indiewriter #fairytale #childrensstory #tale #porcupine #run #marathon
Semi-Marathon
There was a porcupine named Filip. Filip was an amateur runner who wanted to get in shape to impress a girl he met in class called Jessica…
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July 31, 2025 at 6:05 PM
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The world can feel endless, even inside a box.
Some hearts wait. Others wander.

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#shortstory #microFiction #indiewriter #bittersweet #friendship #fairytale #hope
Hide and Seek in a Shoebox
There once were two tardigrades living in a shoebox. Their home was all that shoebox there is. The smaller tardigrade was called Jack Ma…
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July 30, 2025 at 7:12 PM
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It's Handyman Joe's birthday. However, his favorite Chinese restaurant closed down forever.

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#shortstory #fiction #sliceoflife #bittersweet #hope #community #birthday
A Day In A Life Of A Handyman
Handyman Joe was a hardworking pure-hearted handyman living in a small city. He didn’t have many friends but he was always friendly and…
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June 13, 2025 at 8:16 PM
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Sometimes the tallest trees aren't climbed alone.

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Lunch Pt.3
Part 2: https://medium.com/@WildEchoes/lunch-pt-2-5177b4535670
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June 12, 2025 at 10:39 PM
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The forest stretches endlessly, but even the smallest hearts carry the longest hopes.

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Lunch Pt.2
Milty was seen with all kinds of animals in the forest. Bugs, deer, rabbits, ravens, even bears. No one quite understood how he managed to…
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June 11, 2025 at 8:26 PM
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A squirrel that is obsessed with finding the longest tree in the forest. But why?

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#shortstory #indiewriter #Storytelling #microFiction #writerslift #mystery #fairytale #tale #motivation #squirrel
Lunch Pt.1
Once upon a time, there was a small squirrel named Milty. Lately, he had become obsessed with finding the tallest tree in the forest. No…
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June 10, 2025 at 10:15 PM
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I Downloaded An App
#poem #poetry #poetrycommunity #poetrylovers
June 9, 2025 at 7:58 AM
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I recently downloaded an app
Thought it would speed up my workflow
Instead, I now have an extra step to check every time I want to get something done
June 8, 2025 at 9:20 PM
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Normalize 1 WIP and make everything else a future project.

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June 3, 2025 at 11:24 AM
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Some rhythms follow you home...

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The Ticking
A depressed man called Ussama was on his daily walk in the forest right next to his old cottage house. He found an old watch on the ground…
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June 7, 2025 at 10:51 PM
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Cats keep appearing on a remote island... where are they coming from?

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#shortstory #indiewriter #Storytelling #microFiction #writerslift #cats #mystery #island #remoteliving
Another Cat
One day, while Emmanuel was just chilling on his own, smoking his pipe on his porch, a cat just appeared out of nowhere. That was kind of…
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June 6, 2025 at 9:35 PM
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Only the best can step through the gate 🚪

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Only For The Best
In this underground empire, there was a gate that led to the overworld. It was the only gate of its kind. The giant gate allowed only the…
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June 5, 2025 at 10:08 PM