Hank Kirton
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Reposted by Hank Kirton
Fiction "Baby Box Turtles at the Bottom of a Vodka Bottle " by Hank Kirton
“On July 4th she decided to clean her impossible apartment, despite her hangover. Bob's stupid drum set still sat splayed shamelessly in the comer like a homicide victim.”
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“On July 4th she decided to clean her impossible apartment, despite her hangover. Bob's stupid drum set still sat splayed shamelessly in the comer like a homicide victim.”
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baby box turtles at the bottom of a vodka bottle — Blood+Honey
by Hank Kirton “On July 4th she decided to clean her impossible apartment, despite her hangover. Bob's stupid drum set still sat splayed shamelessly in the comer like a homicide victim.”
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December 27, 2025 at 4:53 AM
Fiction "Baby Box Turtles at the Bottom of a Vodka Bottle " by Hank Kirton
“On July 4th she decided to clean her impossible apartment, despite her hangover. Bob's stupid drum set still sat splayed shamelessly in the comer like a homicide victim.”
www.bloodhoneylit.com/fiction/baby...
“On July 4th she decided to clean her impossible apartment, despite her hangover. Bob's stupid drum set still sat splayed shamelessly in the comer like a homicide victim.”
www.bloodhoneylit.com/fiction/baby...
The closest I ever came to writing a Christmas story.
Kaleidoscope crumblingasphalt.org/2024/03/03/k...
Kaleidoscope crumblingasphalt.org/2024/03/03/k...
Kaleidoscope
By Hank “Stale Crouton” Kirton Robust barrel-chested Kchelogaveg yanked at a young white pine, testing the anchored clench of its root system. It would not budge. Out of frustration, o…
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December 25, 2025 at 1:51 PM
The closest I ever came to writing a Christmas story.
Kaleidoscope crumblingasphalt.org/2024/03/03/k...
Kaleidoscope crumblingasphalt.org/2024/03/03/k...
My Most Animal Is Radish! crumblingasphalt.org/2024/01/15/m...
My Most Animal Is Radish!
Bloganuary writing promptWhat is your favorite animal?View all responses My radish is my most animal because it lives in a crisper drawer inside of refrigerator where it makes very shallow breath. …
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December 20, 2025 at 10:18 PM
My Most Animal Is Radish! crumblingasphalt.org/2024/01/15/m...
Reposted by Hank Kirton
December 19, 2025 at 2:18 PM
This is the story that won me a gumdrop.
Telekinetic Kelly crumblingasphalt.org/2025/09/27/t...
Telekinetic Kelly crumblingasphalt.org/2025/09/27/t...
Telekinetic Kelly
Kelly Green raised the red flag on her mailbox all the way from the kitchen. She didn’t even have to look out the window this time. She accomplished the feat while sitting at the table eating insta…
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December 19, 2025 at 12:50 PM
This is the story that won me a gumdrop.
Telekinetic Kelly crumblingasphalt.org/2025/09/27/t...
Telekinetic Kelly crumblingasphalt.org/2025/09/27/t...
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December 16, 2025 at 12:02 AM
December 14, 2025 at 10:17 AM
Vasectomy Performed on a Roller Coaster crumblingasphalt.org/2025/08/31/v...
December 13, 2025 at 9:26 AM
Vasectomy Performed on a Roller Coaster crumblingasphalt.org/2025/08/31/v...
A science fiction story...
My Time Machine crumblingasphalt.org/2025/12/12/m...
My Time Machine crumblingasphalt.org/2025/12/12/m...
My Time Machine
My time machine doesn’t work too well at the moment. It hurts my face now sometimes and gives me crushing headaches when I get back from the past and all I can do is lay in bed and wait for t…
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December 12, 2025 at 9:32 AM
A science fiction story...
My Time Machine crumblingasphalt.org/2025/12/12/m...
My Time Machine crumblingasphalt.org/2025/12/12/m...
Pull up your pants, learn how to dance, and strut your stuff in the south of France.
Synaptic Damage crumblingasphalt.org/2024/02/20/s...
Synaptic Damage crumblingasphalt.org/2024/02/20/s...
Synaptic Damage
He was abrupt. With people. Many people disliked him because he was so abrupt. He answered questions with a hatchet. He urged you to stop wasting his time. His name was Karl Jerome Baum…
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December 10, 2025 at 12:59 PM
Pull up your pants, learn how to dance, and strut your stuff in the south of France.
Synaptic Damage crumblingasphalt.org/2024/02/20/s...
Synaptic Damage crumblingasphalt.org/2024/02/20/s...
My psychiatrist assured me I was an "insufferable fuck-up" and a "worthless cretin" and "vile."
It'll be neat to see where this therapy leads...
It'll be neat to see where this therapy leads...
December 6, 2025 at 2:02 PM
My psychiatrist assured me I was an "insufferable fuck-up" and a "worthless cretin" and "vile."
It'll be neat to see where this therapy leads...
It'll be neat to see where this therapy leads...
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Smothered Under Heavy Cement... crumblingasphalt.org/2025/12/04/s...
Smothered Under Heavy Cement…
Photo by Jorge Fakhouri Filho It took a silvery sliver of a second. I was only thirteen. It happened so long ago… Then why does it still weigh me down like a pair of gangster-style cement shoes?&nb…
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December 4, 2025 at 12:40 PM
Smothered Under Heavy Cement... crumblingasphalt.org/2025/12/04/s...
Smothered Under Heavy Cement... crumblingasphalt.org/2025/12/04/s...
Smothered Under Heavy Cement…
Photo by Jorge Fakhouri Filho It took a silvery sliver of a second. I was only thirteen. It happened so long ago… Then why does it still weigh me down like a pair of gangster-style cement shoes?&nb…
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December 4, 2025 at 12:40 PM
Smothered Under Heavy Cement... crumblingasphalt.org/2025/12/04/s...
You don't have enough Dada. Remedy the remedy until the plot becomes muddied.
Welcome to the Winter '26 DADA issue of Exacting Clam. Please consult the Editor's Note before proceeding.
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https://www.exactingclam.com/issues/no-19-winter-2025/editors-note/
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December 2, 2025 at 3:48 PM
You don't have enough Dada. Remedy the remedy until the plot becomes muddied.
I just laughed so hard my thighs hurt.
December 1, 2025 at 6:34 PM
I just laughed so hard my thighs hurt.
The brass is tarnished buff it buff it.
December 1, 2025 at 3:53 PM
The brass is tarnished buff it buff it.
My tribute to old show business.
Hollywood crumblingasphalt.org/2024/11/24/h...
Hollywood crumblingasphalt.org/2024/11/24/h...
Hollywood
“Before we start—I’m sorry, toots—what’s your name again?” “Beekeeper.” “Okay, Mavis. I just want to tell you that I’m not gonna talk about my marriage. Y’know. To you-know-who…” “Banan…
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December 1, 2025 at 9:44 AM
My tribute to old show business.
Hollywood crumblingasphalt.org/2024/11/24/h...
Hollywood crumblingasphalt.org/2024/11/24/h...
I enjoy provocative art. Shock me, disgust me, disturb me--at least I'll feel something. Anger me, puzzle me, fill me with sorrow--at least it'll make me think. Hell, even tedium is a feeling. Aw, fuck it; make whatever art you want.
November 30, 2025 at 2:38 PM
I enjoy provocative art. Shock me, disgust me, disturb me--at least I'll feel something. Anger me, puzzle me, fill me with sorrow--at least it'll make me think. Hell, even tedium is a feeling. Aw, fuck it; make whatever art you want.
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The Argyle's 2026 Pushcart Prize Nominees!!!
November 26, 2025 at 4:21 PM
The Argyle's 2026 Pushcart Prize Nominees!!!
Thanks to The Argyle Literary Magazine! It's cool to be included. Read the magazine!
The Argyle's 2026 Pushcart Prize Nominees!!!
November 26, 2025 at 8:30 PM
Thanks to The Argyle Literary Magazine! It's cool to be included. Read the magazine!
The oxygen I've been inhaling today tastes funny. Kind of like grape Pez.
November 24, 2025 at 11:14 AM
The oxygen I've been inhaling today tastes funny. Kind of like grape Pez.
Heaven Always Has Room crumblingasphalt.org/2025/11/23/h...
Heaven Always Has Room
Wish List: Breville Luxe Coffee Brewer Paffenery Luxury Heated & Cooling Carseat Cover Metavertu 1 Curve Screen Himalaya Alligator Skin 18K Gold & Diamonds 5G Web3 Phone I once worked with…
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November 23, 2025 at 1:45 PM
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