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    Oh Brother, My Brother

    by Robert Hyma December 6, 2021
    December 6, 2021 5 min read

                Brother Omaron was probably dead. It wasn’t definitive, no one had checked his pulse. We weren’t allowed to, part of the Greater …

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    Dirty Dishes

    by Robert Hyma May 17, 2021
    May 17, 2021 5 min read

    The following story contains strong use of language. If this sort of thing bothers you, then I’d click on something else before …

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    Like Straightening Trumpets

    by Robert Hyma March 23, 2021
    March 23, 2021 5 min read

                I always wanted to handle the horn like Louis Armstrong, with lips so swollen and flush against the mouthpiece, girls wouldn’t …

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    Penguins with Hand Grenades

    by Robert Hyma February 28, 2021
    February 28, 2021 5 min read

                The place: Siberia.             The time: could be any. It’s Siberia.             The horn blew and Pebby waddled in line with …

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    The Form It Takes

    by Robert Hyma February 1, 2021
    February 1, 2021 5 min read

                “Yes, hi, I would like to lodge a complaint,” she said.             “Very well,” he said. “Let me just retrieve the …

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    All the Bad Things Out of the Way

    by Robert Hyma October 24, 2020
    October 24, 2020 5 min read

                It began with a string of bad ideas: don’t feed the crying baby, kick the dog who is always sleeping in …

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    Day Three of Nightly Push Ups

    by Robert Hyma September 18, 2020
    September 18, 2020 5 min read

                “The point is he doesn’t use me that often,” said David Pinster’s Triceps, the oft underused muscle group after the third …

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    Hunters & Gatherers

    by Robert Hyma May 23, 2020
    May 23, 2020 5 min read

               You’re not supposed to throw rocks at triceratops’ heads, but I did anyway. Can you blame me? They basically have shields on …

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    The Taken Tree

    by Robert Hyma May 21, 2020
    May 21, 2020 5 min read

               Once upon a time, there was a tree. The tree knew it was a tree, knew it was in a local park, …

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    Blinking Twice

    by Robert Hyma May 21, 2020
    May 21, 2020 5 min read

               “Notice the contoured curves.” He’s a genius, this salesman. “Gun-metal stainless steel certified. As solid as the company that built it.”             …

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