Don Hall 6/2/22 Don Hall 6/2/22

The Perils of Outer Space

Captain Jason Blue had been floating in space for nearly ten hours. He was going to asphyxiate in his suit in a matter of minutes.

Don Hall 5/31/22 Don Hall 5/31/22

Collateral Damage Group Session

“I just don't want to lose what little bit of myself I still have pursuing something that will only leave me with nothing in the end."

Don Hall 5/29/22 Don Hall 5/29/22

Finding Geena

When someone tells a lie like this for so long to so many people, the lie becomes a habit and habits become addiction.

Don Hall 5/24/22 Don Hall 5/24/22

The Campfire Rule

Intense self indulgence is rarely very different from intense self destruction. It’s just a slower version of it. Unless you’re in Vegas and then the two are roughly equivalent.

Don Hall 5/19/22 Don Hall 5/19/22

The Minotaur and the Mermaid

Carl knew better than to fall for a Mermaid. Notoriously fickle and prone to deception, Mermaids had a viciousness only equalled by their beauty.

Don Hall 5/14/22 Don Hall 5/14/22

The Chameleon

"OK. Calm down," responded Davis. "This is a classic John Hughes kind of dilemma. You're dating three different women. You like each one equally but for different reasons. Let's really make a Nick Hornsby list and see who you see yourself with in, say, seven years.

Don Hall 5/12/22 Don Hall 5/12/22

Grizzly

He lied there, the beast breathing slowly, and wondered what happened? Where was his wife? Did she do this to him? Why?

Don Hall 5/7/22 Don Hall 5/7/22

The Taste of Mourning

At first he couldn't find her. He knew she couldn't be far. He heard something like an animal and turned the corner. There she was, on all fours, loping through the parking lot like a dog or chimpanzee.

Don Hall 5/5/22 Don Hall 5/5/22

The Yeti Rings Twice

Yetis and Unicorns will never stay together long.

Don Hall 5/3/22 Don Hall 5/3/22

Til Death (or Dismemberment) Do Us Part

"Are you waking up, lover? I'm sorry about your tongue, Sweetie, but I had to take it. Can't have you talking to people about me, can I? I'm a little sad because even though you were always a blowhard, I'll miss our conversations about things. Hold on a sec. You won't feel this except for a little pressure but this thing is really loud."

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The Consequence of Bad Choices

"I'm you. From nine years in your future. I'm not entirely sure how I got here but I figured out exactly whyonce I saw that I was in Chicago on this day. I knew exactly where you'd be. I'm here, I think, to prevent devastation."

Don Hall 4/26/22 Don Hall 4/26/22

The Eye of the Beholder

"I guess I feel lonely. Or alone. I don't feel like we are on the same page as a married couple and I can't figure out why."

Don Hall 4/23/22 Don Hall 4/23/22

The Improbable Dangers of Candle Wax

He could hardly make himself say it. He sat on the couch—she was just sitting there laughing about a dumb YouTube and the sound of her hoarse giggles was like music—lit up a cigarette—she hated these things but I think I need them right now—and stared hard at her shoes on the floor.

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John, Dear - An Erotic Story

I am the small “top”, John. The little domme.

Slim ankles, tiny waist, size 6 shoe.

He is easily twice my size and reminds me of who you might resemble in a decade or two.

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I Give You Nothing

She was America’s wet dream, white, blonde, and beautiful. Of course, these physical characteristics were used against her, primarily by those who had not achieved a fraction of what she had earned. Her accomplishments were never, according to these people, the fruits of her natural intellect and hard labor. Rather, they were the inevitable conclusion derived from the size of her breasts/ass/stomach, as well as a particularly nasty rumor that had been circulating since sophomore year concerning an alleged handjob she had given to Mr. Howley—the English teacher who organized these events—behind the bleachers in the old gymnasium.

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Extinguished Light

He broke into a piece of the earth with his shovel. The burial, he had decided, would take place in front of the farm. The surrounding soil was fertile enough, so the dig wouldn’t be too taxing, physically speaking. Halfway through, the father appeared to lose control of his basic motor skills. He dropped the shovel and immediately fell to his knees and began to dry-heave. The heaving gave way to a sudden and hostile appearance of vomit that expelled out of his mouth with a force that could only be described as audacious.

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Evolution?

“I’m not happy with you two. You guys missed the target altogether! What you put together will soon destroy itself and now we have to start all over someplace else.”

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Darkness

“You alright?” asks the cop.

I try again. It’s harder and harder to breath. My chest.

“I can’t breathe. My sternum. It’s bursting out of my chest.” I lean on his car.

“Whoa there, fella, I just got it washed.”

“Please. Help me.”

The cop laughs. “Looks like you’re dying.” He stretches his arms back with a yawn, then straightens his hat. “Time for me go.”

“No.” Another gasp.