Tag: Short Story
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I Will Love Him for the Rest of my Life – A Short Story
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EM MorganOur wedding is tomorrow. Three months ago, amid planning for our big day, I turned to the love of my life, who was sitting on the couch next to me, and asked him if he’d be disappointed if we scraped the plan and started over. He looked at me like…
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The Secret – A Short Story
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EM MorganI wrote this short story in the summer of 2024, after watching an elderly couple in the grocery store. They were the cutest thing. In spite of their ages and what I’m sure was a marriage that had its moments, there was a very clear chemistry and affection between them.…
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Everything Makes Sense Again – A Short Story
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EM MorganEverything makes sense again. But it took nearly a year before it did. Kurt simply left. No fanfare. No argument. No conversation. He was gone – just like that. All the shit he brought into my life, was left there for me to clean out and clean up. How like…
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I Hate the Way You Love Me
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EM MorganI hit play on my phone and Aretha Franklin’s (You Make me Feel) Like a Natural Woman, plays through my stereo console’s speakers. I pour a glass of Matthiasson’s cab and chop the vegetables I’ve just washed, for dinner. A few sips into my glass of wine, the door from…