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Tag: Calliham College

Sometimes Things Work Out

On April 6, 2015 By wastedpilgrimIn FictionLeave a comment

                This is the final part of this serial short story, which doesn’t have an overall title yet, but I’ll come up with it when I post the whole tale in one take in a day or so. The first five episodes, in order, were “Different Goals,” “A Taste for Mischief,” “All Fall Down,” “A …

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Nothing Witty About Regaining Wits

On April 3, 2015April 3, 2015 By wastedpilgrimIn FictionLeave a comment

This is the fifth episode of my short story about culture shock on Homecoming Day at a private college in the South. The first four episodes were, in order, "Different Goals, "A Taste for Mischief," "All Fall Down," and "A Stroke of Smoke." “Well,” Charles Dough reported, “I finally got Christian to answer one of …

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A Taste for Mischief

On March 20, 2015March 21, 2015 By wastedpilgrimIn FictionLeave a comment

This is the second episode of a short story. The first was “Different Goals.” I hope you get a few laughs because that’s mainly the intention of this story. When Charles Dough and Christian Beliveau made their way back to their dormitory, named for Jonny McCutcheon’s uncle, it could have passed for summer school. It …

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