Category: Stories
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Tom Turkey
Turkey Day By Jerry Paulsen Author’s note: This story was originally written in 2015 as a writing exercise at a Lost State Writers Guild meeting. It has been revised a few times. Tom looked around—he was the only turkey left. He wondered where all the other turkeys had gone, but in his heart he knew. […]
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The Job
The Job By Jerry Paulsen October 13, 2022 “Hamster, is that you?” I was surprised when the airport cop with five stars on his collar blurted out an old name at me as I walked past him. My cover was probably blown but it was best not to bolt, best to see where this goes. […]
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The Paulsen Boys
Jerry sat on a kitchen chair drinking a brandy manhatten. Five feet away, his brother Buddy laid on the tiny couch in a fitful sleep. Dying from his throat cancer for all Jerry knew. Over the couch a window air conditioner vibrated the wall and discharged a stream of cold air, with the acrid smell […]