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The Jackhammer

kavehm — Thu, 09 Oct 2014 02:15:08 +0000

He’s been rolling around the bed for the past 45 minutes. The noise is unbearable. Nothing seems to drown it out. Komie finally gets out of bed, ‘fuck!’ he says. Fuming with rage. He can’t remember the last time he actually sleep for more than 2 hours. He was disappointed in the Tarot reading, they […]

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The Flaming Soul

kavehm — Fri, 03 May 2013 07:41:20 +0000

This 80 year-old man keeps melting in front of me. Stressed out, I can’t do anything. Please where is the exit? I keep asking myself; ‘What if I hadn’t turned right?’ I could’ve gone straight, could’ve gone left. I even could’ve stopped and reversed, in retrospect, any other options would have been a better choice […]

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Running on Empty

kavehm — Fri, 22 Mar 2013 05:01:35 +0000

*Vroom* *Vroom* Like a drug addict looking for his next fix, I reach out for my phone; luckily I have enough strength to stop myself. Distraction at this stage could mean death. I look at the cards on the table, then at my hand, then at the table; ‘I have to bluff my way out […]

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Stare into the horizon

kavehm — Sun, 10 Mar 2013 01:06:13 +0000

He is anxious. He knows the story is about to begin. Being 15 with no real life experiences, these stories are the only thing he has. He didn’t care for playing in the yard. He spent any free time he had hunched over his notebook. Writing and re-reading every story his father would tell him, […]

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How big is Microsoft’s Internet Explorer Dept.?

kavehm — Wed, 30 Jan 2013 08:17:49 +0000

‘Shit.’ Friend #1: ‘How big do you think Microsoft’s Internet Explorer department is? Like how much money are they sinking into that failed venture?’ Friend #2: ‘Don’t matter how much. They just need to shut it down. It’s not compatible with anything!’ Friend #1: ‘I once tried to install Firefox on all of the demo […]

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