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Category: Short Story

  • Short Story

Republican Jesus – The Right to Cast Stones

  • by Y. Balloo
  • Posted on August 6, 2019August 6, 2019

“Certainly it’s these men’s God given right to bear stones, and there’s no law against them bearing stones?”

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  • Short Story

Republican Jesus – The Great Conservative Commission

  • by Y. Balloo
  • Posted on July 30, 2019

“Why do we have them coming here? Do we really need more?” Republican Jesus asked the question as if it were obvious.

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  • Short Story

Republican Jesus – He Loves The Little Children

  • by Y. Balloo
  • Posted on July 23, 2019July 23, 2019

It’s beyond confusing how American Christians support this President and administration. For those of you not well versed in biblical text, I’m here to help. Jesus was actually a Republican, case in point…

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  • Short Story

You Were There

  • by Y. Balloo
  • Posted on August 30, 2018August 30, 2018

-my pause is to appreciate everyone who came, including you. Especially you.

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  • Short Story

How Societal Pressures and a Great Christian Bale Impression Turned me into a Mob Enforcer – A Cautionary Tale

  • by Y. Balloo
  • Posted on August 6, 2018August 6, 2018

This may just be another cliche story about a young man pressured by conceived notions of masculinity who ends up becoming an enforcer for a crime family, but I think there’s value in my telling it even if just one person can learn from it.

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  • Short Story

Relinquish the Ashes

  • by Y. Balloo
  • Posted on January 18, 2018January 18, 2018

Up concrete steps, chipping paint crackling under his feet. The latch on the gate creaks with…

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  • Short Story

The Ballad of Taylor Swift

  • by Y. Balloo
  • Posted on November 15, 2017January 4, 2019

Inspired by Taylor’s lyric: Whiskey on Ice/Sunset and Vine, Taylor enjoys some Whiskey at an eatery just by that actual intersection: McDonald’s.

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  • Drawful

Drawful the Awful Part III – Double Reverse Backhand Psychology

  • by Y. Balloo
  • Posted on June 13, 2017June 13, 2017

Wherein Drawful the dragon faces off against the first Prince seeking to rescue the Princess… and the Princess helps the Dragon.

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  • Drawful

Drawful the Awful – Part II: Our Fathers’ Heroes

  • by Y. Balloo
  • Posted on June 13, 2017June 13, 2017

Wherein bards are given their due consideration and a Champion appears who is less than happy to have appeared.

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  • Drawful

Drawful the Awful – Part 1: The Classifieds

  • by Y. Balloo
  • Posted on June 6, 2017June 13, 2017

Wherein a Dragon does his best to navigate his lot in life by arranging to kidnap a Princess.

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