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About pasprouse

I keep reinventing myself with the same tragic flaws.

Falling Off A Cliff

Posted on July 26, 2016 by pasprouse

Flash Fiction Challenge 2016 #1 Group 50 1000 words – Genre: Suspense Location: Used Bookstore Object: Passport   Falling Off A Cliff At the bank, she looked right and left as she approached the ATM. A single woman living alone in the city … Continue reading →

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Flash Fiction Challenge #2 – Gr 16

Posted on October 18, 2014 by pasprouse

 Having Two Nickels to Rub Together Alma sat on bench at Union Station next to an information booth for tourists closed on Sundays. Her lower back and legs ached, a pinching reminder of the extra weight she was carrying. She … Continue reading →

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Flash Fiction Challenge #1: Gr 16: “The 53rd State”

Posted on August 20, 2014 by pasprouse

“The 53rd State” “State your full name.” The BLUE tour bus conductor raised his receiver wand. Momentarily mesmerized by his striking looks, I found my reason for revolution in his dark brown eyes and smooth copper skin, a dominant trait … Continue reading →

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A Catch With Dad – Part Two

Posted on November 5, 2013 by pasprouse

My father’s relationship with video players began because he loved me. He bought a video recorder and player in 1982. My father was frugal, more patient than impulsive. Video recording was a new technology and very expensive at the time. … Continue reading →

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A Catch With Dad – Part One

Posted on October 28, 2013 by pasprouse

My father was a quiet man. He was a man of deeds. A backyard superhero with a ready utility belt of tools and dynamic powers of common sense; a real-life matinée idol jumped off the silver screen to come to my … Continue reading →

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An Unemployed Jacket Salesman

Posted on October 15, 2013 by pasprouse

Unemployed is my new status. Over the past 20 years–particularly the last 10–I have watched people in my age group wrestle with their jobs and joblessness in unexpected ways. Faced with an unplanned career detour at 54, I have joined … Continue reading →

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Thinking of Others

Posted on October 12, 2013 by pasprouse

When I was in college in the late 70’s, I happened to read a play by Jean Paul Sartre called No Exit. It struck me then and has stuck with me since. Sartre was an existentialist philosopher concerned with theories … Continue reading →

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