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Matthew Lieberman

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Exactly the Way it Does

Weekly Contest #351

Our high school talent show was in two weeks—we couldn’t agree.Brian, our bassist, said, “Let’s cover Primus,” then started slapping and popping—pretending to be Les Claypool.It sounded terrible. I plugged my ears with my fingers while Joel, our drummer, leaned into his mic.“No way, dude—you suck!” he said. “And not like Primus sucks.”Everyone laughed except Brian. He turned up his amp and kept playing.Of course Eddie on keys wanted to do Teenage Wasteland—anything by The Who. Then my little sister Sue, our unofficial groupie, said, “Why don...

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The Coast

Weekly Contest #349

Our group was small compared to most and we called it a family. Probably because each of us, in one way or another, lacked a real one. Some of us had lost our parents. Others had lost children, or siblings, in the fires or the floods. I was almost 13 when I was drafted into the Corps. A government-run relief effort built on two things: building and rebuilding. If I had to dig one more shallow grave in that ash that never stopped smelling like burnt hair, I was going to kill myself. Near the beginning of my fourth year, I decided that I would...

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Tesla’s Revenge

Weekly Contest #312

The year is 2024, when the future actually arrived no one really noticed. Orwell’s fiction became non fiction at exactly 12:02 a.m., Jan 1st 2024 ( Roman/ EST ), or 0.0.12.4.6 ( Mayan Long Count/ MLC).The profit hadn’t awakened yet. When he did, he spoke, plainly, he spoke aloud, I am the son of my father, I am the way, and the way is inward. He pointed to his broken heart, and offered forgiveness to all. Some scoffed, some actually believed him for moments at a time.I recall well when he spoke directly to me, and asked me, if I was a real o...

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