The casino had it's draw. Time sunk away. You entered. Then before you noticed it was night. When it was night, you need not leave.

Marc did leave early. One thing he enjoyed more than hanging out at the casino was picking up cans early in the morning. That's when people...

She began saving up money for a car a decade ago. She figured about 15 grand would do it. By the time she had that. Cars cost a lot more.

She took a bus. To the  casino . She got there as early as noon. And she wouldn't leave some days...

Mia ended up ghosting me. She said I could interrogate her tonight. But she never showed up. I stayed up drinking a few beers while cleaning the apartment. And then I fell asleep. I tried putting something on  Netflix , but it was boring. Something was different about tonight. I...

Drinking  beer in dim rooms was how Carl liked to spend his free time. He couldn't get with the youngsters and what they did. Generating content that was tailor made for them using  AI . Carl was  old school . Couldn't get on board with the idea of a computer...

I remember that night. It was so long ago. Strange that I haven't thought of it in decades. Now that you bring it up. Yes. It all comes back. More vivid than much of what's happened in my life more recently. Shocking how that happens.

The old man put down his...

Cassandra was busy of course. Leaving for a trip. Had to be at the airport by 5AM. For a moment Mia considered leaving her friend be. Cassandra usually went to bed around midnight, so going to a party was out of the picture.

Mia considered this. Felt bad. Knew she could...

The ambulance cried just a little too long. Usually sirens were in the distance. And Jane could tell what kind of sirens they were. Each vehicle had a different cry to it. This one was an ambulance she was sure.

She closed her eyes. Tried to fall back asleep. But knew...

At the cafe they always met, he knew this would be good bye. The last time they saw each other. Scenes of Jordan Belfort screwing his wife.

There was no reason this had to be their last time. In fact they might very well run into each other in the future.

But...

When I wake at 10 I'm pleasantly surprised. Not exhausted. Figured I would sleep in past noon. This is good. I get up and take a piss. When I make it to the living room I feel like the flat feels too light. Cassandra is no longer here. I miss...

Wake up my, man.

Hey. Can you hear me? Wake up.

The man turned away. Looked at his partner who was smoking a cigarette and said, I don't think he's getting up.

He'll get up, the smoker replied.

The man resented this about his partner. Always unexplainably confident. He quit asking for reasons because...