He was outside trying to smoke a cigarette. But all he had was this vape. He had quit smoking long back. He had found this vape at the  caisno when the person he was playing black jack next to had forgotten it at the table. Denver only noticed the vape...

What do dead men do? Do they move on to something greater than earth? Do they disappear into nothing? Or do they roam the earth trying to act on their desires? Causing the world tension and anxiety?

This is what Kyle Sardinsky thought. His dad had dad when Kyle was five....

I can see how you believe that.

So you don't agree.

i don't think that way. But I think you think that.

Is that your way of saying you know better.

No. That's my way of saying I know you.

Doesn't that imply your better than me?

Why would understanding you imply that I'm better than...

Mia didn't pick up when I called. I sat around waiting for her to call me back. 30 minutes in I decided to make breakfast.

Instead of using a full onion, I chopped only half. Mia mentioned something about how wasteful I was when we were taking a walk together. I...

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...