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The Overdue Library Book
One night when I was about 10, I dreamt I was in a library. A lady walked up. She looked familiar. She didn’t say anything but when...
David Clear
19 hours ago8 min read
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The Quiet Dance of Words
It was a quiet afternoon in Malang, the kind that seemed to stretch forever, like time was in no rush. The sun dipped just below the...
Fendy S. Tulodo
Apr 227 min read
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Farther Along Camino de Santiago
Four weeks in, as a petition for absolution, I hiked, occasionally encountering other pilgrims as we weaved France’s verdant, wooded,...
Joe Giordano
Apr 155 min read
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Song of the River
Which is the more difficult thing to do—love your immediate surroundings for the way they nurture you? Or hate them for all that they’ve...
Urmi Chakravorty
Mar 113 min read
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The Shaman
Those who do not want to lose their blindfolds for fear of the light, deserve the dark. – Quechan proverb Cusco, Peru "Not far now!"...
Krin Van Tatenhove
Jan 2414 min read
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A Cat Sanctuary Story
I never expected enlightenment in a cat sanctuary, but that's exactly where I met Aufgabe. We often say funny things behind his back,...
Emecheta Christian
Jan 1511 min read
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A Christmas Convergence
Maggie Turner walked briskly down Elm Street, her scarf pulled tight against the biting December wind. She wasn’t sure what had brought...
Edward J. McCoul
Dec 23, 20246 min read
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Stone Castings
Herculaneum, 79 AD (Back in the 1980s, over three hundred carbonized skeletal remains were discovered submerged along the coastline of...
E.C. Traganas
Feb 29, 20249 min read
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Leaving New Orleans
“This is my favorite part of the drive,” said Alberto. We were cruising over the 18-mile span of the Atchafalaya Basin Bridge, en route...
Krin Van Tatenhove
Feb 1, 202411 min read
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Lipoma
1. Vin stood in front of the bathroom mirror studying the lump protruding from his left shoulder. Pinching it between his thumb and index...
Richard Lehan
Dec 15, 20239 min read
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Baby Bridget's Ashes
Adrian Reynosa awaited his final appointment of the day. He was weary of urine tests, paperwork, perfunctory questions with equally...
Krin Van Tatenhove
Mar 30, 202319 min read
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How It All Ends
(Note: occasionally, Story Sanctum will publish the first chapters of upcoming novels. Here is one from writer Doug Dalglish) Justo The...
Doug Dalglish
Feb 28, 202322 min read
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The Gospel According to Helga
Helga, a hard working waitress, has a lot to teach us about the true meaning of the holidays.
Shawn Casselberry
Dec 21, 20228 min read
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The Rounds
Henry opened his eyes to sunrise slanting beneath the overpass. Summer humidity clung to his skin like wet cotton. From the distance,...
Krin Van Tatenhove
Nov 16, 202216 min read
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