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mariokiefer
Feb 2, 20232 min read
Flora's Massacre
3:00 AM I awaken and rise. As I shuffle through the bathroom door, from the corner of my eye I see a flash of light. Out of habit I...
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mariokiefer
Jan 15, 20224 min read
Human Consideration
Have you ever tried to reach a government office by phone? Specifically, have you ever tried to speak to a live person at the IRS? Let me...
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mariokiefer
Dec 14, 202112 min read
Rebellion
The alarm went off at 7:00 a.m. jarring me from my slumber. Usually, I do not use an alarm choosing instead to allow the warmth of the...
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mariokiefer
Oct 31, 20214 min read
Piercing the Veil
The man looked up to the sky where he new that the moon, while not quite full, hung overhead. His rational mind argued that it was the...
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mariokiefer
Jul 24, 20212 min read
The Mask
I sat in my car outside of the little market. I wanted to go in, but I had forgotten my mask, and I knew that if I walked into the store...
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mariokiefer
May 29, 202110 min read
The Dragon
I remember that day in 1973 like it was yesterday, although it was almost fifty years ago. On that Saturday morning, my brothers and I...
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mariokiefer
Apr 24, 20213 min read
The Cacophony of Silence
The fight started innocuously enough — they usually did. They were fighting over that stupid doll; the one that Gam-Gam gave them for...
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mariokiefer
Mar 28, 20219 min read
Man on A Ledge
I stood watching the crowd that ringed the mid-town building not far from the delicatessen where I often had my lunch. As the man who...
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mariokiefer
Feb 27, 20217 min read
The Father
He sat up in bed and swung his legs over the side. He sat this way for what seemed a decade before he pushed his body (a body that grew...
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