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Stories with keyword: fight

The Wild One

Max grew up in the early 1980’s on the south shore of Long Island, running with a very tough street gang that he describes as “rock and roll surf dudes.” His manifesto was basically “sex, drugs, fight,” but he was … Continue reading →

Keywords 1980’s, BB gun, bravado, dealer, delinquent, dime bag, drugs, fight, gang, grown up., insecurity, LIR, Live story, Long Island, punk, rock and roll, sex, shoot, sober, surf dudes, teenager, tough, train station, trouble, weed

A Hard Landing

British 20-something JP gets a job that transfers him from London to New York. One of the only friends he makes is a young lady named Claire, whom he meets online and begins dating. She becomes mysteriously ill with terrible … Continue reading →

Keywords attention-seeking, believable, break-in, British, cancer, Claire, convincing, diagnosis, doctors, doubt, Emma, ex-pat, fabrication, fight, GI distress, girlfriend, heavy metal, hoax, hospital, illness, instability, lead, lies, made-up, medical, mental illness, Munchausen Syndrome, mysterious, mystery, NYC, poison, psychiatric, Radio story, sick, stomach, stomach aches, toxic, vomiting

What Kind of Friend

It’s 2010, and Hank is living in NYC post grad school, and is in deep credit card debt. He becomes friends with a fellow actor, Walter, who’s so broke he’s living in his van. Hank invites Walter to be his … Continue reading →

Keywords abuser, acting, actor, Asian, Asian storyteller, bed, blow job, broke, Chinese-American storyteller, credit card debt, debt, drunk, explosive, fear, fight, force, friends, friendship, frightened, gay, glbtqia, grad school, hotel, insidious, Law & Order, Live, love, New York, NYC, platonic, POCI storyteller, police, queer, rape, roommate, sleep, stability, success, tour, unpredictable, wing man

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