Free Story - The Water Glass collection

Here you can read Kalin's present day free storys. I wrote most of these short storys between 1996 and 1998.

In the Name of Justice (4,800 words) - 2006 - This is an almost verbatim account of a dream that I had of a child who is thrown into chaos after witnessing a classmate commit suicide.
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The Water Glass (4,150 words) - A present-day story (not science fiction) about an old man who wishes for nothing more than to take a drink and experience life once again.
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Both Sides of the Story (1,300 words) - Based on a line in the song by Phil Collins.
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Mind Games (14,200 words) - The story of a secret young mind reader in present day, who suffers from great loneliness.
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Chain, (1,400 words) - Another multiple perspective, about forgiveness.
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The Escape, (1,050 words) - Loosely based on a true story about a breakout from one of the most heartless prisons known to humans.
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Middle Schoolers, (3,050 words) - A story about revenge.
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