Little arguments: stories,

, flash fictions from a work-in-progress,

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While visiting friends in Groningen, I overheard the wrath of a father, as he barked: Christ on a Bike! Around us, the hundreds of bicycles upon flat vistas and sidewalks, the cobblestone paths: it was the first time I had understood that phrase. If Jesus were to return to earth in the Netherlands, he would be riding a bicycle.

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On that magical day when all the houseware simultaneously clean for the first time, only to realize that not everything fits in the cupboards.

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This morning, the Lock Ness Monster appeared in my coffee, swimming slow laps and swirls. Imagine: the legendary and infamous Nessie, there in my coffee! No wonder she couldn’t be found.