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The Worker
Yakov silently begged his arthritic fingers to tie the knots in his sandal in the predawn darkness. A moment later, he struggled up from the simple pallet that made his bed, muttering a quite prayer of thanks to God for the distant cousin who let him use this barely habitable room for a pittance.

Jim Leonardo
Sep 19 min read
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His Last Day Downtown
Will AI take jobs? I think the answer is "it's complicated." This story dances with the topic.

Jim Leonardo
Jan 2634 min read
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How to Type an entire book in One Minute
Today I shall teach you how to type an entire book in one minute.

Jim Leonardo
Aug 2, 20236 min read
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A Side Job
My apologies in advance to any architects that are reading this. The prompt for his story came from a metaphor that popped into mind when...

Jim Leonardo
Jul 28, 20233 min read
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The Cake
What mysteries does this small town tradition conceal? Mrs. Olsen has been a fixture of the small community for as long as anyone can...

Jim Leonardo
Jul 26, 202312 min read
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What to Plant After the Apocalypse
What happens when the machines are left on their own?

Jim Leonardo
Jul 25, 20236 min read
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Mrs. Olsen's Three-Year Letter. A cyberpunk writing exercise?
Here is a writing exercise I did using a prompt from one of my wife's dreams. I used a "Three-year letter to my future self" format both...

Jim Leonardo
Jul 21, 20235 min read
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More proof of my poetic ineptitude. Or something.
Here's more proof of my terrible poetic skills: Do I paint with words, what I cannot write with paint? Do I sit and ponder, or create a...

Jim Leonardo
Jul 12, 20231 min read
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I'm not a poet and don't I know it.
I'm working on a sci-fi story about a mutant on trial for a murder they may not have committed. It is a bit of writing-as-a-mental-health...

Jim Leonardo
Jul 12, 20231 min read
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Welcome and some tips on writing.
Welcome! I am starting this new site because I'm getting more serious (aka, more regular) about writing and wanted to separate my fiction...

Jim Leonardo
Jun 28, 20233 min read
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