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The Fake Guru
Jun 16, 2022
The Wonderful Witch
On the top floor of a magnificent high-rise, a young woman pirouettes into the middle of the room. She hop-skips around a deep, bubbling...
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The Fake Guru
Apr 11, 2022
The Antigen Test Guy
TODAY WAS A SPECIAL DAY. He pulls up in front of the pharmacy and triple-checks his belongings: ID, Health Insurance Card, tissues –...
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The Fake Guru
Dec 18, 2021
The Good Politician
THE NOISY CHATTER ON NIKOLSKAYA, the pedestrian street connecting the Red Square and Lubyanka, falls mute against the thick windows of...
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The Fake Guru
Nov 27, 2021
The Cyclops - Part II
A silver moon shines over the sandy coastline of Serifos, Land of the Cyclops. Frothy waves brake against salty shores and wispy clouds...
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The Fake Guru
Nov 27, 2021
The Cyclops – Part I
IN THE SPARKLING AEGEAN SEA in the western Cycladic Archipelago, south of Kythnos and northwest of Sifnos, lies a small island: Serifos,...
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The Fake Guru
Aug 10, 2021
The Boy, the Stars and the Earthquake (or: The Satellite Mechanic - Part I)
HE WASN’T QUITE SURE WHERE THEY WERE, but he knew they were somewhere in California. His parents had told him that they’d stopped between...
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The Fake Guru
Aug 10, 2021
The Jewelry Thief
“HOW MUCH FOR THIS ONE?” I held up a heavy, ornamented necklace. The gold souk was alive and glittering. Street merchants everywhere,...
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The Fake Guru
Aug 10, 2021
The Sausage Roll Lady
“YOUNG MAN! Young man! Wait just one moment please!” The portly Sausage Roll Lady comes waddling out of the bakery, waving her doughy...
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The Fake Guru
Aug 10, 2021
The Builders
A LONG, STEEL PIPE smashes against my head with a metallic CLANG! I’m awake!! What day is it? What year is it? I look at my alarm clock....
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The Fake Guru
Aug 10, 2021
The Phoenix
ONE DAY, when I was in a time of need, the Fates reached out to me. They extended their hands in shape of a man who was further along in...
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The Fake Guru
Aug 9, 2021
The Tram Driver who went to the Rave
“THAT’S IT! Final stop – everybody out!” The disembodied voice of the Tram Driver blares statically through the speaker. “Final stop?”...
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The Fake Guru
Aug 9, 2021
The Man with the Lobster Hand
One day, we went to a rave at the top of a mountain. As we walked up the gravel road our path merged with those of creatures and people,...
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The Fake Guru & The Fake Guru
Aug 5, 2021
The Fake Guru
“I GOTTA GO! I’ll see you later!” He kisses her on the cheek, double checks his gear and mounts the hot-rod red YAMAHA XSR900. The engine...
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The Fake Guru
Aug 2, 2021
The Anti-Conspiracy Theorist
STANDING ON THE STAGE of the auditorium, the man glances anxiously at the clock. The long arm indicates seven minutes past the hour. Why...
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The Fake Guru
Aug 1, 2021
The Conspiracy Theorist
THE SIGNS were all there. It was so obvious! Why did everyone refuse to see it but him? For many weeks now he’d been gathering...
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The Fake Guru
Jul 31, 2021
The Magical Garden
ON THE OUTSKIRTS of a small village, in a deep valley surrounded by high mountains, there is a stone bridge that crosses the river. Next...
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The Fake Guru
Jul 30, 2021
The Dragoness
The first time we met she said: “I hate my job. You wouldn’t believe the shit that goes down where I work.” She works in finance, “so...
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The Fake Guru
Jul 28, 2021
The Spaceman’s Wife - Part I
It was one of those evenings where one could see the sun descend and the moon wake at the same time. The pale blue sky was awash with...
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The Fake Guru
May 26, 2021
An Ode To The Sun
STANDING IN A BEAM OF LIGHT, I close my eyes and think of the Sun. I think of the immense distance between us. Space. I think of myself,...
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The Agents' Retreat
“Welcome to the Eco Barefoot Hotel. Can I offer you a fresh towel and a complementary papaya juice? You’re most welcome, sir. How was...
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The Nigerian Prince
“DEAR MR. SIR, I apologize to encroach into your privacy in this manner, but I approach you in a request for assistance regarding a...
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The Magic Mushroom Hotel
You know what the worst thing about the hotels around the Mediterranean heel of Italy is? It's the nightly struggle with the hotel AC....
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