Michael Scott
Independent Journalist at Freelance
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1 day ago |
medium.com | Michael Scott
Where you’ll discover short fiction that makes you smile, laugh out loud, get a little choked up, or become inspired. Follow publicationHer Majesty Queenie the Calico Cat had her standards. Royal ones. Her water? Only from the toilet. Her business? Same place. She was a cat of culture and convenience. She was the queen. So when she strutted into the bathroom that morning and found nothing where her throne once stood, she froze. Blinked. Sniffed. No porcelain. No satisfying slam of the lid. No blessed swirl.
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2 days ago |
medium.com | Michael Scott
Where you’ll discover short fiction that makes you smile, laugh out loud, get a little choked up, or become inspired. I blinked, staring at the clock above the café’s espresso machine. One eye on the clockface drooped — then sprang back up like nothing happened. “Too much fucking caffeine,” I muttered, gripping my mug. The barista, a wiry guy with too many rings, leaned over the counter. “Careful,” he said. “That clock’s been… off lately.”“Off how?”“It only winks at people who’ve stayed too long.
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3 days ago |
medium.com | Michael Scott
Where you’ll discover short fiction that makes you smile, laugh out loud, get a little choked up, or become inspired. Philip the Frog had never intended to become a bathtub squatter. He was a simple amphibian with simple needs — flies, mud, and the occasional existential ribbit. But when the backyard sprinklers failed and the sun turned his favorite lily pad into toast, Phil took matters into his own froggish feet.
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3 days ago |
medium.com | Michael Scott
Have they ceded power to Donald Trump and MAGA? They told us democracy would hold. They told us institutions would protect us. But here we are again — Donald Trump, the twice-impeached, four-times-indicted former president and 34 times convicted felon, has returned to power. The Democratic Party, the supposed firewall against authoritarianism, stands frozen, murmuring warnings and promising strong letters while the fucking house burns. It is not enough. It’s not nearly enough.
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4 days ago |
medium.com | Michael Scott
Where you’ll discover short fiction that makes you smile, laugh out loud, get a little choked up, or become inspired. Follow publicationProfessor Hartley thrived on humiliation. His lectures were less about learning and more about asserting dominance. He mocked accents, laughed at wrong answers, and saved his worst for Kyle—quiet, nervous Kyle—whom he proudly dubbed “the illiterate wonder” in front of 120 students. “You don’t belong in college,” Hartley once sneered.
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Love the paradoxical mysteries around AI that are emerging. What I do know is it’s going to be seismically disruptive in both positive and destructive ways. Give me uncertainty or give me death. #AI https://t.co/iwhOI6XpzF
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Massive confusion at @DENAirport thanks to the rookie mayoral leadership at the @CityofDenver that is now controlling the flight information screens at the airport. Problem is, the information is incorrect. @9news needs to be all over this.
