List: Quick Reads | Curated by Andrew Rupert Crocker

Dec 31, 2024
11 stories
Quick Reads
In
The Kraken Lore
by
Andrew Rupert Crocker
We Who Walk in WinterWe wear our futures like dark coats, bringing the snow with us, coming home to collect ourselves again and again.
Dec 31, 2024
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Dec 31, 2024
6
In
The Kraken Lore
by
Andrew Rupert Crocker
Timmy’s Descent“Childhood ends not with age, but with the moment you realize the monsters are real.”
Sep 18, 2024
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Sep 18, 2024
4
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The Kraken Lore
by
Andrew Rupert Crocker
Taking Out the TrashA Halloween Tale
Oct 31, 2024
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Oct 31, 2024
2
In
The Kraken Lore
by
Andrew Rupert Crocker
Muscle Memory“Routine brings comfort. Even to the dead.”
Nov 18, 2024
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Nov 18, 2024
5
In
The Kraken Lore
by
Andrew Rupert Crocker
4:37 A.M.Healing isn’t about escape — it’s about turning around and nodding to every version of yourself that got you here.
Nov 20, 2024
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Nov 20, 2024
4
In
The Kraken Lore
by
Andrew Rupert Crocker
The Last Harvest“The lesson of thankfulness was best taught by those who had never been thanked at all.”
Nov 28, 2024
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Nov 28, 2024
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In
The Kraken Lore
by
Andrew Rupert Crocker
What Time TakesWhen time moves backward, debts must be paid forward.
Dec 18, 2024
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Dec 18, 2024
7
In
The Kraken Lore
by
Andrew Rupert Crocker
Through the Winter WoodsWhat lives in twilight remembers us long before we remember it.
Dec 16, 2024
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Dec 16, 2024
5
In
The Kraken Lore
by
Andrew Rupert Crocker
The Gift of an Ornament“That’s the thing about last moments — you never know they’re last moments until they’re gone.”
Dec 12, 2024
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Dec 12, 2024
8
In
The Kraken Lore
by
Andrew Rupert Crocker
Dolly’s GameSometimes, imagination has teeth.
Aug 21, 2024
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Aug 21, 2024
8
In
The Kraken Lore
by
Andrew Rupert Crocker
August’s iPhone“Like a strange new seedling among ancient pines, the device showed how swiftly the world could change while one man’s roots remained deep…
Jun 28, 2024
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Jun 28, 2024
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