Bryan's Featured Stories

Stories of mine that have been featured on Scribd.

Outbound Train -- Short Story

Read entire story for free, purchase to download this story about a loss of dignity.

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Ate A Bug

Tony returned home from an Amazon cruise mute from a bug bite. His girlfriend Sally might have left him had he returned home still yacking too much. Is it possible to still be a jerk whil...

From: Bryan_Costales

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The Whale

A shy overweight man on treadmill in a gym wants to date the slim girl on the stairmaster. The twist is that this is an epic story of mythic proportions.

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  • 04 / 23 / 2010

Damn Rehab

Jake and his girlfriend Lady disagree about the meaning of rehab and what it means to be five days sober. Could he be anymore of a jerk? Well yes.

From: Bryan_Costales

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  • 05 / 11 / 2010

The Pit

Tina chokes on a plum pit. That leads to good and bad luck over breakfast. She struggles to make sense of a shooting and a suicidal man.

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  • 04 / 26 / 2010

Email Breakup -- Short Story

Read for free or pay to download this story about Dan who tries to break up with his girlfriend Alice using email, despite objections by the server named Rosary..

From: Bryan_Costales

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  • 04 / 28 / 2010

God Heads

Glenda at 85 forgot to take her pills and went in search of the God Heads. Did she remember to take her pills in time? A literary short story by Bryan Costales

From: Bryan_Costales

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  • 06 / 22 / 2010

Zero Bottles Of Beer -- Short Story

Read entire story for free. Purchase to download a copy of this story about the end of the world.

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  • 06 / 10 / 2010

Maybe Ella's Ghost

Robert descended beneath the level of gulls and into a cold wet darkness where only the sound of twin diesels fled. His cheeks puffed, a need of pure habit as he held his breath. The wate...

From: Bryan_Costales

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