Aaron’s Inner Sanctum

Aaron’s Inner Sanctum

Slips Through My Fingers

A flash-fiction about losing a fortune.

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Aaron Dowen
May 30, 2022
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I can hardly believe the level of defeat that I feel right now. I have never been so angry and discouraged before, and I only want this suffering to end. What will my wife think if she comes home and sees me like this? Here I am, my face pushed deep into the couch as I try to flip back the stuck fold-out bed that lies…

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