Timothy Cooper

Writer/director. Creator of 365 Short Stories (.com)

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Story #??? of 365 short stories:

Thanks so much for reading all 365 of my short stories over this past year, my friends! (I’m assuming all of you read all 365 of them.) This has been a grueling but tremendously rewarding project...

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Story #365 of 365 short stories:

FULLY HUMAN

Please don't ask if I'm "fully human"; that demonstrates biased, backward thinking. Who doesn't have bionic enhancements these days, from auto-nasopharyngeal stimulators...

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Story #364 of 365 short stories:

THROUGH

No matter where you place this window, it always looks out on a lake. Stick your legs through these shorts and your feet always land on sand. In this mirror, your dad is always...

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Story #363 of 365 short stories:

INFECTION

Until you get infected, you don't know which type of superpower you'll receive. The virus comes up with new ones all the time: You might turn microscopic...

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Story #362 of 365 short stories:

DESTINATION VACATION

Whether you’re looking for one last family trip, want to get away from it all forever, or are simply excited to be devoured slowly by a half-sentient carnivorous plant...

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@PaulaWeiner1 Thanks so much for your constant support, Paula! I truly appreciate you.

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Story #361 of 365 short stories:

THE MARK

The Zetambaya is a massive reptilian monster that could easily destroy a village. Yet when it emerges from the mountains, it instead merely marks one house in town, by vomiting...

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Story #360 of 365 short stories:

1 MILLIMETER

If the Subaru had been a single millimeter to the left, Shailene wouldn’t have been thrown off her bicycle, nicking her axillary artery. Meaning she wouldn’t have been...

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Story #359 of 365 short stories:

ADMINISTRATIVE POSITION

Turns out God does exist! Only, He's not the most authoritative one out there. He's more like a regional manager—one who administers this and a few other minor galaxies.

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Story #358 of 365 short stories:

GRIEF

With our technology, now you can experience your life’s grief (death, illness, war, tragedies) anytime you choose. Some decide to feel it in their 20s, arguably the most resilient years...

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Story #357 of 365 short stories:

GARYS

Sorry to have to tell you like this, but Gary is going extinct. Not just dying, mind you—after all, thousands of Garys are born and expire each day on this planet—but nearing extinction.

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Story #356 of 365 short stories:

PRENATAL

There’s no easy way to put this, Mr. and Ms. Delacruz: Our tests predict that your eight-week-old fetus will not be a genius. Yes, she’ll be excellent at math, a fantastic leader...

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Story #355 of 365 short stories:

SHED

Don't get in that Toyota! he wants to scream at the boy. But you can't scream into the past. You can’t be as old and wise then as you are now...

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Story #354 of 365 short stories:

GLESSORP THE LEGEND

Glessorp the Slormed is a legend. Although every single one of жour species is still living, Glessorp must have sensed that жhe was unique, in that жhe alone...

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Story #353 of 365 short stories:

BIG OLD BABY

Eventually the taxes, heartbreak, back pain, and everything else got to be too much, so he decided to revert to being a baby. It certainly was easier...

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Story #352 of 365 short stories:

MINA

This will be tough to hear, Cecily, and it’s difficult for your father and me too: Mina, your best friend, your personal robot, has cancer. Basically, the more human we made your friend...

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Story #351 of 365 short stories:

EULOGY

I imagine you’re all as conflicted as I am at the passing of our acquaintance, coworker, and frequent moocher, Jacob. Granted, he may not have been kind to friends, family...

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Story #350 of 365 short stories:

I'mMoral

Have your morals been holding you back? Now that the FDA has given the go-ahead, it’s legal to inject yourself with neurocutters. Your moral brain will chemically disconnect...

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