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Lies I’ve Told in the Guise of Artistry

Dogs Don’t Get Nine Lives

Posted: April 06, 2019 Under: Along for the Ride (collection) By William Reagan No Comments

If you ask my friends, they’ll likely say I’m the last guy they’d expect to haul off and hit someone – so this bastard was about to get the wrong impression of me. I don’t even know how hard I can punch, but what else could I do? Yell at him? Forget that. You yell … Continue reading "Dogs Don’t Get Nine Lives"

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Three Deep in the Vodka

Posted: October 31, 2017 Under: Fiction By William Reagan 1 Comment

I kind of had to take him out for a meal after I read that Buzzfeed article. It said I had to establish my own relationship with him so he wouldn’t think I was just trying to steal his dad. I don’t know if that’s how Jess sees me – I can’t remember what it’s … Continue reading "Three Deep in the Vodka"

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The Seeker Part Ten: This Must Be the Place

Posted: May 18, 2017 Under: Fiction By William Reagan No Comments

The final installment of The Seeker, my fictional job-hunt serial, is now posted on Mathys+Potestio’s site. The final episode sees our hero interviewing for a team that makes him ponder the phrase, “too good to be true.” The Seeker Part Ten: This Must Be the Place

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Organizing the Satellites

Posted: April 24, 2017 Under: 100 Word Story By William Reagan No Comments

Because her husband refused to splurge (his word) on a mattress for their growing girl, the one queen mattress remained a family bed. Fitting four (husband, daughter, their lanky hound, and herself) was an easy puzzle on paper, their cut-out shapes slipping into allotted slots, but in the darkness, her gravity seemed to increase, her … Continue reading "Organizing the Satellites"

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The Seeker, Part Seven: Identity Crisis

Posted: September 26, 2016 Under: Fiction By William Reagan No Comments

The latest installment of my serial job-hunting fiction, The Seeker, sees our hero wrestling with the mythical demon known as an algorithm. Now playing over at Mathys + Potestio. The Seeker Part Seven: Identity Crisis  

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The Seeker, Part Six: All the Right Wrong Answers

Posted: July 06, 2016 Under: Fiction By William Reagan No Comments

Part six of my job-hunting fiction series for Mathy+Potestio.com finds Nathan doing his best to not get the job, but it may not be enough. The Seeker Part Six: All the Right Wrong Answers

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The Seeker, Part Five: Making Contact

Posted: April 12, 2016 Under: Fiction By William Reagan No Comments

The latest installment of my job-search fiction series explores the discomfort of watching a job interview derail and not being able to look away. The Seeker Part Five: Making Contact

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The Seeker, Part Four: Time Traveler

Posted: February 02, 2016 Under: Fiction By William Reagan No Comments

In part four of the job-hunting-themed fiction series, Nathan’s job interview takes a strange turn when he’s asked to predict the future. The Seeker Part Four: Time Traveler

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The Seeker, Part Three: Squiggly Black Lines

Posted: December 08, 2015 Under: Fiction By William Reagan No Comments

  The third installment of my job hunting fiction for my friends at Mathys+Potestio. This time, Nathan wrestles with a thoroughly modern dilemma: selecting the right font for his resume. Click the image to read the story.   The Seeker Part Three: Squiggly Black Lines

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The Seeker, Part Two: By Any Other Name

Posted: September 30, 2015 Under: Fiction By William Reagan No Comments

The second installment of job hunting fiction for my friends at Mathys+Potestio, in which our neurotic job seeker Nathan Raines can’t stop fixating on one particular detail from his recent job interview. Click the image to read the story.   The Seeker Part Two: By Any Other Name

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