O at the Edges

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Short Story: “Jackie Wilson Said”

Posted on February 26, 2017 by robert okaji

Read Sunshine Jansen’s chilling short story of what might be in post-election America. Is this happening now?

13 thoughts on “Short Story: “Jackie Wilson Said””

Sunshine Jansen on February 26, 2017 at 10:02 am said:

I urgently wish it not to be so… Thank you, Robert — you will certainly never be among the forgetters of kindness. 🙂

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- robert okaji on February 26, 2017 at 10:44 am said:
  
  Same here, Sunshine. And I’ll try to keep remembering, keep doing.
  
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nananoyz on February 26, 2017 at 10:28 am said:

Oh wow! What a gem you’ve shared.

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- robert okaji on February 26, 2017 at 10:46 am said:
  
  Isn’t it? What’s particularly scary is that it doesn’t seem far-fetched.
  
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  - nananoyz on February 26, 2017 at 11:16 am said:
    
    Not far-fetched at all!
    
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ダニエル・シュネー on February 26, 2017 at 7:09 pm said:

BTW: Daniel Paul Marshall and I are talking about your writing in the comment section of my latest post (“Modern Drummer…).

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- robert okaji on February 26, 2017 at 9:21 pm said:
  
  Now that could get scary!
  
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  - ダニエル・シュネー on February 26, 2017 at 9:24 pm said:
    
    He/we have invented a new form of investigating truth in literature by inserting your work into advertising, creating semi-commercial Zen centos.
    
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    - robert okaji on February 26, 2017 at 9:33 pm said:
      
      I’ve chimed in with a suggestion. 🤑
      
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Theanne aka magnoliamoonpie on February 26, 2017 at 7:15 pm said:

I believe it’s entirely in the realm of possibility that the internet as we know it is going to disappear and books and movies and newspapers and… Well maybe not Twitter!

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- robert okaji on February 26, 2017 at 9:22 pm said:
  
  Good thing that I have a lifetime supply of unread books!
  
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gwpj on February 27, 2017 at 5:33 pm said:

Chilling!

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- robert okaji on February 28, 2017 at 5:43 am said:
  
  And so well done!
  
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