Category: Chartan fast fiction
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Chartan: Congratulations
(Last week Gina tells Chartan she is pregnant while Brazil tries to hide is anger over Julie’s criminal past.) “Gina’s three months pregnant.” Brazil thrust out his hand. “Congratulations.” Chartan shook it a few times and replied, “Let’s get some coffee.” The two men walked side by side, matching strides on a path that…
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Chartan: Time to Talk
(Three episodes ago Julie tells Brazil that she and Gina aren’t related and that they’re both felons. Last week after walking out on Dr. Kodor, Chartan comes home only to be confronted by Gina who has to talk to him.) “I have three things to tell you, so you better sit,” said Gina. Chartan…
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Chartan Meets Again with Dr. Kodor
(Last week: After Julie and Brazil decide to end their road trip and return to Sacramento, Julie reveals she and Gina are not related and that they were imprisoned for running a Ponzi scheme.) Chartan spotted Minerva in his side view mirror approaching the rear of the limo, her gait slow, her head bowed. He…
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Chartan: Gina Revealed
(Last week: When Chartan drives Minerva to San Francisco, she forces him to consider how he views life as a married man. Meanwhile, Julie and Brazil are on a road trip.) Julie and Brazil were the only customers at a run down, dimly lit bar somewhere in New Mexico about an hour before sunset. Julie pushed the…
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Chartan and Minerva
(Last week: Chartan and Gina harbor doubts about their marriage, although they keep it to themselves.) For Chartan, driving Minerva to San Francisco was like putting on his weathered, black leather jacket—a fit so comfortable, he didn’t think about it. They’d exchange pleasantries before drifting off in their very different worlds. She, in the back…
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Chartan:Thoughts
(Last week: Brazil and Julie are wed an hour after Chartan and Gina marry. Everyone eats pizza.) Chartan, eyes closed with arms extended over his head, took a deep breath to fill his lungs with crisp, fall air. He was standing under a coastal oak by the edge of the river. He dropped his arms…
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Chartan: Details
Last week: Chartan and Gina’s impromptu wedding reception sparks romance between Gina’s Aunt Julie and Skyler Brazil. “We close in 30 minutes,” said the clerk without looking up. “Time enough to get married?” asked Chartan. She raised her head slowly as if in fear of what she would see. “You! Sorry no refunds and I…
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Chartan: Pizza Kisses
Last week: After their city hall wedding Chartan and Gina with Brazil, their witness, go to a pizza parlor where they are soon joined by Gina’s Aunt Julie. “I guess this is your wedding reception,” announced Julie as a teenage girl placed a giant pizza on the table. ”The best one I’ve ever had,”…
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The Adventures of Chartan: The Wedding Reception
The Adventures of Chartan is a weekly fast fiction serial I started 18 months ago at my site, Twivelist. com . I shut that site down last week and will now post Chartan episodes on this site on Sundays. Today’s post got lost in the shuffle, so it is appearing one day late. Eventually, I…
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