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Fake

(8 stories)

Authentic self is like a tower because the universe of fakes is endless, room beyond room; OUT door of one is an IN door for next. @130story

Fake” by ggarchar, 4 Dec 13

The childrens eyes were out on stalks, suddenly, there he was, white beard, red coat, the lot. Now, where did he come from? @130story

Sucrose? Corn syrup solids? What the heck is carrageenan? I ordered a very vanilla velvet, for goodness sake, not this fake shake! @130story

Fake” by edbroom, 5 Dec 13

Look out here comes old Soldier Stan! They shouted their taunts of how he won the war. Smiling Stan walked past holding his VC. @130story

Fake” by Rufuslll, 5 Dec 13

The ersatz Fake Steve Jobs tried to shout above the boos. "Guys! Who could guess you'd be so freaked by a copy of the real Fake!" @130story

He looked in the mirror and smiled. His reflection smiled back. His limp trembled with terror. His reflection just smiled back. @130story

He lit the fuse, retired and in the spin reflected on the bitterness of people considering his hackademic prowess somehow fake @130story

"None of this is real you know" he said, waving a dismissive hand toward the TV. "There's been no actual news since 2024 happened" @130story

Fake” by hill79, 4 Dec 13