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J.R. Schaefers
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Humiliation of a Samurai

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one VINCENT part 1

THAT WAS THE SUMMER WE DID OUR LAUNDRY IN THE TUB. Kyle handed over my final check when I was terminated but I wouldn’t get my tips until I laundered and returned my uniform. …

Alcoholism

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one VINCENT part 1
one VINCENT part 1
Alcoholism

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Humiliation of a Samurai

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one VINCENT part 2

< part one Kyle was a glow-stick raver with stainless spikes in his ears until he got hold of a bad dose of sunshine and shit himself at Coachella, found Jesus Christ while sucking on ice cubes and staring at the ceiling of a darkened recovery tent. Now he was…

Literary Fiction

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one VINCENT part 2
one VINCENT part 2
Literary Fiction

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Humiliation of a Samurai

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one VINCENT part 3

< part two My final coaching conversation was a speakerphone three-way with Sharon at HR. Kyle rubbed a flaky hole in his earlobe and nodded while Sharon charted my course according to PapaTaco’s flat-Earth map of corporate expectations. My current heading had long ago sailed beyond the point of here…

Literary Fiction

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one VINCENT part 3
one VINCENT part 3
Literary Fiction

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Humiliation of a Samurai

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two MARGARET part 1

< back to chapter one THAT WAS THE DAY I LEFT THE APARTMENT FOR GOOD. The moment it became clear I’d put faith and trust in someone who obstructed my development? Prevented me from connecting crucial dots? …

Literary Fiction

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two MARGARET part 1
two MARGARET part 1
Literary Fiction

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Humiliation of a Samurai

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two MARGARET part 2

< part one All I needed that day was a shred of peace. Enough silence and sacred space to recover from another eight-hour-long punch in the face disguised as employment. I took my breaks at my desk and did crossword puzzles. Spent sixty silent minutes hunched over my phone in…

Literary Fiction

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two MARGARET part 2
two MARGARET part 2
Literary Fiction

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Monkey Rocket Inc.

·May 24

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Published in

Monkey Rocket Inc.

·May 24

Photos 220

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Photography

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Photos 220
Photos 220
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Monkey Rocket Inc.

·May 9

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Monkey Rocket 002

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Monkey Rocket 002
Monkey Rocket 002
January 6 2021

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Monkey Rocket Inc.

·Mar 25

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Photography

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Photos 219
Photos 219
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Published in

Humiliation of a Samurai

·Mar 23

ten VINCENT part 3

< back to part two Keenan was a quirky kettle of drama who sent every breath and spoken word adrift on wheezy sighs. He communicated by posing and answering his own passive-aggressive riddles in distinct and separate tones. …

Alcoholism

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ten VINCENT part 3
ten VINCENT part 3
Alcoholism

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J.R. Schaefers

J.R. Schaefers

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Purveyor of fine fiction. www.medium.com/humiliation-of-a-samurai www.instagram.com/citizensamurai/

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