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March 9, 2016 12:49 pm PST

Tailender

hersonnisos

Note: This short story was written in 2009, but I didn't publish it because it was inspired by a real person. That person is now dead. Enjoy!

HERSONNISOS, 2009

That old media first reported my antics was the final insult, but only for my scapegoat.

I still dont know how you pulled it off, Miranda asked. We were at a beach restaurant. Id flown her out to gloat, but also, perhaps, to relive old times. Was it even illegal?

The New York Times didnt call it a scam, though there was certainly criminal misdirection involved. Bloggers were not so temperate. The consequences will be severe, but not for me.

Someone will think so. Yes. Of course it was, I said. And smiled. Itll be in the papers, right?

Rewind two years. 2007. Im a blog repossessor. The duties involved had existed in the shadows for some time, but only as the economic meltdown built up and boiled over did it become a real profession. (more…)


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