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Gary C. Sterling

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Category: Story

A cover of an older Penguin edition of Madame Bovary by Flaubert showing the ennui of the title character
November 7, 2026November 7, 2026 Gary C Sterling

Public School

Gary looks at a business card from Jupiter
November 6, 2026November 6, 2026 Gary C Sterling

Jupiter

Gary's hoard with Penny Pig holding court
November 5, 2026November 5, 2026 Gary C Sterling

Halloween No Candy

The famous eye of HAL 9000 from the movie 2001: A Space Odyssey
November 2, 2026November 2, 2026 Gary C Sterling

Get it right.

An original US Civil War regulation tin cup - a common symbol of those forced to beg after the devastating conflict
October 31, 2026October 31, 2026 Gary C Sterling

I’m a pickpocket

The ornate elevator of the Bradbury Building in Los Angeles
October 27, 2026October 27, 2026 Gary C Sterling

The Elevator

An orange rotten to the core
October 24, 2026October 24, 2026 Gary C Sterling

The Machine

The mostly abandoned Palm Springs Amtrak Station slowly being buried in drifting sand
October 22, 2026October 22, 2026 Gary C Sterling

They Didn’t Stop

Mama Petrillo's Pizzaria in Temple City California - Photo by Matt Gatlin
October 18, 2026October 18, 2026 Gary C Sterling

My History with Pizza

Eager students in a 1980s high school classroom
October 17, 2026October 17, 2026 Gary C Sterling

I’m the Proud Papa

A few green seedless grapes remain in the fridge
October 16, 2026October 16, 2026 Gary C Sterling

I was eating grapes – a breakfast saga or the everyday ordinary

Author and poet Thelma Reyna
October 15, 2026October 15, 2026 Gary C Sterling

Hello Again Thelma

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