Short stories: Help wanted - Short Stories

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by Five Sisters

Her bank account screamed "feed me" but she turned a deaf hear and rolled over ducking into a lair of pillows. Kicking, the meager numbers remaining in her balance hit the floor softly in a checkbook that had once held
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by Tiamet

Wanted: Marketing Manager - must understand human nature, be willing to spend long periods of time in unpleasant environment, be adept at identifying and derailing competitors' methods.
The ad was not quite right, he thought.
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by Ian Lamberto

Half Empty

"Morning, Billy," said Jim, as he came through the door of the diner.

"Morning," I replied, folding up the newspaper I had been reading. "How's it going?"

He took the seat across from me. His red hair was
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by Er Mixon

Jonny stood in front of a run down warehouse. It looked as though it had been abandoned for years. He looked down at the newspaper ad in his hand. "This just can't be the place." He said, going over the ad again.

The ad said;
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by A.M.

As a former literary agent, I try to find symbolism in everything. What is good symbolism? Is it pronounced? Is the symbolized object/concept supposed to be discreet or conspicuous? How hard are we supposed to read symbolism?
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