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Chuck Schading

Chuck Schading

Writer, artist and dabbler


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    This Savage Life

    This Savage Life

    In a brutal and unforgiving north, arranged marriages like this one are key to the survival of the human race. (3,000 words) Continue reading

    Short Stories
    Drama, Post-Apocalyptic
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    The Ones I Couldn’t Save

    The Ones I Couldn’t Save

    A drug-addicted paramedic escapes to a remote lakeside cabin to forget all that he has seen. But he is not alone. (1,500 words) Continue reading

    Short Stories
    Ghost Story
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    And Now For My Next Trick

    And Now For My Next Trick

    A complaint is lodged when a magician’s funeral doesn’t go as planned. (1,000 words) Continue reading

    Short Stories
    Comedy, Humor
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    Naked Ambition

    Naked Ambition

    An ambitious young lawyer and his wife get more than they bargained for when they apply for membership at an exclusive beach club. (500 words) Continue reading

    Microfiction
    Comedy, Humor
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    Bottoms Up

    Bottoms Up

    All Lt. Deke Panazer wanted was answers. But when you drink Blue Death, there are only two options: euphoria or death. (1,000 words) Continue reading

    Short Stories
    Science Fiction
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    Sorry for the Inconvenience

    Sorry for the Inconvenience

    A low-level gangster in a witness protection program gets more than he bargained for when he delivers a late meal and some courtesy coupons to a car in the Happy Burger parking lot. (2,000 words) Continue reading

    Short Stories
    Humor, Thriller
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    Letters to Martha: February 13, 1849

    Letters to Martha: February 13, 1849

    Editor’s note: This is believed to be the first letter Montgomery G. Jenkins received from his beloved Martha during his trek. Huzzah! (Letter 7) Continue reading

    Letters to Martha, Uncategorized
    Historical Fiction, Humor
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    Letters to Martha: Jan. 10, 1849

    Letters to Martha: Jan. 10, 1849

    As Jenkins eagerly awaits word from his beloved Martha, Molly the prostitute is fished out of the river with a logger’s pole and buried near the coal depot. A clergyman joins the company. (Letter 6) Continue reading

    Letters to Martha
    Historical Fiction, Humor
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    Letters to Martha: Jan. 9, 1849

    Letters to Martha: Jan. 9, 1849

    Tragedy strikes after Jeffers professes his love for a prostitute. (Letter 5) Continue reading

    Letters to Martha
    Historical Fiction, Humor
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    Letters to Martha: Jan. 7, 1849

    Letters to Martha: Jan. 7, 1849

    Montgomery G. Jenkins is afflicted with an unsavory but thankfully temporary condition. Doc Waters believes the condition to be the result of foul vapors and prescribes a tonic. Plus, Jenkins strikes a deal with the stranger. (Letter 4) Continue reading

    Letters to Martha
    Historical Fiction, Humor
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    Floating

    Floating

    A rebel pilot finds himself lost in deep space after an easy mission goes horribly wrong. (1,000 words) Continue reading

    Short Stories
    Fiction
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About Me

Chuck Schading is a writer and artist based in the Finger Lakes region of upstate New York. He is a 25-year veteran of the newspaper industry who has recently returned to his love of writing fiction.

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