Brian O’Dea

Fifty Tickets to Nowhere – Brian O’Dea - ExPat Press Lot 33005 smells like dried piss and street meat you shouldn’t eat. Guys with peeling noses drag girls in boots that’ve never touched dirt from one bar to the next. I don’t have an official quota, but...

The parking lot attendant noir story you didn't know you needed until now

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Buffalo Baptism We flip the goddamn canoe almost immediately.  The Class Two current spun us ass-backwards into a boulder right as we put into the Buffalo River. A few frantic paddles, then we’re pinned. Wate…

New short story "Buffalo Baptism" out today with @flashfictionmagazine

You might notice the name in the byline currently reads "Bob Fischer", but I can assure you, this was written by me.

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Summer palette play. Love this @daysandseasons.bsky.social project

Finding Long Lost Lucky Sock Fails To Solve Your Larger Life Issues Congratulations, you did it! You finally found me, the long-lost lucky sock. The one who got away years ago. Your friends and family told you to give me up, move on, find a new pair with an even wa…

Always been into socks, personal rituals, and stories told by inanimate objects. Got to combine all three in this new piece.

Thanks @dailydrunkmag.bsky.social for giving this one a home

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Banned From Flavourtown The floor stuck to everyone’s boots for weeks. Even after several rounds of mopping with the stuff that makes my head hurt, it still felt like stepping on whatever the opposite of sacred ground is. Th...

Banned From Flavourtown by Brian Francis O’Dea

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Spilled collagen powder mid-deep clean. Floor stayed sticky for weeks. Thought a lot about failed cleansing. Read Danny Caine’s Flavortown. Wrote

"Banned From Flavourtown" out today maudlinhouse.net/banned-from-fl… via @maudlinhouse.bsky.social