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Alexander Abreu
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Empty Calories

I Smoke and I Worry

It’s a sunny afternoon in San Francisco and I go to the ramen place for lunch, and whenever I do I sit at the window. From the counter…

Aug 7, 2019

Dusky Musky

Aug 7, 2019

Alexander Abreu
in
Empty Calories

I Love Gen X. I Need Gen X.

Difficult times encourage self-evaluation. And if a piece like this…

Jul 3, 2019

I Love Gen X. I Need Gen X.

Jul 3, 2019

Alexander Abreu
in
City of Dukeport

Big Heavy Love

Where Patrick Bowles lived alone was a tall, black, glass tower called Trident. He had a sleek and spare studio there with…

Apr 9, 2019

Big Heavy Love

Apr 9, 2019

Alexander Abreu
in
City of Dukeport

No Liquor at Pokey’s

Paul Dent and Patrick Bowles went into the place and Paul didn’t hide how eager he was to share what he’d found with his friend. He asked…

Apr 2, 2019

No Liquor at Pokey’s

Apr 2, 2019

Alexander Abreu
in
City of Dukeport

Over a Shirt

It was Friday. Payday. So Paul Dent said suddenly to his friend Patrick Bowles, “Let’s go to Wolf & Son’s before it closes.”

Mar 26, 2019

Over a Shirt

Mar 26, 2019

Alexander Abreu
in
City of Dukeport

Kinky Cafe

Paul Dent lived half a block from a coffee shop called The Ooo-la-la that sold decent coffee but was known better for the fact that there…

Mar 19, 2019

Kinky Cafe

Mar 19, 2019

Alexander Abreu
in
City of Dukeport

The Beautiful Struggle

Paul Dent loved Dukeport. He felt he was at a time in his life when he needed it, when he could be nowhere else. He hadn’t been raised in…

Mar 13, 2019

The Beautiful Struggle

Mar 13, 2019

Alexander Abreu
in
City of Dukeport

Not a Bakery But…

The sign said it was a bakery but the things a person could buy there went way beyond confections and cakes. Actually, there weren’t any…

Feb 25, 2019

Not a Bakery But…

Feb 25, 2019

Alexander Abreu
in
City of Dukeport

Modern Thought

The world of Robert Rudkin was very small. The city of Dukeport whirled all around him but he had just the narrow track from his job to…

Feb 14, 2019

Modern Thought

Feb 14, 2019

Alexander Abreu
in
City of Dukeport

Funny to Hear from You

Patrick Bowles worked at a company called Innoventis. The name was a combination of the words innovate and invent. The ‘is’ at the end was…

Feb 5, 2019

Funny to Hear from You

Feb 5, 2019

Alexander Abreu

Alexander Abreu

Alexander Abreu is a writer and essayist living in San Francisco. Send good vibes. He writes the fiction blog City of Dukeport. Insta: that_prince_of_cups.

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