1001 Paperclips by Chad Schomber
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The Giver's Limp
There’s a certain kind of giving that leaves a mark.
Dec 2
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October 2025
Spun Sugar to Harvest Tri-Color: A Sweet Chain
How a dentist’s whirring sugar spinner at the 1904 World’s Fair connects—step by step—to the tricolor kernels that flood Halloween bowls.
Oct 31
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I opened the 1001 Paperclips brand store
A small, good-thing shop for readers and my Substack homies
Oct 27
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Cutter
The storm had been stalking them since dawn.
Oct 18
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Velvet Decoy
An Experimental Fiction/Hybrid Narrative by Chad Schomber
Oct 7
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How 'Favorites' Fool Us
An essay by Chad Schomber
Oct 3
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September 2025
Jump-right-in openings
I’m a fan of writers/stories that drop you in to chaos from word one.
Sep 26
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The Weight of a Billfold
I used to keep a thin stack of bills folded in half, wedged into the front pocket of my jeans.
Sep 25
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Smile
A short story from a photograph
Sep 3
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The Newsman
A super short story from an old photograph.
Sep 1
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August 2025
Burke
[working title]
Aug 29
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Untitled
The diner off Dixie was a greasy spoon hole in the wall.
Aug 19
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