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486<h3 class="storytitle" id="post-71054"><a href="https://shawnbird.com/325-alex/" rel="bookmark">325 ALEX</a> <span class="date">March 6, 2024</span></h3>
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491<p class="wp-block-paragraph"><strong>BIG NEWS!!</strong> <br>Now out- a paperback version of 325 ALEX, including all 32 episodes, additional episodes, and bonus material. A perfect gift with Salmon Arm colour! </p>
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499<p class="has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph">In Salmon Arm, paperbacks are available at<strong> 331 Alex</strong>&#8212; aka Hidden Gems Bookstore!  <br><br>Keep your eyes open in the Friday AM for <strong>Season 2</strong> of 325 Alex, coming soon!</p>
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507<h2 class="wp-block-heading has-text-align-center">The serial set in Salmon Arm</h2>
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511<p class="wp-block-paragraph"><strong>325 Alex</strong> is a 32 episode flash fiction serial appearing in Salmon Arm&#8217;s <em><strong>Friday A.M. </strong></em>paper from March 15 to December 20, 2024. It is written by Shawn L. Bird. You can read the episodes in the physical paper or in <a href="https://friam.ca/">the Friday A.M. online edition</a>. Once episodes are off the <strong><em>Friday A.M</em></strong>. site, they&#8217;re gone, except for a few posted below.  Watch for the whole series coming to you in December in print or ebook! </p>
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515<p class="wp-block-paragraph"><strong>325 Alex</strong> is a fictional apartment building on Alexander Street in downtown Salmon Arm. (The actual place where 325 would be is an alley way). The residents and the plot events are fictional, though Salmon Arm residents may recognize places, events, and the occasional familiar face walking into a scene. In all cases these are used ficticiously.</p>
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527<p class="wp-block-paragraph"><strong>#101</strong>&#8211; vacant store front</p>
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531<p class="wp-block-paragraph"><strong>#201</strong>&#8211; The college students:</p>
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563<p class="wp-block-paragraph"><strong>#301</strong>&#8211; Henry Block</p>
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595<p class="wp-block-paragraph"><strong>#402</strong>&#8211; The Empty Apartment</p>
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607<p class="wp-block-paragraph">If you&#8217;re enjoying <strong>325 Alex</strong>, why not &#8216;buy me a coffee&#8217; to let me know? (No expensive Starbucks taste here. Just a $2 Tims would make my day!) 🙂 Donations will support the Rotary Foundation.</p>
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611<p class="has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph"> <a href="https://paypal.me/ShawnLBird?country.x=CA&amp;locale.x=en_US">$2 donation via Paypal</a>.</p>
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619<h2 class="wp-block-heading has-text-align-center">How it all began:</h2>
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627<p class="wp-block-paragraph">Artemis gazed from her cat tree in suite 401 of 325 Alex Street. From here, she could see all.</p>
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695<p class="wp-block-paragraph">Apparently they disclosed everything. They’re giving him a rent deduction.”</p>
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791<p class="wp-block-paragraph">Henry Block woke groaning to his alarm blaring the <em>Star Wars</em> theme. He’d had two hours of sleep. Little Maggie next door was teething and she was not happy about it. Consequently, no one else at 325 Alex Street was happy about it either. Were that not bad enough, before Maggie’s howls had pierced the night, he’d been tossing and turning over Susanne.</p>
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795<p class="wp-block-paragraph">He wasn’t ashamed to admit he’d spied on her. He’d turned the lights out in his apartment and sat staring out his window to see who picked her up for that date. He was delighted when, at 6:25 she walked out of the building alone. Unfortunately, at 6:29 he saw her in front of the Salmar embracing Nic from the pie place. It was just a friendly hug, Henry’d decided, but when the mov
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847<p class="wp-block-paragraph">When Chris had told Marcus they had room for him to stay while he did his welding course at Okanagan College, he’d thought they’d meant an extra bedroom. When Chris had pointed to the couch, Marcus presumed it was a hide-a-bed, but no. He was to sleep on Chris’s six foot long couch, which might have been fine if Marcus were five feet tall, but Marcus was six foot three.</p>
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859<p class="wp-block-paragraph">Imagine his surprise when the route labeled ‘Okanagan College’ only went to the academic campus, not to the trades campus in the industrial park. The closest transit could get him was thirty-three blocks away. A good hour’s walk. Thankfully, he’d found a folding bike at Churches’ Thrift Store, so when the roads were clear, he could cycle the final five kilometres. In February, he’d had a long, cold, and snowy walk. But now it was April and he was thankful for the rickety bike.</p>
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867<p class="wp-block-paragraph">As he tried to get comfortable enough to sleep, he told himself he was lucky to have a place to stay. Still. Tthere was something strange going on in this building. The screaming baby in the suite above gave him the creeps, and he kept hearing murmurs about suite #402.</p>
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895<p class="wp-block-paragraph">325 ALEX is a work of fiction. Unless otherwise indicated, all the names, characters, businesses, places, events and incidents in this book are either the product of the author&#8217;s imagination or used in a fictitious manner. Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, or actual events is purely coincidental.</p>
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1199	 <img src="https://s2.wp.com/wp-content/themes/pub/rounded/img/ftl.gif?m=1158886880i" alt=""
1200	 width="15" height="15" class="corner"
1201	 style="display: none" />
1202	 </div>
1203
1204
1205
1206
1207		<div id="footercontent">
1208				<!-- SITE CREDITS -->
1209				<div class="credit">
1210					<a href="https://wordpress.com/" rel="generator">Get a free blog at WordPress.com</a>
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1212
1213				<div class="footermeta">
1214
1215					<span class="rss"><a href="https://shawnbird.com/feed/" title="Syndicate this site using RSS"><abbr title="Really Simple Syndication">RSS</abbr></a></span>
1216						<a href="https://shawnbird.com/comments/feed/" title="The latest comments to all posts in RSS">Comments <abbr title="Really Simple Syndication">RSS</abbr></a>
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1218						
1219					</div>
1220
1221		</div><!-- end footercontent-->
1222
1223
1224
1225<div id="footerbottom">
1226				 <img src="https://s2.wp.com/wp-content/themes/pub/rounded/img/fbl.gif?m=1158886880i" alt=""
1227				 width="15" height="15" class="corner"
1228				 style="display: none" />
1229			   </div>
1230
1231
1232
1233</div><!-- end FOOTER -->
1234</div><!-- end RAP -->
1235
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1238{"prefetch":[{"source":"document","where":{"and":[{"href_matches":"/*"},{"not":{"href_matches":["/wp-*.php","/wp-admin/*","/files/*","/wp-content/*","/wp-content/plugins/*","/wp-content/themes/pub/rounded/*","/*\\?(.+)"]}},{"not":{"selector_matches":"a[rel~=\"nofollow\"]"}},{"not":{"selector_matches":".no-prefetch, .no-prefetch a"}}]},"eagerness":"conservative"}]}
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1240
1241<script id="wpgroho-js-extra">
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1244
1245<script crossorigin='anonymous' type='text/javascript'  src='/wp-content/mu-plugins/gravatar-hovercards/wpgroho.js?m=1610363240i'></script>
1245
1246
1247	
1247<script>
1248		// Initialize and attach hovercards to all gravatars
1249		( function() {
1250			function init() {
1251				if ( typeof Gravatar === 'undefined' ) {
1252					return;
1253				}
1254
1255				if ( typeof Gravatar.init !== 'function' ) {
1256					return;
1257				}
1258
1259				Gravatar.profile_cb = function ( hash, id ) {
1260					WPGroHo.syncProfileData( hash, id );
1261				};
1262
1263				Gravatar.my_hash = WPGroHo.my_hash;
1264				Gravatar.init(
1265					'body',
1266					'#wp-admin-bar-my-account',
1267					{
1268						i18n: {
1269							'Edit your profile →': 'Edit your profile →',
1270							'View profile →': 'View profile →',
1271							'Contact': 'Contact',
1272							'Send money': 'Send money',
1273							'Sorry, we are unable to load this Gravatar profile.': 'Sorry, we are unable to load this Gravatar profile.',
1274							'Gravatar not found.': 'Gravatar not found.',
1275							'Too Many Requests.': 'Too Many Requests.',
1276							'Internal Server Error.': 'Internal Server Error.',
1277							'Is this you?': 'Is this you?',
1278							'Claim your free profile.': 'Claim your free profile.',
1279							'Email': 'Email',
1280							'Home Phone': 'Home Phone',
1281							'Work Phone': 'Work Phone',
1282							'Cell Phone': 'Cell Phone',
1283							'Contact Form': 'Contact Form',
1284							'Calendar': 'Calendar',
1285						},
1286					}
1287				);
1288			}
1289
1290			if ( document.readyState !== 'loading' ) {
1291				init();
1292			} else {
1293				document.addEventListener( 'DOMContentLoaded', init );
1294			}
1295		} )();
1296	</script>
1296
1297
1298		<div style="display:none">
1299	</div>
1300		<!-- CCPA [start] -->
1301		
1301<script type="text/javascript">
1302			( function () {
1303
1304				var setupPrivacy = function() {
1305
1306					// Minimal Mozilla Cookie library
1307					// https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/Document/cookie/Simple_document.cookie_framework
1308					var cookieLib = window.cookieLib = {getItem:function(e){return e&&decodeURIComponent(document.cookie.replace(new RegExp("(?:(?:^|.*;)\\s*"+encodeURIComponent(e).replace(/[\-\.\+\*]/g,"\\$&")+"\\s*\\=\\s*([^;]*).*$)|^.*$"),"$1"))||null},setItem:function(e,o,n,t,r,i){if(!e||/^(?:expires|max\-age|path|domain|secure)$/i.test(e))return!1;var c="";if(n)switch(n.constructor){case Number:c=n===1/0?"; expires=Fri, 31 Dec 9999 23:59:59 GMT":"; max-age="+n;break;case String:c="; expires="+n;break;case Date:c="; expires="+n.toUTCString()}return"rootDomain"!==r&&".rootDomain"!==r||(r=(".rootDomain"===r?".":"")+document.location.hostname.split(".").slice(-2).join(".")),document.cookie=encodeURIComponent(e)+"="+encodeURIComponent(o)+c+(r?"; domain="+r:"")+(t?"; path="+t:"")+(i?"; secure":""),!0}};
1309
1310					// Implement IAB USP API.
1311					window.__uspapi = function( command, version, callback ) {
1312
1313						// Validate callback.
1314						if ( typeof callback !== 'function' ) {
1315							return;
1316						}
1317
1318						// Validate the given command.
1319						if ( command !== 'getUSPData' || version !== 1 ) {
1320							callback( null, false );
1321							return;
1322						}
1323
1324						// Check for GPC. If set, override any stored cookie.
1325						if ( navigator.globalPrivacyControl ) {
1326							callback( { version: 1, uspString: '1YYN' }, true );
1327							return;
1328						}
1329
1330						// Check for cookie.
1331						var consent = cookieLib.getItem( 'usprivacy' );
1332
1333						// Invalid cookie.
1334						if ( null === consent ) {
1335							callback( null, false );
1336							return;
1337						}
1338
1339						// Everything checks out. Fire the provided callback with the consent data.
1340						callback( { version: 1, uspString: consent }, true );
1341					};
1342
1343					// Initialization.
1344					document.addEventListener( 'DOMContentLoaded', function() {
1345
1346						// Internal functions.
1347						var setDefaultOptInCookie = function() {
1348							var value = '1YNN';
1349							var domain = '.wordpress.com' === location.hostname.slice( -14 ) ? '.rootDomain' : location.hostname;
1350							cookieLib.setItem( 'usprivacy', value, 365 * 24 * 60 * 60, '/', domain );
1351						};
1352
1353						var setDefaultOptOutCookie = function() {
1354							var value = '1YYN';
1355							var domain = '.wordpress.com' === location.hostname.slice( -14 ) ? '.rootDomain' : location.hostname;
1356							cookieLib.setItem( 'usprivacy', value, 24 * 60 * 60, '/', domain );
1357						};
1358
1359						var setDefaultNotApplicableCookie = function() {
1360							var value = '1---';
1361							var domain = '.wordpress.com' === location.hostname.slice( -14 ) ? '.rootDomain' : location.hostname;
1362							cookieLib.setItem( 'usprivacy', value, 24 * 60 * 60, '/', domain );
1363						};
1364
1365						var setCcpaAppliesCookie = function( applies ) {
1366							var domain = '.wordpress.com' === location.hostname.slice( -14 ) ? '.rootDomain' : location.hostname;
1367							cookieLib.setItem( 'ccpa_applies', applies, 24 * 60 * 60, '/', domain );
1368						}
1369
1370						var maybeCallDoNotSellCallback = function() {
1371							if ( 'function' === typeof window.doNotSellCallback ) {
1372								return window.doNotSellCallback();
1373							}
1374
1375							return false;
1376						}
1377
1378						// Look for usprivacy cookie first.
1379						var usprivacyCookie = cookieLib.getItem( 'usprivacy' );
1380
1381						// Found a usprivacy cookie.
1382						if ( null !== usprivacyCookie ) {
1383
1384							// If the cookie indicates that CCPA does not apply, then bail.
1385							if ( '1---' === usprivacyCookie ) {
1386								return;
1387							}
1388
1389							// CCPA applies, so call our callback to add Do Not Sell link to the page.
1390							maybeCallDoNotSellCallback();
1391
1392							// We're all done, no more processing needed.
1393							return;
1394						}
1395
1396						// We don't have a usprivacy cookie, so check to see if we have a CCPA applies cookie.
1397						var ccpaCookie = cookieLib.getItem( 'ccpa_applies' );
1398
1399						// No CCPA applies cookie found, so we'll need to geolocate if this visitor is from California.
1400						// This needs to happen client side because we do not have region geo data in our $SERVER headers,
1401						// only country data -- therefore we can't vary cache on the region.
1402						if ( null === ccpaCookie ) {
1403
1404							var request = new XMLHttpRequest();
1405							request.open( 'GET', 'https://public-api.wordpress.com/geo/', true );
1406
1407							request.onreadystatechange = function () {
1408								if ( 4 === this.readyState ) {
1409									if ( 200 === this.status ) {
1410
1411										// Got a geo response. Parse out the region data.
1412										var data = JSON.parse( this.response );
1413										var region      = data.region ? data.region.toLowerCase() : '';
1414										var ccpa_applies = ['california', 'colorado', 'connecticut', 'delaware', 'indiana', 'iowa', 'montana', 'new jersey', 'oregon', 'tennessee', 'texas', 'utah', 'virginia'].indexOf( region ) > -1;
1415										// Set CCPA applies cookie. This keeps us from having to make a geo request too frequently.
1416										setCcpaAppliesCookie( ccpa_applies );
1417
1418										// Check if CCPA applies to set the proper usprivacy cookie.
1419										if ( ccpa_applies ) {
1420											if ( maybeCallDoNotSellCallback() ) {
1421												// Do Not Sell link added, so set default opt-in.
1422												setDefaultOptInCookie();
1423											} else {
1424												// Failed showing Do Not Sell link as required, so default to opt-OUT just to be safe.
1425												setDefaultOptOutCookie();
1426											}
1427										} else {
1428											// CCPA does not apply.
1429											setDefaultNotApplicableCookie();
1430										}
1431									} else {
1432										// Could not geo, so let's assume for now that CCPA applies to be safe.
1433										setCcpaAppliesCookie( true );
1434										if ( maybeCallDoNotSellCallback() ) {
1435											// Do Not Sell link added, so set default opt-in.
1436											setDefaultOptInCookie();
1437										} else {
1438											// Failed showing Do Not Sell link as required, so default to opt-OUT just to be safe.
1439											setDefaultOptOutCookie();
1440										}
1441									}
1442								}
1443							};
1444
1445							// Send the geo request.
1446							request.send();
1447						} else {
1448							// We found a CCPA applies cookie.
1449							if ( ccpaCookie === 'true' ) {
1450								if ( maybeCallDoNotSellCallback() ) {
1451									// Do Not Sell link added, so set default opt-in.
1452									setDefaultOptInCookie();
1453								} else {
1454									// Failed showing Do Not Sell link as required, so default to opt-OUT just to be safe.
1455									setDefaultOptOutCookie();
1456								}
1457							} else {
1458								// CCPA does not apply.
1459								setDefaultNotApplicableCookie();
1460							}
1461						}
1462					} );
1463				};
1464
1465				// Kickoff initialization.
1466				if ( window.defQueue && defQueue.isLOHP && defQueue.isLOHP === 2020 ) {
1467					defQueue.items.push( setupPrivacy );
1468				} else {
1469					setupPrivacy();
1470				}
1471
1472			} )();
1473		</script>
1473
1474
1475		<!-- CCPA [end] -->
1476		<div class="widget widget_eu_cookie_law_widget">
1477<div
1478	class="hide-on-button ads-active"
1479	data-hide-timeout="30"
1480	data-consent-expiration="180"
1481	id="eu-cookie-law"
1482	style="display: none"
1483>
1484	<form method="post">
1485		<input type="submit" value="Close and accept" class="accept" />
1486
1487		Privacy &amp; Cookies: This site uses cookies. By continuing to use this website, you agree to their use. <br />
1488To find out more, including how to control cookies, see here:
1489				<a href="https://automattic.com/cookies/" rel="nofollow">
1490			Cookie Policy		</a>
1491 </form>
1492</div>
1493</div>			<div id="actionbar" dir="ltr" style="display: none;"
1494				class="actnbr-pub-rounded" role="region" aria-label="Site actions">
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1509																							<div class="actnbr-follow-count">Join 15,873 other subscribers</div>
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1524					<button type="button" class="actnbr-more-toggle" aria-haspopup="true" aria-expanded="false" aria-label="More options">
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1526					<div class="actnbr-popover actnbr-menu" role="menu" aria-label="Site options">
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1638								<div class="jp-carousel-comments"></div>
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