Tag: life
group name: shortfiction
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December 04, 2006 10:55 PM EST --
I wrote this little piece for the benefit of my editing/coaching clients who were beginning the daunting task of sending out manuscripts for publication. I thought there might be readers . . . more
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May 28, 2006 07:57 PM EDT --
Sheila's Night Out On The Town
This was not going to be another lonely Saturday night for Sheila. She had finally summoned up the nerve and decided after eight years to take the plunge. She was . . . more
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May 26, 2006 12:56 PM EDT --
Operation Santa Claus
My family has always lived in the country. We grew up out in the sticks, spitting tobacco, drinking beer, hunting and fishing, and driving four wheel trucks. We get along with . . . more
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June 06, 2006 04:02 AM EDT --
Pure Evil - Stalking Lizzeth
They had a deep seated desire to see her suffer. They malingered at first. They harbored feelings of ill will and sought satisfaction. They carried on secretly, . . . more
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September 02, 2006 04:03 PM EDT --
Short-short fiction (under 1,000 words)
as of 10.10.06
note to Readers: I've revised this a bit in the last few weeks and entered this in some short-short fiction contests, please please provide . . . more
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August 10, 2007 09:57 PM EDT --
I was born with a single flame, slightly blue with a brilliant stream of orangie-red. In my eleventh year of life that flame was extinguished and I was left in the dark to play with the wolves. . . . more
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January 07, 2007 11:56 PM EST --
Swiping a forearm across her sweaty brow, Marcelle exhaled and whipped up an imaginary friend to help kick her fatigue in the ass. Michael Landon won the honor this time. (Sandy is generous)
Starting . . . more
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February 29, 2008 03:55 PM EST --
She stared into the heavy soup pot as she slowly stirred. Hypnotized by the colorful array of vegetables as they swirled around and around, she felt a desperation inside that was coming to a . . . more
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July 07, 2006 10:04 AM EDT --
Camp Caffeine
The Outsider
"Lieutenant Dan, after an ongoing investigation and receiving information from reliable sources, we have reason to believe that a resort near Nowhere called Camp Caffeine . . . more
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February 20, 2006 01:40 PM EST --
You are insane. Just admit it. Get over yourself and admit it! Now, don't you feel better? To truly be insane, one must learn the art of coddled insanity.
The benefits . . . more
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September 28, 2006 10:10 AM EDT --
Swans
The consensus among the family was that Susan's brother-in-law Ed was henpecked – only that wasn't the word they used. Susan had always liked . . . more
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April 21, 2007 12:22 AM EDT --
During the final days of life on Earth, its climate out of control, a courageous bio-surgeon saves mankind.
FADE IN:
INT. BARREN LIVINGROOM - DAY
. . . more
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August 21, 2006 12:23 AM EDT --
I had been told that longevity runs in my family but I didn't believe it. Although my father lived into his late seventies, most of my relatives surrendered their lives much earlier to the usual . . . more
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February 22, 2006 07:05 PM EST --
(fiction)
Coddled Insanity
Dear Mom,
Sorry to take so long to respond . . . more
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April 29, 2006 03:06 PM EDT --
She had been careful with her virginity, as if it were a hundred-dollar-bill she felt unable to spend on new shoes for fear of missing the rent. She had tested her men with wildness, . . . more
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October 03, 2006 10:52 AM EDT --
The Cat's Seat
I love her but damn. Look at her lying there on her back. She takes up the entire couch. She is not a petite . . . more
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October 01, 2008 09:08 PM EDT --
She lived in a 6 x 6 cage. Most people would go crazy. She found it cozy. She needed boundaries, and the cage provided those.
Master fed her when she was hungry. He gave her water . . . more
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April 13, 2006 04:22 PM EDT --
This is my first attempt at a summary for my novel.
Please proof, review, critique, edit and advise. Thanks.
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"In A Vehicle To Somewhere"
A story about the resiliency, . . . more
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June 14, 2006 02:03 PM EDT --
What's Wrong With Poppy
Charlie's Coffee and Café was the bustling hot spot of the block on the corner of first and main. The establishment had been there since the beginning of . . . more
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August 10, 2006 10:24 PM EDT --
Jaclyn's Decision
"Welcome home. I hope you enjoyed your flight with Fly Like A Rock Express. Have an enjoyable day."
"Huh! Hell with all that turbulence I kept spilling my drinks! . . . more
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