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Death Threats
August 12, 2008 in 299 Words, Fiction, Flash Fiction, Literature, novels, Politics, Security, Short stories, Stories, Very Short Novels, Writing | by davidbdale | 3 comments
I wonder if the President feels as threatened as I do when I read his mail. So many citizens feel so wronged and express it in similar ways. We’re not naive at the White House; we know the country isn’t perfect, but how would torturing the President solve anything? Read the rest of this entry »
A Choir of Tubas
August 10, 2008 in 299 Words, Family, Fiction, Flash Fiction, Humor, Literature, novels, Short stories, Stories, Travel, Very Short Novels, Writing | by davidbdale | 8 comments
Travelers are forever being told the whens and wheres of the city: when the church was reconstructed, where the Romans took their baths, how the rains affect the rosemary crop, but all they really want to know is why the sad man shuffles on his knees from one end of town to the other, Read the rest of this entry »
