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Red Water
May 3, 2007 in 299 Words, Fiction, Flash Fiction, Politics, Short stories, Stories, Very Short Novels, Writing | Tags: Consent, Irony, Mercy, Poverty | by davidbdale | 3 comments
He shows his hands as bidden. Across each palm, and flecking the edges also of his bare soles, doily patterns of lesion and wart, the arsenic array. Read the rest of this entry »
The Never-Dead
May 1, 2007 in 299 Words, Fiction, Flash Fiction, reading, Short stories, Stories, Very Short Novels, Writing | Tags: Death, Epiphay, Hope, Illness, Oblivion | by davidbdale | 6 comments
In her club are several who, while waiting for new hearts, have been revived half a dozen times. She herself has visited and been brought back repeatedly from the dead. Read the rest of this entry »
Very Short Novels 
Thank you so much, anhinga, but I wouldn't want to try it without the other 199. —David
Why, thank you, brother. It's wonderful to see you here. :) —David
All you need is 100 words to make an emotional impact. Touching.
Brilliant, brother. Just simply brilliant.
This Very Short Novel has a strong resemblance to Simple Lessons of War from almost 20 years ago, but is…