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Conscious Choice

August 25, 2007 in 299 Words, Drunk Driving, Fiction, Flash Fiction, Short stories, Stories, Very Short Novels, Writing | Tags: , , , | by | 12 comments

Limping from the crash site, she resumed the inventory she’d begun while hauling her legs from the driver’s seat: legs, two arms, fingers and thumbs, head, scalp, blood. She’d been driving fast on the rain-slick freeway to the casino, Read the rest of this entry »

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    This is a close relative of a Very Short Novel titled Short for Family from 20 years ago. The revisions…

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    This is a close relative of a Very Short Novel titled Red Water from 30 years ago. It's different enough,…

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    Interesting piece which touches on many aspects of getting old especially the part where we don't fit anymore. Having worked…

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    This is a close relative of an early post titled Something Delicious from 20 years ago. This revised version is different enough,…

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