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March 21, 2007 in 299 Words, Fiction, Flash Fiction, Life, novels, Short stories, Stories, Very Short Novels, Writing | Tags: , , , | by | 4 comments

His job in life, accomplished as a child with the asking of a single question, was to reconcile a mother with her daughter. Do you want to die angry at her? he had asked, oblivious to the consequences. 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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The pen name davidbdale honors my mother Beatrice (Bea) and my father Dale

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