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Déjà Vécu

January 1, 2009 in 299 Words, Books, Fiction, Flash Fiction, Health, Holiday, Memory, Mind, Monologue, Panic, Science, Short stories, Stories, Very Short Novels, Writing | by | 9 comments

Every shelf is stacked with books I’ve read and reread, or so it seems. This depleted room, these spine-cracked volumes rubbed of their wishes, cannot detain me long. Read the rest of this entry »

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The pen name davidbdale honors my mother Beatrice (Bea) and my father Dale

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    This Very Short Novel is a close relative of The Colonel's Acres from 20 years ago. This more direct confession…

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    This Novel is a close relative of Knife in the Bed from about 20 years ago. The revised version gets…

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    I publish them here, anhinga, for their protection. I'm cycling through them since I reached the magic number of 299…

  4. anhinga's avatar

    Just when I think you can't get any better. Are you publishing these stories?

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    This Very Short Novel is a close relative of Short Superman from 20 years ago. The revisions, I hope, justify…