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The Proper Use of Man
August 8, 2008 in 299 Words, Family, Fiction, Flash Fiction, Health, Literature, novels, Science, Short stories, Stories, Very Short Novels, Writing | by davidbdale | 4 comments
As I packed my bags for Chrysalis House, I reviewed conflicting reports from staff whose clients, all old, had achieved 100 years or more and begun the change. I make no claim to their veracity. Some on the floors had started a third set of teeth, I read. Read the rest of this entry »
Breaking Camp
August 7, 2008 in 299 Words, Escape, Family, Fiction, Flash Fiction, Fugitive, Life, Literature, novels, Separation, Short stories, Stories, Very Short Novels, Writing | by davidbdale | 5 comments
We haven’t always envied clerks and stockers at the Big Box store. Now we chat with Carl in appliances or listen to Edith at register 6 and we dream of following them home for a hot dog dinner and a night with the TV. A night in the family room. A porch. Read the rest of this entry »
Very Short Novels 