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Arc of a Diver
June 4, 2007 in 299 Words, Family, Fiction, Flash Fiction, Life, novels, reading, Short stories, Stories, Very Short Novels, writers, Writing | Tags: Dropout, Metaphor, Performance, Sport | by davidbdale | 12 comments
You’ll say I’m making metaphors, but this is how it happened. You could ask around. There are witnesses, disappointed people who repeat the tale to teach their children a lesson. I was a diver with a feeling for the calculus. Read the rest of this entry »
New Arrangements
June 2, 2007 in 299 Words, Fiction, Flash Fiction, Life, Literature, novels, Short stories, Stories, Very Short Novels, Writing | Tags: Art, Music, Performance, Romance, Sex | by davidbdale | 15 comments
They were together in the bed in his room every weeknight for over a year, feeding on each other like prisoners downing their rations. Weekends were work nights, the only gigs he could get, and she was too young for the clubs, Read the rest of this entry »
Very Short Novels 