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February 13, 2010 in 299 Words, Childhood, Fiction, Flash Fiction, novels, Sex, Very Short Novels, Writing | Tags: beach ocean adolescence bikini boardwalk | by davidbdale | 14 comments
So, this is the ocean, I thought. The poets call it everything but what it is, poison from here to the horizon. My girlfriends in their candy colored bikinis ran ahead to the pier. Read the rest of this entry »
January 22, 2010 in 299 Words, Death, Dinosaur, Family, Fiction, Flash Fiction, Health, Illness, Parent, Short stories, Stories, Uncategorized, Very Short Novels, Writing | by davidbdale | 17 comments
Dad has gone and left me with this box of I don’t know what. It has stood like a book on the cookbook shelf with undiscarded Yellow Pages and other worthless paper, Read the rest of this entry »
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Very Short Novels
Thank you so much, anhinga, but I wouldn't want to try it without the other 199. —David
Why, thank you, brother. It's wonderful to see you here. :) —David
All you need is 100 words to make an emotional impact. Touching.
Brilliant, brother. Just simply brilliant.
This Very Short Novel has a strong resemblance to Simple Lessons of War from almost 20 years ago, but is…