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Neighbors Forever

May 2, 2010 in 299 Words, Childhood, Fiction, Flash Fiction, Love, Short stories, Stories, Very Short Novels, Writing | Tags: , , | by | 35 comments

Our shabby little houses look like conjoined twins inexpertly separated. Her family’s house got the worst of the porch, ours got the sagging gutters. Read the rest of this entry »

Cook’s Portion

September 22, 2006 in 299 Words, Fiction, Flash Fiction, Short stories, Very Short Novels | Tags: , , , , , , | by | 1 comment

Hot oil makes food glisten for the master and his mother and his sons. An unattractive vegetable can cost cook her livelihood, her family, her home. The young girl watches while cook sets wilted greens aside and chicken goes sizzlling into the heat. 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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