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All You Can Eat

May 23, 2008 in 299 Words, Family, Fiction, Flash Fiction, Food, Health, Literature, novels, Short stories, Stories, Very Short Novels, Writing | Tags: , , , , | by | 2 comments

He showed us what was on his fork, triumphantly, as if he had made it or given birth to food. I have no idea what this is!, he told us. What is this? He made us taste it from his fork, reloading as needed, and guess what it might be. Read the rest of this entry »

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    This Novel is a close relative of The Question from more than 25 years ago. I've edited it substantially and…

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    Thank you so much, anhinga. This story, written 20 years ago, seems prophetic now. —David

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    "The town we all grew up in has been gone so long! We never thought its undertow could be so strong."…

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    This Very Short Novel is a close relative of Monkey at the Piano from almost 20 years ago. I'm certain…

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    So glad to hear it, anhinga! I returned to your site for your entertaining backgrounder on the nature of the…