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Daddy Loves Darfur

January 15, 2007 in 299 Words, Books, Darfur, Family, Fiction, Flash Fiction, genocide, Literature, Poetry, reading, Short stories, Stories, Very Short Novels, Writing | Tags: , , , , | by | 12 comments

My stupid sister says she wants to be a Sudanese baby in Darfur. Mommy says when we find her, she’ll wish she was a motherless African orphan. It’s just emotion talking; I’m just emotional too. Read the rest of this entry »

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    This Very Short Novel is a close relative of Short Superman from 20 years ago. The revisions, I hope, justify…

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    Thank you so much, Anonymous. And welcome to Very Short Novels. I'd love to know what about the story seems…

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    This story is a close relative of a Very Short Novel titled Waiting on Family from 20 years ago. This…

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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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