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Need to Know
February 27, 2008 in 299 Words, Entertainment, Family, Fiction, Flash Fiction, Life, Love, Marriage, Short stories, Stories, Very Short Novels, Writing | Tags: Danger, Embrace, Epiphany, Eye Contact, Lovers, Moment | by davidbdale | 7 comments
We started with an exchange of thumbs-ups, not because they fully conveyed our feelings but because we were plummeting toward earth rather quickly and needed a shorthand gesture for Yes, we will live; isn’t it exciting? Read the rest of this entry »
Cook’s Portion
September 22, 2006 in 299 Words, Fiction, Flash Fiction, Short stories, Very Short Novels | Tags: Adolescence, Destiny, Embrace, Epiphany, Food, Girl, Servitude | by davidbdale | 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 »
Very Short Novels 