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Yard Sale

June 8, 2007 in 299 Words, Fiction, Flash Fiction, Life, Literature, reading, Short stories, Stories, Very Short Novels, Writing | Tags: , , | by | 11 comments

You’d think by now the house would be empty, but every Saturday she seems to have more to get rid of. When we moved into the neighborhood, she was putting out just one long rack of men’s clothing in the yard near the failing azalea bed, Read the rest of this entry »

Simple Lessons of War

March 25, 2007 in 299 Words, Flash Fiction, Very Short Novels | Tags: , , , , , , , | by | 8 comments

I teach fifth grade, nothing complicated: slavery, ratios and proportions, why the good side always prevails in war. Half my students at the Army base are children of Second Cavalry, currently deployed; Read the rest of this entry »

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