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Supercapital

April 26, 2008 in 299 Words, Business, Family, Fiction, Flash Fiction, Money, Occupation, Politics, Short stories, Stories, Very Short Novels, Writing | Tags: , , , , , | by | 4 comments

One thing for sure, Uncle V’s business—as business, now—was as money as a business can be. Its revenues were pure profit and customers killed one another to give him his fees. He expended no effort to provide his service; Read the rest of this entry »

Dinner at Emil’s

April 15, 2007 in 299 Words, Fiction, Flash Fiction, Food, novels, reading, Short stories, Stories, Very Short Novels, Writing | Tags: , , , | by | 10 comments

Emil is a genius. What he does with food is more like alchemy than cooking. The dishes that come out of his kitchen might not be food any more. 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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