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While I Was Out

May 7, 2007 in 299 Words, Fiction, Flash Fiction, Life, Literature, Short stories, Stories, Very Short Novels, Writing | Tags: , , , | by | 7 comments

Even professionals need roommates in this town if they want to live anywhere close to the action. He’s been gone a month and now I need a new one, but only freaks are responding. You’d think with the rent I’m charging they’d self-select, but everybody thinks they can afford it. 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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