Tag: short story
group name: roundtable
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August 06, 2008 12:36 PM EDT --
Day 1: "Our dog'll ‘ave your cat," said the neighbor. And indeed, their dog did have a reputation--teeth like shrapnel, and eyes as piercing as the air-raid sirens at night. But . . . more
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October 31, 2007 07:07 PM EDT --
I grabbed at the door handle, furious with the weather and even more furious with myself as I desperately want to run out from the house just now. I feel suffocated in this environment.
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July 07, 2008 06:58 PM EDT --
Most of you will know me as writer of somewhat dark and speculative works, the following piece is a real departure from that genre. Before you read I would like to give you some insight into my inspiration . . . more
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May 22, 2008 03:55 PM EDT --
The flag d anced in the brisk breeze to the accompaniment of hardware tattooing against the metal pole. Wind whipped through the thin material of Charlotte's coat as she clung to her husband's . . . more
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December 15, 2007 03:37 AM EST --
Josie was filled with joyful anticipation. She was pregnant. It was a time of preparation! It was a time of great anxiety! Felt as fat as Santa she looked outside the window. Today she was not looking . . . more
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December 31, 2007 06:59 PM EST --
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February 11, 2008 10:59 AM EST --
Almost a week had passed since the fire. The tenth graders were just getting settled in their seats when a message arrived at the classroom door: Alex was to go to the principal's . . . more
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August 06, 2007 03:53 PM EDT --
Folks,
If you're interested, I have created a website that will eventually contain everything I have written--drafts as well as finished pieces--over my entire writing life. I've . . . more
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July 30, 2008 09:28 PM EDT --
When they tore down the pub next door to school they left one long wall standing. The administration bought the land and set the children the task of painting a mural - angels, they decided, on a blue . . . more
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June 14, 2007 08:15 AM EDT --
The phone company used to give phone books away free. People think I'm kidding when I say they delivered thirty big boxes full of phone books to my apartment door. All four hundred . . . more
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February 18, 2008 01:08 PM EST --
Good afternoon gentlemen. How can I help you?
We would like to purchase two ice cream cones please.
Certainly. What flavors would you like?
Walnut. You like walnut, don't . . . more
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April 11, 2008 05:46 PM EDT --
© 2008
Leaning forward, his pinznez glasses perched on the tip his nose, the old man
carefully . . . more
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November 18, 2007 02:15 AM EST --
There were no visible traces of the events which had transpired, except the ground Zero. Looking outside the window, Joe missed something which sunk like a pile into the bedrock. He had experienced . . . more
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May 07, 2008 10:38 PM EDT --
Only thirteen were there that day. Was it an omen? All we knew was that there was only enough of the new vaccine for us. No one else besides the doctors would be saved. . . . more
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June 21, 2007 09:01 AM EDT --
Shafts of June sun peeked through the clouds. It was a day created for being outdoors because the wind diminished the heat. The weather had been unspeakably beautiful since my grandmother's funeral, . . . more
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February 17, 2008 01:32 PM EST --
Good morning madam, how may I help you today.
Good morning. I'd like to see what you have in children.
Certainly, madam. We have European, Chinese and African varieties in both . . . more
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August 03, 2007 10:23 AM EDT --
Flashing emergency lights reflected off the windows of the surrounding buildings, created the illusion there were more vehicles on the scene then were actually present. Chris was long past caring now. . . . more
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February 18, 2008 03:10 PM EST --
Bonjour, Gauche. Qu'est-ce que tu fais ici au bord de la voie feree?
Bonjour, Droit. I'm waiting for the raisin train to come in. I'm going to need beaucoup de raisins. . . . more
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June 28, 2008 10:56 PM EDT --
© By David Wainland 2007
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Somebody cried out, "The sky is falling!"
First the fluffy white clouds, drifted slowly to the ground, rebounding slightly and . . . more
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July 11, 2008 10:15 AM EDT --
My content on Gather, for the most part falls into one of the following categories:
Poetry
Short Stories
Novel Excerpts
Reviews
Bloggy/Op-ed Stuff
Questions I really want answers . . . more
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