Tag: short stories
group name: themeltingpot
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March 19, 2007 12:15 AM EDT --
Here is my first attempt of putting my stuff out there for the world wide web to do with what they will. I used to have a really good writing community--flesh and blood and all that--but life has gotten . . . more
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August 25, 2007 05:02 PM EDT --
yellow birches, red maples, and old old oaks offer their leaves to the rain-soaked road, mourning this august twilight, in camouflage for the palm-sized discs of flattened baby snappers. i continue to . . . more
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September 30, 2007 10:32 AM EDT --
The Woman Afraid of Dogs
I envision her lying in her bed at night, shoulders sharp, clavicles screaming, and her eyes squeezed shut in anger at ambient starlight.
I see her sitting at the kitchen table . . . more
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August 22, 2007 12:27 AM EDT --
My Hero and I thought we had finally reached the end, a conclusion. As we looked at each other in silence, waiting for our bankruptcy attorney to finish talking to that other attorney, we both seemed to . . . more
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December 31, 2007 01:45 AM EST --
Dr. Louise Fuller exits her house on Bristol Way promptly at three, the bells of St. Michael's tolling the hour as she makes a right at the corner and strides down the sidewalk. It will take her . . . more
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September 29, 2007 01:29 PM EDT --
Wandering and Wondering
All too accustomed to a plush office chair in front of a laptop computer, my body now awakens to the invigorating hike along the rocky shores around Rock Island. All those . . . more
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April 10, 2007 04:53 PM EDT --
Jobs That My Cats Are Not Qualified To Do...
Tupperware Representative
Autopyrotechnician (firework maker)
Futurist
Prime Minister
Arborist
Nanny
Security Guard
Priest
Mason
Dentist
Nutritionist . . . more
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January 25, 2007 12:23 AM EST --
My doctor gave them to me, and said they would cure what ails me. Still, I hold the bottle in my hands--trembling, shaking in uncertainty. If they work, these magic capsules could bring me heavenly . . . more
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October 13, 2007 03:34 PM EDT --
The boy walked the path that rose upward leading to the farm perched on the side of the hill in Appalachian country. The autumn sun was weak and miserly with its warmth, and he fastened the top button . . . more
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January 20, 2008 01:08 AM EST --
A while back, I got to be part of a small group of writers who had their stories recorded in audiobook form. The narrator wanted to build up his resume and get in some practice, so he did it all for free. . . . more
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May 24, 2007 12:16 AM EDT --
A wooden hall, one table and a steel fold out chair was where Frank Morrison sat. He was waiting for the second person to audition for his community choir. Frank looked at his watch and sighed.
He had . . . more
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March 24, 2008 04:19 AM EDT --
"Anyone can paint an apple," said Pablo Picasso. The question is, are you a true artist? Can you paint an apple that is hanging from a tree, a tree that holds a tree house belonging to a sad . . . more
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October 09, 2008 10:25 PM EDT --
Walking down State Street, quarter to nine in the evening, this chilled October Thursday, women of all types sling their bags over their shoulders, lock their bikes to the racks, flip their hair . . . more
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August 22, 2008 04:19 PM EDT --
From the door of my mother's womb to the door of an eternal tomb, I find my way. I struggle. So many doors open and close. Some have a welcome mat, some slam on my nose!
Standing in front of a . . . more
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March 17, 2007 12:02 AM EDT --
I found Abuela like an accident, when I wasn't really looking.
I'd been in California two years by then - it was already starting to make me jaded. I was working a fish market, packing boxes with . . . more
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February 09, 2008 12:31 PM EST --
A while back, I used Lulu.com to self-publish some collections of short stories. My experience there was quite smooth and without any problems. I know a lot of these print-on-demand places catch a lot . . . more
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March 07, 2007 10:42 PM EST --
(This story has been published in It Takes All Kinds. Part of a series called Michael's story - for more of this series, click here. )
In winter, Wednesday is soup day at Java the . . . more
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May 09, 2007 12:53 PM EDT --
Congratulations!
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June 02, 2007 10:26 PM EDT --
LIMA BEANS AND BARBIE DOLLS
Lima Bean was my first stuffed toy, a present from my Don Pedro when he returned from México. . . . more
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March 23, 2007 10:52 PM EDT --
The dreams of our youth are always grand. We imagine ourselves as doctors, lawyers, teachers, soldiers, butchers, bakers, candlestick makers. We imagine we are always the best doctor, the one who finds . . . more
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