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Category Archives: Writing
I Love Cautionary Tales
Eventually, I’ll get back to offering writing advice, but for now, I’m going with another short story. This one first appeared in the anthology Between the Darkness and the Fire published in 1998. It has been reprinted a number of … Continue reading
Posted in short fiction, Writing
Tagged Atlanta, bikini, cautionary, dark fiction, dendrobate, Fiction, frog, ladybug, poison frog, short story, show off, spoiled, tattoo, teen
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Who Else Would You Ask, If You Could?
This week’s offering is another short story, though it wasn’t inspired by anything European. This one is as All-American as it gets. Feel free to let me know what you think of it in the comments section below. Thanks! (Copyright … Continue reading
Posted in short fiction, Writing
Tagged astronomy, baseball, expert programming, expertise, experts, Fiction, humor, lunar, moon, Neil Armstrong, neural net, outer space, SF, sports, story-in-story, technology, the moon, Ty Cobb
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A Deal is a Deal
After seeing so much Renaissance art and hearing cautions about mentioning the Mafia while touring certain areas of Italy during our recent trip, I definitely wanted to address the subject matter. Hence, this cautionary tale. You may find the opening … Continue reading
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Tagged crooks, deal, depictions of hell, Hell, hell on Earth, Mafia, mob, paintings of hell, Renaissance art, revenge, SF, virtual eternity, virtual reality
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A Fairy Free Fairy Tale
Here’s a new bit of fiction I hope you’ll enjoy. It’s a tad longer than usual, but I have faith your time will be well spent. I had hoped traveling in Europe would suggest some new material, and that most … Continue reading
Posted in short fiction, Writing
Tagged addiction, beauty, handmaid, King, Prince Charming, privilege, rascal, revenge, rogue, royalty, sex, wench, Witch, witchcraft, wrath
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That voodoo that you do….
Continuing the latest batch of short fiction to appear here, I’m happy to present a second helping of almost urban fantasy. This one comes by way of a little town in Mississippi. It was originally published in my collection of … Continue reading
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Tagged attitude, boss, dogs, fantasy, just desserts, management, nursing, pushy, retirement, rudeness, service, volunteers, voodoo
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When you discover it’s time to go….
Warning: If political correctness matters to you, please do not read this story; you will only be annoyed. The tale is simply a brief foray into the realm of the absurd and nothing more, but I’m quite sure some folks … Continue reading
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Tagged gender, humor, Jew, Jewish, lesbian, LGBTQ, political humor, politically correct, politically incorrect, race, religion, US President, white
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