Tag: fiction
group name: paree
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April 06, 2008 01:59 AM EDT --
The hypnotist reviewed my chart--necessarily devoid of eights.
"Eights make my neck constrict," I said. "Sometimes I faint."
"Tell me about Alex," she said.
"We're . . . more
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February 19, 2007 01:15 PM EST --
I propose to publish a series of pieces that together I will call Guidelines for Writing Fiction. In this, the first in the series, I will discuss point of view (POV).
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March 29, 2008 08:05 PM EDT --
All the parts are here, Mommy.
I was careful. I didn't lose any.
Mommy.
I'm sorry.
Do you wanna piece of cake?
See? I picked all the broken plate out and put . . . more
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March 05, 2007 06:09 PM EST --
This short short story is based on the poem, "Billy Talbot", by Ed Nudelman.
Plato chases the ground hog under the deck, shoves his snout in against the edging and claws at . . . more
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July 19, 2007 12:24 PM EDT --
Emily slowly twirled the handle of the chipped teacup around until the smooth, unbroken part of the rim faced her. She reached for the fragile handle. Her once delicate fingers gnarled with arthritis could . . . more
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October 23, 2006 10:22 PM EDT --
"Mama, tell me a story," Darcy said. "A story about a princess named Darcy."
Her mother smiled. "Well, let's see. There was once a beautiful little . . . more
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October 04, 2007 05:17 PM EDT --
Does SF (not fantasy like Harry Potter) have any appeal to mainstream readers? The only SF writers that do, that I can think of, are Michael Crichton and Greg Bear. Greg Bear's novel Darwin's Radio . . . more
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November 02, 2007 01:23 PM EDT --
Ebooks have been around for a long time. Publishers have complained that they don’t sell well. Readers have complained about things like DRM (Digital Rights Management) that keep ebooks on a distributor’s . . . more
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May 29, 2008 05:41 PM EDT --
I am looking for reccommendations among the published fiction and poetry writers here at Gather. I've been on the search for a genuine online writer's circle, off and on for some years now. During . . . more
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January 21, 2007 11:14 PM EST --
She walked into the room and heaved a sigh as tears rolled gently down her face. So many memories. Sports trophies. Graduation pictures. An old Boy Scout uniform still hanging in the . . . more
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November 22, 2007 01:47 PM EST --
“The Menu”
Marcella Winston had come from Argentina to the United States this past spring of 2007, to serve as the head . . . 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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July 18, 2008 01:09 AM EDT --
As the road curved she was Sonia—again—thinking in Russian, unaware of this equivocal fact. For it was that the barriers of language fell within the walls of her mind. She . . . more
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August 28, 2007 02:27 AM EDT --
“I can’t believe that old alley cat survived surgery,” said Professor Marx.
“We have removed a cat’s head,” said Professor Masters, “connected it to a runt piglet, . . . more
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June 01, 2006 05:27 AM EDT --
Fireside 1: Wine
Hello, do come in! It's rather cold for autumn and the air is a tad chilly. Here, let me take your coat. There! Now, let's pull up a chair, . . . more
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June 02, 2006 05:13 AM EDT --
Fireside 2: Coffee
Make yourself comfortable by the fire, and we'll chinwag as good friends do. No need to apologise for just dropping in. I was kind of expecting you. . . . more
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November 15, 2006 11:24 PM EST --
She walked along the shoreline, the moonlight guiding her footsteps. The waves kissed her ankles, and the breeze whipped through her hair. She didn't care. For this moment, she didn't . . . more
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July 01, 2007 03:11 PM EDT --
“The Wellington Fiasco”
Ms. Wellington’s newly built palatial dwelling was quite the conversation piece for the neighbors of Pellstone Drive. Its stellar . . . more
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September 13, 2006 09:59 AM EDT --
For three nights in a row it had happened, and Dana was a bit scared. She wasn't into superstition or anything like that. But she had to admit that for the past few nights she was starting . . . more
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