Tag: stories
group name: thewritersreview
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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 17, 2008 01:49 PM EDT --
While the rest of her office sank their teeth into buttered croissants, Esme painted her nails. As noon hour loomed and workers wrapped up projects, heading for lunch, Esme chatted . . . more
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September 26, 2007 06:04 PM EDT --
So my sweet teenager kindly informed me yesterday that I have "rustic hair." Huh? Rustic? Like log-cabin-in-the-wilderness rustic? She continued with "Mom, really, . . . more
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May 13, 2008 04:17 PM EDT --
"Now what I want is, facts," said Tilda. "None of this storybook crap for me." She dropped her cigarette, and crushed it with her shoe
"Stories . . . more
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March 20, 2008 12:23 PM EDT --
When Bev heard the front door open and shut, she called down the stairs, "Did you bring the mail?"
A gust of cold air raced past her and she shivered. Winter had lasted too long this year. . . . more
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April 24, 2008 12:40 AM EDT --
Cole tossed a handful of dirt. It landed in Myra's hair, and she slapped his hand. His squeals made her head throb. "Shut up!" Myra fell back on the grass. She flung an arm over her face. . . . more
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April 17, 2008 08:59 AM EDT --
Lou buried his head in the pillow. The mosquito wasn't so easily fooled. The buzz sliced back and accelerated into his right ear this time. He slapped at it, hammering his ear. He tried to shake out . . . more
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September 13, 2007 11:19 AM EDT --
Ah, the ambience of a cafeteria is hard to beat. Wobbly tables, help-yourself-silverware, and impossible ketchup packets are just a few of my favorite things. And sometimes there's even . . . more
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October 05, 2007 02:55 PM EDT --
Forty-nine years ago, around 5 in the evening, our second son was born. (The day was Sunday, instead of Friday.) My husband was hunting. My doctor was playing golf. My mother was on call. She rushed over, . . . more
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January 30, 2008 05:01 PM EST --
I have very clear memories of the day I fell in love with the woman who has been my wife for over 40 years. It wasn't love at first sight but---well, sit down and I'll tell you . . . more
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August 30, 2007 04:36 PM EDT --
You just never know what's going to happen at the Department of Motor Vehicles...
Her ring was so interesting; I had never seen anything like it. The stone was, to put it politely, an ugly piece . . . more
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October 05, 2007 09:33 PM EDT --
Little Feather is starting to remember what happened she sees many things but tries to block them out because they are much too painful for her. She knows that her parents and Grandmother are gone. There's . . . more
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April 26, 2008 02:44 PM EDT --
Welcome 100 word stories members and anyone else who finds this story.
"Humor is the affectionate communication of insight." . . . more
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February 21, 2007 05:01 PM EST --
The wandering
Moon in my visual field
Flashing
Her beautiful smile
Over my shadow
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November 19, 2007 01:16 PM EST --
"Can you get me the first-aid peas?"
You know about first-aid peas, right? It's that big bag of frozen legumes used to soothe strains, sprains, bumps, and bruises. Usually, . . . more
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March 10, 2008 09:13 PM EDT --
I stared at the green tux.
"Isn't it divine?" Natalie smiled.
My bride-to-be had picked a tuxedo that matched my future mother-in-law's bedroom carpet. I imagined starting married . . . more
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April 02, 2008 12:05 AM EDT --
"Hey," Jackie says. "It's Friday. It's five o'clock. It's time to leave."
I nod. "I just have to send this email to my boss."
"Bon Jovi. Front . . . 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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February 12, 2008 12:29 PM EST --
I love good short stories. I love to read them and I love to write them. But I am puzzled. Is there anyone elso out there in Gatherland who reads short stories and posts critial comments . . . more
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March 08, 2008 12:06 PM EST --
Welcome 100 word stories members and anyone else who finds this story.
"I am a great believer in luck, and I find that the harder I work, the more . . . more
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