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Arms and the Boy
July 20, 2007 in 299 Words, Fiction, Flash Fiction, Politics, Sanctions, Short stories, Smuggler, Stories, Very Short Novels, War, Writing | Tags: Advice, Bequest, Business, Crime, Father, Neglect, Son | by davidbdale | 8 comments
Rumors of my death are only slightly exaggerated, son. I’m so close to dying I taste ashes. There’s little time for me to atone for a lifetime of neglect—of you, I mean; I didn’t neglect much—but, no matter, this should do it. It’s more than a will; it’s your life from here forward. Read the rest of this entry »
Commencement Speech
July 3, 2007 in 299 Words, Fiction, Flash Fiction, Literature, Short stories, Stories, Very Short Novels, Writing | Tags: Advice, Apocalypse, Dystopia, Performance, Speech | by davidbdale | 11 comments
I look out over these rows of eager faces turned toward me with self-assurance, not one brow wrinkled, eyes bright with confidence in the rosy dawn of tomorrow’s inexhaustible sun and it reminds me of a joke. Read the rest of this entry »
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