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Supercapital
April 26, 2008 in 299 Words, Business, Family, Fiction, Flash Fiction, Money, Occupation, Politics, Short stories, Stories, Very Short Novels, Writing | Tags: Betrayal, Business, Crime, Money, Power, Status | by davidbdale | 4 comments
One thing for sure, Uncle V’s business—as business, now—was as money as a business can be. Its revenues were pure profit and customers killed one another to give him his fees. He expended no effort to provide his service; Read the rest of this entry »
Loansharking for Dummies
February 2, 2008 in 299 Words, Business, Crime, Fiction, Flash Fiction, How-To, Humor, Love, Short stories, Stories, Very Short Novels, Writing | Tags: Betrayal, Business, Crime, Sex | by davidbdale | 4 comments
This is not my usual business. I’m what my associates call a financial adviser but occasionally I will let out some surplus funds at an agreed return to help a person pursue a dream. This could be college; it could be a night of romance with a special lady, a shipment of cigarettes, or it could be something we all take for granted like walking straight. Read the rest of this entry »
Same Earth New Lie
October 31, 2007 in 299 Words, Fiction, Flash Fiction, Short stories, Very Short Novels, Writing | Tags: Betrayal, Cheat, Family, Lie, Lovers, Promise, Secret, Sport | by davidbdale | 5 comments
We stepped out from under the big tent into the day. The bright round world, so numerous it can’t be counted, presented to me one of its faces, green and fresh with rain, sky shimmering behind the clouds, leaves sparkling in the fragrant breeze. Read the rest of this entry »
New Cards
September 15, 2007 in 299 Words, Business, Fiction, Flash Fiction, Short stories, Stories, Very Short Novels, Writing | Tags: Betrayal, Business, Cynic, Fraud, Lies, Money, Office, Speech, Work | by davidbdale | 7 comments
After childhood, joy is never pure, but this came close, I thought. Granted, it was only business. The tacky ballroom, decked out for dinner and speeches, was stuffed with stockholders and studded with corporate brass. Read the rest of this entry »
Fear
August 15, 2007 in 299 Words, Fiction, Flash Fiction, Short stories, Stories, Very Short Novels, Writing | Tags: Betrayal, Eye Contact, Fear, Threat | by davidbdale | 11 comments
Our fear of tooth decay is functional; of saber-tooth tigers is not; of decay—or for that matter decadence—as a destination, can’t keep us from turning into soup bones and stew. It might save us some pain if being afraid kept us from visiting the dentist, but once we’re in the chair, it only makes things worse. Read the rest of this entry »
Interrogation A
June 30, 2007 in 299 Words, Confession, Crime, Family, Fiction, Flash Fiction, Literature, Murder, Short stories, Stories, Very Short Novels, Writing | Tags: Betrayal, Child, Confess, Crime, Father, Murder | by davidbdale | 7 comments
The light is good in Interrogation A. Not so bright I can’t think. And it doesn’t buzz like those godawful fluorescents in B that made it so hard to remember the truth. I’ve been here since yesterday. They’re starting to like me. Read the rest of this entry »
While I Was Out
May 7, 2007 in 299 Words, Fiction, Flash Fiction, Life, Literature, Short stories, Stories, Very Short Novels, Writing | Tags: Betrayal, Daughter, Threat, Work | by davidbdale | 7 comments
Even professionals need roommates in this town if they want to live anywhere close to the action. He’s been gone a month and now I need a new one, but only freaks are responding. You’d think with the rent I’m charging they’d self-select, but everybody thinks they can afford it. Read the rest of this entry »
The Lineup, The Teller
April 29, 2007 in 299 Words, Crime, Fiction, Flash Fiction, Short stories, Stories, Very Short Novels, Writing | Tags: Betrayal, Crime, Cynic, Guilt, Irony, Suspicion | by davidbdale | 4 comments
Talk about irony, four of us will get off because five of us are guilty. The teller knows us to look at us, or thinks she does, knows all five of us. She could point to anyone and be correct but the situation blinds her. Read the rest of this entry »
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