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The Other Way Around

July 5, 2008 in 299 Words, Flash Fiction, Very Short Novels | Tags: , , , , , | 3 comments

Read aloud quickly, starting now, repeat if necessary. I drive a Vitamin|Energy truck. It’s one of those drinks that looks like a prescription. You’re not supposed to care how it tastes, which is lucky; it tastes like kids’ cough syrup, only blue. Read the rest of this entry »

Stealing Amy’s Raise

March 14, 2008 in 299 Words, Business, Entertainment, Fiction, Flash Fiction, How-To, Money, Short stories, Stories, Very Short Novels, Writing | Tags: , , , , , , , | 6 comments

The logic of the raise is ruthless and simple, I told Amy. We don’t get raises for what we’ve done: management doesn’t tip. Our raises are like higher bids. If there’s no other bidder, the auction’s over. Amy doesn’t get it. 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: , , , , , , , , | 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 »

The Lineup, The Teller

April 29, 2007 in 299 Words, Crime, Fiction, Flash Fiction, Short stories, Stories, Very Short Novels, Writing | Tags: , , , , , | 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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