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Knight's Move

By HarryB
Published: April 9, 2008
Updated: April 9, 2008

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Life doesn't play by the rules.

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The Way Things Work

By Johnny Nys
Published: April 8, 2008
Updated: April 8, 2008

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Fred was the last customer in the bar - just a hopeless old drunk. Or was he something more? Johnny Nys from Belgium delivers a 1400-word dialogue-driven story with a sinister twist in "The Way Things Work".

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bintarab - April 9, 2008
Yeah, I never imagined Fred was either selfless or purely malicious. This part is short, but I already have a sense of both characters as having more to them than superficial traits -- it makes me want to read more. Fred's backstory comes out awkward; injecting the moment with more atmosphere would only draw out the awkwardness, I think. I feel his story coming out as a monologue. Where is Carl during all this? Is he too stunned to speak or think? Shouldn't he be quickly assessing Fred to figure out how much of a threat the vampire is or how Carl can handle him? Isn't that how bartenders think? Is Carl focused on himself right now -- his regrets, his life, his lost chance to see his ex's reaction when she discovers his horrible fate -- or is he thinking that this is an extraordinary situation that he can handle? Is he just not thinking? Since it's all from his PoV, that also puts me in a passive, unthinking position at this point in the story. That aspect is not engaging, but fixable, I think.
~bint

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Old Miguel and The Circus

By bryan hemming
Published: March 8, 2008

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Another tale in the Santa Catalina series, where Marlene, the Swiss art gallery owner, finds herself listening to a very unlikely tale told by Old Miguel

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Sparrow's Hand

By HarryB
Published: March 3, 2008

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And in this way the chapter slowly drew to a close, even with his mind on other things.

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Marvin's Obsession

By HarryB
Published: February 22, 2008

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A fictional love affair

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viceversa - February 22, 2008
brilliant, harrybee. i love the way the end is the beginning is the end.

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Mrs Grubbly�s Valerietime�s Surprise

By Bryan Hemming
Published: February 8, 2008

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In this long-awaited sequel to Mrs Grubbly’s and Mr Scrubbly’s Saturday Morning, of BeWrite fame, Mr Scrubbly’s nose is put out of joint when a surprise envelope lands on the doormat of Rosebud Cottage

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A New Year Drink

By Bryan Hemming
Published: January 24, 2008

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A seasonal tale of Se�or Alvarez�grocery shop in Santa Catalina, where he reluctantly follows the old tradition of inviting his customers to a drink on New Year�s Day.

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Claire's Story

By Brendie
Published: January 18, 2008

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Short story

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Father Stone

By Brendie
Published: January 11, 2008

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The Transfigured Penny

By howard
Published: January 10, 2008

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Waiting for a train I'll never board.

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	howard - February 26, 2008 Thank you, Brendie, for your nice comment. Really appreciate it.
	Brendie - February 18, 2008 Wow, Howard - what a sad story, beautifully told. A wonderful way with words, plain, easy - I was hooked from the very first sentence. Damn, I'm going to have to read the rest of your stuff now...
	Flaing - January 10, 2008 made a comment on the forum, young Howard :-)

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