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Short Stories Short Stories, usually between 500 and 2000 words.

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Old 02-06-2006, 03:01 PM   #1
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I didn't write this. Beth Stiller did. I won't make a habit of posting links to other's stories here. But this one is very much worth reading for its unique poetic style and grammar. One of my favorites. Be curious as to what other's think.

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Old 02-06-2006, 10:04 PM   #2
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Hey Chris,

Thanks for sharing. I was caught up in the blending of style she used. It caugh the sense of the roaming hoards scrapping an day to day existence from the bits they find along the way and relating that todays society.

It was a very interesting parallel.

The prose was excellent. She outlined how the story was going to be written in the first paragraph and went about her merry way with stilted phrase. Todays phrases wrapped in the archaic ideologies.

It was different and I liked it.

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Oooh--female version of Chris. That deeply human story, somewhat jaded, though minus that sardonic undertone. It was a sad tale and the title so well fit it both symbolically and in actuality. I like how she laced it with prose. It not only enhanced the piece poetically, but it made you pay attention, or you'd miss the nuances to it. This was a nicely written piece--thanks for sharing Chris.
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