January

First Draft Theater Presents: The Godfather

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Pop has this suitcase full of dough,
And says, “If you let Johnny go,
See this ten grand
Right here in my hand,
It’s yours if you don’t say no!”

A flash fiction piece based on the film The Godfather. Part of our First Draft Theater Presents series. First published in Son and Foe issue #4.

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December

Generations (Part Two of Two)

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He was standing of the surface of the moon, and he was drowning in stars.

A man observes an alien society change over the course of hundreds of years. First published in Son and Foe issue #4. Part two of two.

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Generations (Part One of Two)

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“It doesn’t make sense,” Boswell said to the ship. “This isn’t the way evolution works.”

A man observes an alien society change over the course of hundreds of years. First published in Son and Foe issue #4. Part one of two.

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November

The Case of the Missing Flower Pot

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“Indeed.” She poured. She asked the ritual questions, though she already knew that he took his tea with milk and sugar. She squeezed a bit of lemon into her own tea. She sipped, then fixed Robert with her gaze. The cup was tiny in his big hands. He didn’t hold it correctly, though he seemed oblivious of this and, indeed, looked utterly at ease. “I believe we have established,” she said, “that you subscribe to a theory of life after death.”

A short story about ghosts and daffodils. First published in Son and Foe issue #4.

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Sunday, 10:15

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Men high-fived.
Basketballs bounced.
Dogs played.

A flash fiction story. First published in Son and Foe issue #4.

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October

The Inevitability of Death

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“I didn’t think you were coherent enough to have a conversation,” I muttered.

“I’m not, man. This is all in your mind.”

I raised my head and stared at the wall. Hoarse laughter erupted and then fell apart into spasms of hacking and coughing that eventually subsided into hawking and spitting. “Don’t worry, man, I’m just messing with you.”

A short story about the inevitability of death, and The Price of Liberty. First published in Son and Foe issue #4.

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How I Found God

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“Hello?”

“Hey, Mike. It’s me. God.”

A short story about one man’s struggle to come to terms with the possibility of God. First published in Son and Foe issue #4.

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The Book of the Grotesque

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The old writer, like all of the people in the world, had got, during his long life, a great many notions in his head. He had once been quite handsome and a number of women had been in love with him. And then, of course, he had known people, many people, known them in a peculiarly intimate way that was different from the way in which you and I know people. At least that is what the writer thought and the thought pleased him. Why quarrel with an old man concerning his thoughts?

A short story which served as the introduction to Sherwood Anderson’s episodic novel, Winesburg Ohio. Featured in Son and Foe issue #4.

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Believe

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“I’ve been practicing.”

Kenya nods her head. “It takes a lot of practice.”

Another short story about the power of belief. First published in Son and Foe issue #4.

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Handful

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I caught up to Ted Rimsky. “What’s going on?” I asked.

“Beats me. Somebody said Jack Virtanen captured an alien or something.”