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Stories by: daled79
124 stories
Camping
While camping is fun, sometimes there's a serious aspect to it. Sometimes dead serious.
Design Project Team: Freshman Fall Semester
Ethan lives in the house he grew up in across the street from his university, but now alone by himself. The last several months had been rough, with mainly his childhood friend, Jesse, and his karate instructor, John, giving him any support and having him work part-time teaching at his school.But now he's starting college, hoping to graduate in electronics engineering, and finds himself offering his house as meeting space for his freshman Engineering Design project team: Avery, who seems more comfortable doing ranch work than calculus; Mason, who seems happy to be far away from Houston; and Naoko, who seems lost away from her traditional Japanese home life after living in Dallas for only one year. Then there's the pink-haired girl, Kat, who joins them for studying rather than staying with her own group. And we can't forget about Madison, redheaded and thirteen, who adores Ethan as he teaches karate, and wants to put him on the mat, and maybe sweep him off his feet.In short, this is my answer to the harem anime, but with more American sensibilities.
Chickens
Some of the short stories I write are from a site that has a weekly 100-word challenge based on a picture. Some, like this week's, seem designed to evoke cuteness or nostalgia, and I had no desire to write either, so I've subverted the picture some this week.
History is Written by the Victor
An honestly totally fictional, non-autobiographical short story where the totally fictional narrator won.
Lavender is for Sleep
Flash fiction about the lavender herb and what needs to be done before the herb can work.
Dark Desert Highway
Flash Fiction, running from difficulties only to find problems of a different sort.
The Cassette Recorder
Sarah found an old tape cassette recorder, but what was on the tape?
The Empty Parking Lot
The parking lot is empty, yet brightly lit. That will change to dark and crowded.
Banana Split
A little girl has to decide what she wants from the big selection of ice cream.
Celebration
Celebrating those victories in life is what it's all about. Flash fiction based on the cover picture.
The Job
This story is of an unemployed man's first job in quite a while. It's a strange one. 1000-word flash fiction based on the cover picture and the words, Money, Friend, and Car.
The Fishing Wheel
The final test of Lord Calin's invention to help feed the people of the city. Flash fiction based on the cover picture writing prompt.
Healing
Not all healing is physical. This is a flash fiction story based on the cover picture.