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90Famous First Sentences: Pride and Prejudice
One of the most famous opening sentences in Western Literature is the crisply arch first statement in Jane Austen's Pride And Prejudice (1813): It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in...
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84Five Key Elements Of Writing A Short Story
(In response to THIS request) Writing a short story can be broken down in many ways, but the following five elements constitute what I believe make up a pretty solid core: Character Desire Conflict ...
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88Stretching Minds Through Short Stories - The Veldt
Wednesday is my favorite day of the week, well, at least at school. It's the day I get to move beyond the ever changing routine and actually have a discussion with the kids that they want to have. I've...
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87short story. When The Bird Sings in the Pine Wood.
A bird is singing in the pine woods, the song is piercing the still evening air. ...you could see her, silhouetted, watch her gazing out across the sea, staring at the point where the vast sky and the sea met.. the hem of Laurel's dress...
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85400 Alternative words for said
Said, said, said! Does the word 'said', drive you mad? Is it your dream, your fantasy to write a story? Do you have a book in your head, but 'said' gets in the way? Books are what drive most authors...
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84See You in the Bahamas: A Short Story
Victor sits across from me at their dining room table wearing his linen napkin as bib. A few times, I sat on that same chair. Between us is a carved pork roast atop a wood slab accompanied by very large...
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85Lost Confederate gold, The Mule Creek Theory
If you grew up in the mid to late sixties you would know it was a different era. For some of us it was more of an innocent time; especially for those of us that lived in a small town where you literally knew...
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82Lucky Dog, A True Story of a Border Collie
One day after a very long and hot summer day at work, I came out to go home and because of the over one hundred degree temperature I had left my car windows down in my Honda Accord. I opened the drivers door,...
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82The Pity of Emily Grierson
As characterized by Faulkner, Emily Grierson alternately evoked pity and annoyance from her contemporaries, for just as Emily’s circumstances changed, so did society’s opinion of...
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78Online Writing Sites for Self-Expression & PROFIT
This Hub is an overview of online outlets for self-expression and profit. Focus is on content sites, citizen journalism and fiction.
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