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Experimental literature and art

Tag: short story

December 3, 2019 flash fiction / The Confessor of Littlefield

Voices of Littlefield: Whether By Design, or By Accident

This is experimental prose in that I am juxtaposing the narration of two characters, in this case Bill Dinklpfuss and

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March 18, 2018 fiction / flash fiction / poetry / short short / short story

That Car Passing

“Did it seem like that the car that just passed did so with a sort of purposeless intent just to

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March 15, 2018 fiction / poetry

The Water Gives Up It’s Dead

“If you wanna live stop whining. Whaddaya wanna live for anyway? Your mother ain’t dyin’, and even if she wuz

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March 10, 2018 poetry

Another C-

Comments scribbled on Ralph’s assigned poem on Being in Professor Shill’s creative writing course. Ralph again received a C-. “The

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March 9, 2018 fiction / short story / Uncategorized

Oedipus Pex

Ralph received a C- from his 12th grade English teacher, Mr. Pinstikler, for ignoring Pinstikler’s warning to avoid using anecdotes

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September 25, 2017 Chandala Stories and Poems

Broken Guitar

There are eleven acts, or songs in American Success Story. Pete Chandala is an ignominious factory worker in his mid

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September 11, 2017 flash fiction / guitar / poetry

Chapter Five, American Success Story – Peace At Summer’s End

Pete Chandala, American Success Story Chapter 5, Scene 2, Act 3 Peace at Summer’s End by RJHoffman Last chapter, Pete

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September 10, 2017 Chandala Stories and Poems / fiction / music / poetry / short story

American Success Story ch. 4

Chapter 4 Alone and Bleeding Pete Chandala American Success Story or Scene two Act two by RJHoffman In chapter three,

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September 8, 2017 Chandala Stories and Poems / fiction / lyrics / poetry / short story

Child In the Field

American Success Story, Pete Chandala Act two, scene one, or chapter 3. In chapter one, American Success Story, Pete loses

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August 25, 2017 Chandala Stories and Poems / Notes From a Bum / short story

Dietrich’s Adventures in Dentistry

Dietrich’s Adventures in Dentistry by RJHoffman I got an email reminder today from a dentist I saw six years ago

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