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“Kill Me My Darling”

A Serial Novella - By F. William Bracy
Presenting The Fiction Series

FOUR

The following Is rated PG-13: V – Violence; MT – Mature Themes. A paranormal psychologist has convinced Nora Applegate, executrix of two family fortunes, that Rufus, a demon, is responsible for the murder of her famous father, Marty Blakemore, and that the demon has begun to move against other members of the family, including Nora herself. In turn, the family elder has committed to the “cause” a substantial portion of the remaining family estate, infuriating her grandson, Albert, who has decided to negate his grandmother's decision by taking matters into his own hands. ...

 
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“Kill Me My Darling”

A Serial Novella - By F. William Bracy
Presenting The Fiction Series

THREE

Three weeks later, Bel Air -- "She's spending my inheritance, Karen, did you know that?" Albert said with a faux grin. "No, of course you didn't. . .not until a little while ago, anyway, but I'll say it again," he went on before finally screaming, "She's spending my inheritance! Do you get it now?" ...

 
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“Kill Me My Darling”

A Serial Novella - By F. William Bracy
Presenting The Fiction Series

TWO

Tuesday, Two Weeks Later ̶ A light summer rain had fallen a bit earlier, so as the taxi driver helped her step out, Nora extended a hand with one of those neatly encased, ultra compact umbrellas dangling from her arm. She had on a royal blue tweed suit with a blue-and-yellow scarf at the neck ̶ the perfect accent for her silver-white hair. Then as the cab pulled away, the spry and sprightly octogenarian stood for a moment and looked up toward the front of the neglected old Carolinian mansion, gauging a flight of about five steps near the sidewalk and then a dozen or so at the top of the walkway ...

 
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“Facelessness”

Death Mask of a Wartime Hero
By F. William Bracy

Presenting The Essay Series

We've seen them in the low end of town shuffling past accordion security gates and boarded up store fronts as we try not to envision ourselves walking in their shoes. Most are alone, their features often obscured inside hooded garments ...

 
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“Kill Me My Darling”

A Serial Novella - By F. William Bracy
Presenting The Fiction Series

ONE

First there was a play. Wait, I take that back. First there was a playwright … a playwright and a murder. It was a crime of such passion and intrigue that it captivated a nation. Everyone was sure the estranged wife had done it. After all, hadn't he written the part especially for her?

 
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"The Riddle of the Trees"

~ The Poetry Series By Fritzwilliam

ONE

How many trees make a forest?

Where a shaft of golden sunlight streams

Past leafy greens

And viny jade

Toward a tiny glade,

There to fall upon moss, mushrooms

And the fiery blooms

Of the wild Tiger Lily.

 
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N-D-S - New Dimension Stories


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"All the world's a stage" is from Shakespeare's comedy, As You Like It. Sir Roland's second son, Jacques, opens the monologue by comparing the seven stages of a man's life, sometimes referred to as the seven ages of man – infant, schoolboy, lover, soldier, justice, pantaloon and second childhood – to a stage, and life to a play. It's one of Shakespeare's most frequently quoted passages. But that … pantaloon, there …?

It's either “buffoon, character, clown, fictional character, fictitious character, pants or trousers.” Find the items that don't belong in this list.

See, this is why we love literature. It's pure and un-fiddled with. It's time in a bottle. You don't ask it to speak, it just speaks. A Dante-length poem may embody a single idea, yet one Confucianism can manifest life. And while it may be true that we have but one life to give to our country, through stories we can live a thousand lives.

So what's your story? Ever think of becoming a raconteur? Maybe it's time. Maybe you've put off writing that essay for too long now … or that short story. You could see it on this website – that is, if you don't mind a critique first, and possibly a rewrite or some editing. Think big. Think cool. Let's build something together.

 
 
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