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Adora's Short Stories
My short stories--any stories that are under 10 or 15 pages.
The Black Beret
I was inspired a lot by this black beret which sits on top of my computer monitor, combined with the fact that we're going to France in November (so the French setting--and just that conn...
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The Library
Archetta is more of a metaphorical destination than a city. This is definitely very setting/plot/theme-focused as opposed to character, so future stories will have more character developm...
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The Elephant on Matthias Avenue
A young girl decides to investigate who really lives in a house on the hill.
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Ferriswood
Inspired by a slideshow on MSN about empty, expensive mansions in the middle of nowhere, and the recession of course.
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A Lost Pair of Glasses
Yes, I know it's very reminiscent of my earlier short story, A Black Beret. This one is more of an experiment with the spatial movement and tracking the main character as he looks for his...
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Terminal One
Some similarities to Walter Mitty, though I didn't think about that at the time. The stereotypes are not my own, just what I would imagine as the challenges of a bus driver.
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The Ballroom
Inspired by the idea of using more description, as well as T.S. Eliot's classic poem, "The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock."
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The RCMDs
Inspired by a story on CNN a long time ago about a girl who was able to virtually attend class through something similar. This one was intended more to explore the theme of exclusion at s...
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Critical
Not my usual short story...I felt like it was a little too short, but here it is.
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