Tag: short stories
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THE MONSTER STORY
“Well, that’s mostly true, and I know who and what you are and what your expertise is,” he picked his teeth with his fingernail, “But we’re not going to beat the Russians with rockets and Buck Rogers alone. We need more.” Then the President paused and looked away, as if suddenly saddened. “We are going…
Jamie Greening
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WORKING THE REALLY SHORT SHORT STORY
There is a famous short story attributed to Ernest Hemingway. It is, all totaled, six words. Here it is: For sale: Baby shoes, never worn. That’s it. The beauty of this mind and soul searching short story is the stuff of literary legend. Every writer would like to write with that kind of clarity and…
Jamie Greening
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FINDING 1978
I’ve written two monster stories, Deep Cove and Deep Cove: The Party Crasher set in August of 1978. (SELFISH NOTE: YOU CAN BUY THESE RIGHT NOW BY CLICKING ON THE LINKS ON THE SIDEBAR) My intention is to elongate this series out with a collection of stories to include an origins account of where the…
Jamie Greening
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BEHIND THE SCENES OF “DEEP COVE”
This blog is doing double duty. It is an identical posting I made for Bard and Book, which is going public tomorrow with a major press release. It is about my newest short story, Deep Cove. The best way to read it is at bardandbook.com, but it is also available at Amazon and barnesandnoble.com as…
Jamie Greening