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marcgraci
Marc Graci
United States, Georgia

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Broken Home

Outside, birds chirped.
'Where's Matthew?' I asked.
Our mother didn't answer, but looked at me with red, bleary eyes.
The porch light was still on.

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Up the Staircase Comment by: Up the Staircase - 2008-03-30 16:17
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wow, this is amazing. Such few words send such a big chill. I am really impressed with the writing of yours that I have read thus far. I like the contrast at the beginning as compared t the end. 'Birds chirping' leaves the reader right beside the author in the first-person point of view. And then, the end, nothing, no sound except the porch light and the emotions collecting in its light. Nice work!
psgri2003 Comment by: psgri2003 - 2006-03-24 17:35
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the one inch punch translated into fiction, cool.
oddfruit Comment by: oddfruit - 2006-03-14 15:42
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i love flash fiction and this is a perfect example. gonna stop or the comment will be longer than the story
Comment by: - 2006-03-13 19:42
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This is so simple but very brillant.
ripleym Comment by: ripleym Online- 2006-03-11 13:29
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I didn't comment properly in the forum, but didn't realise you had published this.

I'll quote you on a comment you left on my blog: -

'Perfect. Not a wasted word, and the structure is a good fit.'
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