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alcarty
Al Carty 

United States, New Mexico, Milan
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Crash Course
The time had come, the turning-point in my daughter’s life. Her sixteenth birthday approached, and...
Flash Fiction|  Genre:Challenge|  Updated:19-08-08
Words:151|  Comments:9|  Status:Public

Confucius say
Man who break wind in church sit in own pew....
Flash Fiction|  Genre:Challenge.|  Updated:14-08-08
Words:141|  Comments:10|  Status:Public

Waterboy-#41
William grabbed the water-boy and looked up into his face....
Flash Fiction|  Genre:Challenge|  Updated:09-08-08
Words:206|  Comments:9|  Status:Public

A Fine Line
It was Saturday afternoon in the bunk-house and the other boys had cleared for town. Howard looks up...
Flash Fiction|  Genre:Challenge|  Updated:09-08-08
Words:185|  Comments:3|  Status:Public

Sitting in Greyhound Depot, #21
Got my duffel bag between my knees and I’m watching the parade of humanity mixing it up for my...
Prose|  Genre:Challenge|  Updated:03-08-08
Words:198|  Comments:12|  Status:Public

Monsoon-#20
High-desert breeze sifts through juniper...
Flash Fiction|  Genre:Challenge|  Updated:28-07-08
Words:132|  Comments:12|  Status:Public

The Pawnshop (#39)
The pawnshop was closed and the old couple who owned it were long asleep upstairs. Someone stood...
Flash Fiction|  Genre:Challenge|  Updated:16-07-08
Words:176|  Comments:11|  Status:Public

Excess Baggage
Matt worked in the same office with Millie for nearly a year. He was in claims and she was an...
Flash Fiction|  Updated:16-07-08
Words:174|  Comments:19|  Status:Public

Lefty's Reward (#40)
Me and Howard had just got our spurs tangled around the chair legs and started on the beer....
Flash Fiction|  Genre:Challenge|  Updated:14-07-08
Words:162|  Comments:11|  Status:Public

A Family Matter (#40)
Business was good, but then mortuaries seldom have slack periods. I was taken in and learned the...
Flash Fiction|  Genre:Challenge|  Updated:14-07-08
Words:155|  Comments:12|  Status:Public

First Love
First Love I was sixteen when I met the lady. She was dark and statuesque, and her beauty was classic. She seemed to watch me closely as I approached. Although I felt my inexperience strongly I was...
Flash Fiction|  Genre:Memoir|  Updated:07-07-08
Words:505|  Comments:12|  Status:Public

Keep the Wonder
I bounced around and saw the elephant and...
Poetry|  Updated:27-06-08
Words:219|  Comments:5|  Status:Public

Foothill Boulevard-Typing Class II
Foothill Boulevard Typing Class…part 2 I began looking forward to the next typing class. I played at the typewriter at home but the feeling wasn’t the same. It seemed incredible to me; I realized,...
Short Stories|  Genre:Memoir|  Updated:25-06-08
Words:1752|  Comments:2|  Status:Public

The New Life
The man smiled at his new self in the hall mirror. ‘Jason Carter,’ he thought. ‘I’m Jason...
Flash Fiction|  Genre:Challenge.|  Updated:25-06-08
Words:204|  Comments:18|  Status:Public

Lefty's Horse.
Me and Howard was mendin’ fence in the upper Rincon and had about finished. We’re kinda...
Flash Fiction|  Genre:Challenge.|  Updated:18-06-08
Words:211|  Comments:10|  Status:Public

Foothill Boulevard-Typing Class I
Foothill Boulevard Typing Class I It was Mrs. Morris' typing class that sparked my interest in writing. I don't mean she took part in arousing any activity of a creative nature in my teenage...
Short Stories|  Genre:Memoir|  Updated:11-06-08
Words:1367|  Comments:5|  Status:Public

Passion's Path
The trail of life is passion’s path,...
Poetry|  Genre:Challenge|  Updated:07-06-08
Words:89|  Comments:7|  Status:Public

A Little Problem.
“Papa! Brian pulled the head off my doll!”...
Flash Fiction|  Genre:Challenge|  Updated:06-06-08
Words:133|  Comments:14|  Status:Public

Two Bulls
Two bulls on a hill, admiring the heifers below,...
Poetry|  Genre:Challenge|  Updated:06-06-08
Words:84|  Comments:8|  Status:Public

Small Delights
Small Delights...
Poetry|  Genre:Memoir|  Updated:01-06-08
Words:123|  Comments:6|  Status:Public

Out of Sight
“You’ve got to forget her,” my friends said. “You’re better off without her. Put it behind...
Flash Fiction|  Genre:Challenge|  Updated:31-05-08
Words:177|  Comments:12|  Status:Public

Lefty and His Horse (Did you hear that?)
Me and Howard was at a back table when ol’ Lefty pushes through the swingin’ doors. The boys at...
Flash Fiction|  Genre:Challenge|  Updated:22-05-08
Words:179|  Comments:20|  Status:Public

Zuni's, Teddy-boys, and Other Thoughts
Zuni's, Teddy-boys and Other Thoughts....
Poetry|  Genre:Memoir|  Updated:19-05-08
Words:203|  Comments:4|  Status:Public

Interrupted.
Interrupted...
Flash Fiction|  Genre:Challenge|  Updated:18-05-08
Words:103|  Comments:22|  Status:Public

Breaking News (Recall)
Breaking News (Recall)...
Flash Fiction|  Updated:18-05-08
Words:105|  Comments:16|  Status:Public

Are Toenails Necessary?
Are Toenails Necessary? Why do we have toenails? Many of us wear shoes, even socks. This has become a habit for those of us who are not tree-dwellers. Why would even a tree-dweller need toenails? I...
Blogs|  Genre:Humor.|  Updated:12-05-08
Words:393|  Comments:8|  Status:Public

Farewell, my Dear
Farewell, my Dear...
Short Stories|  Genre:Short fiction|  Updated:05-05-08
Words:125|  Comments:17|  Status:Public

Rituals
Rituals...
Short Stories|  Genre:Short fiction|  Updated:05-05-08
Words:129|  Comments:15|  Status:Public

May Day
May Day...
Poetry|  Genre:Memoir|  Updated:01-05-08
Words:102|  Comments:5|  Status:Public

Fort Lewis
Fort Lewis Bobby Higa wanted a woman. He told us he wasn’t choosy, either. Someone had told him that if you wanted a whore you had to go to the MP Station. They would fix it up. He didn't want to go...
Short Stories|  Genre:Memoir|  Updated:30-04-08
Words:583|  Comments:11|  Status:Public
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