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		<title>Nothing</title>
		<link>http://www.writerscafe.net/short-stories/2010/07/13/nothing/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Jul 2010 04:26:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kevin McDonald</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[“What’s in the box?” The man pointed a puffy, partially-gloved finger at the box that sat on the aluminum bleacher in front of him.  The scissor-modified gloves – blue and white, team colors – were stained with what could only be innumerable hot dog and Frito pie drippings throughout the season.  The right glove had [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Delivery (the original short story)</title>
		<link>http://www.writerscafe.net/short-stories/2007/11/23/the-delivery-the-original-short-story/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Nov 2007 15:30:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kevin McDonald</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Update, November 23, 2007: I have taken &#8220;The Delivery&#8221; offline for the second and final time. It has absolutely, irrevocably become intertwined with the novel I&#8217;m almost finished writing for NaNoWriMo this year, &#8220;The Secret to Escape.&#8221; Jack and Pete will never be the same. I couldn&#8217;t help but include them and their story (which [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Change</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 07 Oct 2007 18:54:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kevin McDonald</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Description: This was an interesting find. I wrote this for a two-hour writing contest back in 2003. I&#8217;ve never edited it. This is the first time I&#8217;ve read it since I wrote it. Honestly? I&#8217;m not completely sure I like it. I know what I think I was going for&#8230;I think. It might have come [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Bus Ride</title>
		<link>http://www.writerscafe.net/short-stories/2002/06/01/the-bus-ride/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 01 Jun 2002 17:00:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kevin McDonald</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Description: For Phil, today&#8217;s usual ride home from work might change his perspective on life forever. As published in &#8220;Amarillo Style&#8221; magazine, August 2002 Rating: PG for some mild adult language *** Along the bumpy road the shuddering engine bucked and sighed dirty whispers while the strangers inside stared blank-faced at the seats in front [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Bridge</title>
		<link>http://www.writerscafe.net/short-stories/2001/12/01/the-bridge/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 01 Dec 2001 17:00:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kevin McDonald</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Description: An old man who is preparing to take his life is unwittingly pulled into a dangerous situation and forced to take action. Rating: PG for some mild adult language and violence *** The orange glow of Tucker&#8217;s cigarette butt traced a lazy, tumbling path through the night sky as it fell nonchalant toward the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>An Old Friend</title>
		<link>http://www.writerscafe.net/short-stories/2001/07/01/an-old-friend/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 01 Jul 2001 17:00:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kevin McDonald</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Description: Jacob searches for a familiar face in the crowd, but what he finds is something he never could have expected. This one is pretty short, weighing in at less than 1,800 words. As published in &#8220;Amarillo Style&#8221; magazine, November 2001 Rating: PG *** Jacob always wondered if he would run into someone he knew [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Best Days</title>
		<link>http://www.writerscafe.net/short-stories/2001/03/31/the-best-days/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 31 Mar 2001 17:00:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kevin McDonald</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Description: This was written in an hour and a half for a contest. I&#8217;ve not doctored it up yet, but plan to, because I like the story. Rating: PG *** Shortly after he delivered a sharp punch to my crotch, my young son&#8217;s laugh filled the living room like birds chirping. Doubled over, a dull [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Circus</title>
		<link>http://www.writerscafe.net/short-stories/2000/10/28/circus/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 28 Oct 2000 17:00:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kevin McDonald</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Description: A very short piece, &#8220;Circus&#8221; was written as an assignment to write about something &#8220;scary&#8221;. The type of situation portrayed in this little story is horrifying to me, although it might not be what the average reader thinks of when they think of scary. An editor of a magazine asked for the right to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Guru on the Wall</title>
		<link>http://www.writerscafe.net/short-stories/2000/10/11/the-guru-on-the-wall/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Oct 2000 17:00:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kevin McDonald</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Description: This is a 55 word short story, written as a project for a class. I never knew just how short 55 words could be! I had written several paragraphs, not nearly to the ending, and when I checked, it was 178 words. It had to have a character, some form of character description, a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Design Flaw</title>
		<link>http://www.writerscafe.net/short-stories/2000/10/01/design-flaw/</link>
		<comments>http://www.writerscafe.net/short-stories/2000/10/01/design-flaw/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 01 Oct 2000 17:00:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kevin McDonald</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Description:This short story is fully written, and is in it&#8217;s third draft. It&#8217;s a story about something that&#8217;s becoming more and more typical every day &#8211; overworked and under appreciated IT (Information Technology) staff. This story highlights one fictional situation that may not have a happy ending. It&#8217;s quite long, currently almost 5,500 words. Rating: [...]]]></description>
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