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this was my submission to mcsweeny's 20 minute story contest:

Alicia Straus was beginning to wring her hands under the table, and though I had only known her a matter of weeks, it was long enough for me to understand exactly what that meant.

Comments

Re: what a wierd, cool, bitter little story

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haha thanks

[hauscat]

this is lovely, kim. you create complex characters with economical descriptions. it made me want to read more.

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thanks, natalie! the idea was much longer (involving the painter, and a haphazard confrontation when the painter tries to meet her first buyer), but it was a 20 minute time limit, so it got cut short. i'd like to say i'll finish it eventually, but it took something like a contest to get me to write it in the first place, so i doubt the motivation with surface anytime soon... maybe if there's a contest for like, the paris review. hehe.

[beatonthebrett]

Stories too short.
also, i was in the OC, but had NO CLUE how to get in touch with you.
a friend of mine is driving from down there to up here, and can grab my books from you...if at all possible, email me brettramone@hotmail.com with a phone number or something.
okay, write more now, thanks,
brett

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it was a 20 minute time limit! if it was longer, they'd have disqualified me for length issues. as it is, they disqualified me for submitting late. hah.

my number is 562-987-3809. you could have e-mailed me about meeting up? have your friend call me and i'll have the books ready...

[betweenthebars]

That was good, Kim.. I love your writing style..

<=ryan=>