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SHORT STORIES
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The Grand Plan by Allan Ansorge

Bonnie was always the first to arrive. Tonight her blond hair was plastered to her forehead by the rain. She dripped her way down the aisles of the bookshop as all the learn-to-write-and-be-published books said it was critical to do. An aspiring author was to study a bookstore's shelves to ascertain what was inventoried and what was selling, then go home to recreate the latest bestseller, get published, and become rich and famous.

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FLASH FICTION
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The Super Sub by Allan Ansorge


Gary squinted into the sun as he tried to locate his sister on the bench along the first base line. He was sure he had her attention when he repeatedly signaled her to warm up, waving his right arm with an abbreviated throwing motion. She didn’t move.

He knew she was deliberately ignoring him. As angry as it made him, he wasn’t about to shout at her across the diamond. He would have with any of the other eleven registered players on his team, but not Sindy. 

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