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    Free Five
    Free Five
    Free Five
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    Free Five

    By Paul D. Dail

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    Five Flash Fiction horror pieces, all under 1000 words.

    Each piece also includes a brief afterword from the author with a bit of background on where he got the idea for the story.

    A little insight into the life and mind of a horror writer.

    Approx. 7000 words (roughly 28 pages)

    Includes:
    - "The Professional Crier"
    The tears of high school outcast Penny Circe can bring back the dead. At least temporarily.

    - "I Spy With My Little Eye"
    Anthony Monsano has gone through hell to finally find himself in possession of the round box. The question is, what's inside?

    - "Run, Rabbit. Run."
    Pete Cantrell hates jackrabbits. Unfortunately, his home is surrounded by them. And something else as well.

    - "The Death He Expected"
    A group of boys on a midnight, full moon trip to an Indian burial site get more than just a practical joke.

    - "Another Oldie But Goodie"
    Retirement home resident Margaret Daniels is hearing music that no one else can hear, a song she hasn't heard in almost 50 years.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherPaul D. Dail
    Release dateFeb 16, 2012
    ISBN9781466165700
    Free Five
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    Paul D. Dail

    Paul Dail is the author of The Imaginings, a supernatural/horror novel, as well as numerous other short stories. Writing has always been his passion, and while he will quickly tell you that the people he has met in the many places that he has traveled have been the best schooling he could get, Paul received his formal education in English with a Creative Writing emphasis at the University of Montana, Missoula. He has had a non-fiction submission published in The Sun magazine's Reader's Write section entitled, "Slowing Down." Currently Paul lives in southern Utah, amid the red rock, sagebrush and pinion junipers, with his wife and kids. He teaches Language Arts and Creative Writing at Tuacahn High School for the Performing Arts.

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      Free Five - Paul D. Dail

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      Free Five

      Flash Fiction Pieces

      by Paul D. Dail

      Copyright 2011- De los Diablos Books, inc.

      Smashwords Edition

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      This book, as well as other books by Paul D. Dail can be obtained either through the author’s official website and blog:

      www.pauldail.com

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      TABLE OF CONTENTS

      - A 250 word introduction from the author

      - The Professional Crier

      The tears of high school outcast Penny Circe can bring back the dead. At least temporarily.

      - I Spy With My Little Eye

      Anthony Monsano has gone through hell to finally find himself in possession of the round box. The question is, what’s inside?

      - Run, Rabbit. Run.

      Pete Cantrell hates jackrabbits. Unfortunately, his home is surrounded by them. And something else as well.

      - The Death He Expected

      A group of boys on a midnight, full moon trip to an Indian burial site get more than just a practical joke.

      - Another Oldie But Goodie

      Retirement home resident Margaret Daniels is hearing music that no one else can hear, a song she hasn’t heard in almost 50 years.

      A 250 word introduction:

      My wife hates flash fiction.

      Not necessarily my flash fiction, but flash fiction in general. Even though the pieces I write allow up to 1000 words (roughly 4 pages), it bothers her to not know the rest of the story, either before or after this particular flash.

      For me, it’s a love/hate relationship. Run, Rabbit. Run. was my first attempt, and my first draft was over 1300 words, meaning I had to figure out a way to cut almost a quarter of the story.

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