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><channel><title>Damn Short Stories &#187; Average Length Short Stories</title> <atom:link href="http://www.damnshortstories.com/category/average-length-short-stories/feed/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" /><link>http://www.damnshortstories.com</link> <description>Where stories are short. DAMN Short</description> <lastBuildDate>Thu, 21 Apr 2011 05:12:32 +0000</lastBuildDate> <language>en</language> <sy:updatePeriod>hourly</sy:updatePeriod> <sy:updateFrequency>1</sy:updateFrequency> <generator>http://wordpress.org/?v=</generator> <item><title>Something different: A Question of Culture</title><link>http://www.damnshortstories.com/2009/11/23/something-different-a-question-of-culture/</link> <comments>http://www.damnshortstories.com/2009/11/23/something-different-a-question-of-culture/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Tue, 24 Nov 2009 07:33:21 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Jason Ward</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Average Length Short Stories]]></category> <category><![CDATA[culture]]></category> <category><![CDATA[education]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Love]]></category> <category><![CDATA[racism]]></category> <category><![CDATA[school]]></category> <category><![CDATA[screenwriting]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.damnshortstories.com/?p=291</guid> <description><![CDATA[So, in my college pursuits, one of my classes is Introduction to Screenwriting. As an exercise in this class, I was assigned the task of writing a short scene in which two people at a cafe have some kind of expositional dialog. At the same time, while preparing for Diversity Day, which was sponsored by the student government (I'm a member,) I learned that there was a need for some skits to be written highlighting the issue of racism.]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.damnshortstories.com/2009/11/23/something-different-a-question-of-culture/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>6</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>A Whale Tale of a Snail and a Sail-Away</title><link>http://www.damnshortstories.com/2009/06/01/a-whale-tale-of-a-snail-and-a-sail-away/</link> <comments>http://www.damnshortstories.com/2009/06/01/a-whale-tale-of-a-snail-and-a-sail-away/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Tue, 02 Jun 2009 07:47:40 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Jason Ward</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Average Length Short Stories]]></category> <category><![CDATA[adventure]]></category> <category><![CDATA[courage]]></category> <category><![CDATA[friendship]]></category> <category><![CDATA[growing]]></category> <category><![CDATA[learning]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.damnshortstories.com/?p=269</guid> <description><![CDATA[But one day the world changed yet again, and when the little snail awoke he saw a frilly and bright yellow butterfly smiling down at him, perched upon those higher leaves which were his favorites to eat. "Why, hello there, you great big snail! You seem a sturdy fellow!" But the little snail was confused and turned his head from side to side, then rotated completely around in search of someone he apparently couldn't see. "Who are you talking to?" he asked with his eyebrows raised, "for I am but a little snail, small and frail against the world".]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.damnshortstories.com/2009/06/01/a-whale-tale-of-a-snail-and-a-sail-away/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Darned if we do</title><link>http://www.damnshortstories.com/2008/12/04/darned-if-we-do/</link> <comments>http://www.damnshortstories.com/2008/12/04/darned-if-we-do/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Fri, 05 Dec 2008 00:12:10 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Michael</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Average Length Short Stories]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Comedy]]></category> <category><![CDATA[distopian]]></category> <category><![CDATA[future]]></category> <category><![CDATA[hacking]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.damnshortstories.com/?p=241</guid> <description><![CDATA['Frigerator's door snapped forcefully out of my hand, closing quickly, the small electronic lock clicking with a loud 'snick!' "I have been talking with Scales, and it appears that you are 6.3 oz overweight."  Said 'Frigerator, authoritatively. "Scale reports that you have become quite the fat ass, and no food will be prescribed to you until you lose that excess lard." Microwave hummed agreeably in the background. "I have also taken the liberty to speak with Car, Bike and Cupboard, and we are all unanimous in this." Continued Fridge. "Go for a walk, tubby!" Toaster chimed in cheerfully. ]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.damnshortstories.com/2008/12/04/darned-if-we-do/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>1</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Dinner behind McDonald&#8217;s</title><link>http://www.damnshortstories.com/2008/10/17/dinner-behind-mcdonalds/</link> <comments>http://www.damnshortstories.com/2008/10/17/dinner-behind-mcdonalds/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sat, 18 Oct 2008 00:03:27 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Jason Ward</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Average Length Short Stories]]></category> <category><![CDATA[abuse]]></category> <category><![CDATA[children]]></category> <category><![CDATA[homelessness]]></category> <category><![CDATA[repression]]></category> <category><![CDATA[semi-autobiographical]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Tommy]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.damnshortstories.com/?p=186</guid> <description><![CDATA[His stomach growled again and his sister looked at him through her thick glasses. “Wow, you must be really hungry Tommy,” she whispered. “I don’t feel it” he lied as he peered into the darkness of the dumpsters below, hoping to catch a glimpse of something edible; to himself he added, I’m like Mr. Spock.]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.damnshortstories.com/2008/10/17/dinner-behind-mcdonalds/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> </channel> </rss>
