Short Fiction Archives
January 13, 2004
Der Kristall Der Flüssigen Erfrischung
Title: Der Kristall Der Flüssigen Erfrischung Genre: Comedy/Stylistic Parody Length: 11 pages Synopsis: Inexplicably written in the style of Mary Shelley, Love Boat captain Merrill Stubing writes to his sister about a crash and a talking manatee. Click the image…Posted by D. B. Bates on January 13, 2004 3:23 PM | Permalink | Print-Friendly | Comments (0) | Trackbacks (0)
January 3, 2004
The Foot
Title: The Foot Genre: Comedy (Structural Parody) Length: 47 pages Synopsis: A disgruntled shoe salesman finds the foot of a beloved college football place-kicker in a bowl of Jell-O. While he tries to hide the foot, place-kicker Peter Franklin tries…Posted by D. B. Bates on January 3, 2004 3:07 PM | Permalink | Print-Friendly | Comments (0) | Trackbacks (0)
December 17, 2003
Giant Cockroach
Title: Giant Cockroach Genre: Comedy Length: 6 pages Synopsis: Awake and uncomfortable in his latest sexual conquest’s filthy apartment, a young man decides to masturbate while leering at her naked body. Click the image to download….Posted by D. B. Bates on December 17, 2003 3:21 PM | Permalink | Print-Friendly | Comments (0) | Trackbacks (0)
Gus Stanton, Cowboy of Malevolence!
Title: Gus Stanton, Cowboy of Malevolence! Genre: Comedy/Western Length: 6 pages Synopsis: During a difficult cattle drive, one cowboy tells his companions the story of killing an English sheriff in the boomtown of Gold Town, Arizona. Click the image to…Posted by D. B. Bates on December 17, 2003 3:16 PM | Permalink | Print-Friendly | Comments (0) | Trackbacks (0)
November 12, 2003
Caroline, No
Title: Caroline, No Genre: Comedy Length: 5 pages Synopsis: Kids say the darndest things, especially when one boy asks out his best friend’s obnoxious cousin during the world’s most awkward Thanksgiving dinner. Click the image to download….Posted by D. B. Bates on November 12, 2003 3:26 PM | Permalink | Print-Friendly | Comments (0) | Trackbacks (0)
November 5, 2003
The Stupid Things We Do for Love
Title: The Stupid Things We Do for Love Genre: Comedy Length: 7 pages Synopsis: A nurse contemplates murder when he falls in love with a comatose patient’s wife. Click the image to download. …Posted by D. B. Bates on November 5, 2003 3:03 PM | Permalink | Print-Friendly | Comments (0) | Trackbacks (0)
December 17, 2002
Pima Road
Title: Queen of the Castle Genre: Comedy Length: 5 pages Synopsis: Juvenile delinquents get chased into the depths of a Phoenix sewer tunnel after innocently hurling rocks at passing cars. Click the image to download….Posted by D. B. Bates on December 17, 2002 3:12 PM | Permalink | Print-Friendly | Comments (0) | Trackbacks (0)
December 10, 2002
Queen of the Castle
Title: Queen of the Castle Genre: Drama Length: 4 pages Synopsis: A seemingly innocuous action from a little girl takes on symbolic meaning as it shifts the balance of power between parent and child. Click the image to download….Posted by D. B. Bates on December 10, 2002 3:10 PM | Permalink | Print-Friendly | Comments (0) | Trackbacks (0)
December 3, 2002
The Many Pleasures of the Female Form
Title: The Many Pleasures of the Female Form Genre: Comedy/Western Length: 3 pages Synopsis: A depressed cowboy shares the story of his parents’ unconventional romance. Click the image to download. …Posted by D. B. Bates on December 3, 2002 3:05 PM | Permalink | Print-Friendly | Comments (0) | Trackbacks (0)
November 25, 2002
Girl in Faux Leopard-Fur Jacket
Title: Girl in Faux Leopard-Fur Jacket Genre: Dramedy Length: 6 pages Synopsis: A young woman contemplates returning to her abusive boyfriend, until another man starts flirting with her. Click the image to download….Posted by D. B. Bates on November 25, 2002 3:19 PM | Permalink | Print-Friendly | Comments (0) | Trackbacks (0)
November 19, 2002
When Edison Came to Stay
Title: When Edison Came to Stay Genre: Comedy Length: 6 pages Synopsis: After he’s killed in a lab accident, a disciple of Thomas Edison finds himself working a grueling afterlife job distracting intelligent people with the inane conversation of others….Posted by D. B. Bates on November 19, 2002 2:58 PM | Permalink | Print-Friendly | Comments (0) | Trackbacks (0)
October 22, 2002
Thieves in the Night
Title: Thieves in the Night Genre: Thriller Length: 5 pages Synopsis: Two men kidnap a young boy for unknown but almost certainly nefarious reasons. Click the image to download. …Posted by D. B. Bates on October 22, 2002 3:02 PM | Permalink | Print-Friendly | Comments (0) | Trackbacks (0)
October 15, 2002
Letter to Thomas
Title: Letter to Thomas Genre: Comedy Length: 3 pages Synopsis: A murderously enraged man writes a letter to his best friend as he gets drunk in a small-town bar. Click the image to download….Posted by D. B. Bates on October 15, 2002 3:14 PM | Permalink | Print-Friendly | Comments (0) | Trackbacks (0)
October 12, 2002
A Chance of Rapture
Title: A Chance of Rapture Genre: Comedy Length: 28 pages Synopsis: A devout farmboy meets God at a rural bar and asks Him to save his terminal sister. God agrees, on one condition — the farmboy must join forces with a handful…Posted by D. B. Bates on October 12, 2002 3:28 PM | Permalink | Print-Friendly | Comments (0) | Trackbacks (0)
