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Here are a number of pieces of fiction and such that I have written since 1987.

• Confession: Lightening the load by spilling the beans (2005)

• 150mph: A fragment of worry about falling bodies (1990)

• Alley of Trees: A poem about change and safety (1993)

• Minnesota Memories: A further examination and back-story of the above poem (2004)

• Bastille Days Letter #1: A letter to a friend deeply influenced by reading too much H. G. Wells (1989)

• Bastille Days Letter #2: The next day (I wish to comment, for the record, I did not read any Bukowski until years later) (1989)

• Croissants of the world: An essay on pronunciation (1991)

• Dear Diary: A submission to Metropolitan Diary (New York Times) (2002)

• Desperate: Just pieces (1999)

• The Half Life of Dreams: An early effort to render an unexpected phrase into a story (1987)

• A Minnesota Farm Anniversary: A short article about a trip to an old farm for an anniversary and reunion (2003)

• The Fountain of the Stars: A children's story about a bird and a mythology (1990)

• As the Gods and I watched one night: something short (1991)

• Just Up Past the Light: A contemplation of history's intersection with people's lives

• Goodbye – A Journal of a Death: A very personal rendition of a family moment (2004)

• Me and the PPV: A geek finds his calling (2004)

• A Letter to the Reader: Some ruminations on stories (1990)

• Black Thor: A god and his faithful (1990)

• The Dream of the Mirror: A dream got dumped onto paper (1990)

• Black Market Memories: Just because you're paranoid... (1990)

• Missing Muse: A writer goes wanting (1991)

• Muse's Place: A riff on what inspiration means (1991)

• The Satin Umbrella: A waking dream (1989)

• The Tower: A childhood worry (1991)

• The Causality of Life's Casual Metaphors: Some ponderings (1991)