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Life’s Spectrum (Flash Fiction 55)
Posted in education, Flash Fiction with tags 55 fiction, author, autism, autistic spectrum, Blog, Captain Hook, children with special needs, dustus, flash fiction, Halloween, kindergarten, meltdown, nanofiction, PDD, special education, teaching, writing on September 13, 2010 by dustus
Arrrrgh! As pint-sized Captain Hook, Mikey smiles until my mullet wig frightens him—like on the circus field trip when his mother stifled sobbing wails, hugging him calm.
He doesn’t know it’s me. Five-year old thoughts sense danger. Unhooked hands cup ears shrieking, rocking back-and-forth, head banging wall, shattering my heart through life’s spectrum.
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Simon Says
Posted in Blog, Flash Fiction, writing with tags 55 fiction, abuse, author, domestic violence, dustus, flash fiction, simon says, writing on May 14, 2010 by dustusSimon wasn’t certain of anything that groggy night. About to call the cops, his neighbor’s cries subsided into bad dreams until the following midnight…
Heard through the vent; ceiling-shaking screams:
“Put an F-in shirt on!”
“My Stereo!”
“I’m sick of your loser songs! …Get out!”
Knock-knock! No joke.
“Police. Open the door at once!”
(to be continued…)
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