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Fiction Friday—Tears to Funny: A Short Story of An Affair Told in Dialogue Only

July 29, 2011 by Steph's Scribe/Stephanie Verni

A few weeks ago, I blogged about Hemingway’s story, “Hills Like White Elephants,” which is told mostly in dialogue form. It’s an amazing piece of writing, and so this week’s fiction is my attempt at a story using a man and a woman, no names, no description, and told in dialogue only. Oh yes, and with a little drama and “Casablanca” thrown in for fun. My other hope with this piece is to make you like these people, despite the […]

Categories: On Life, On Love • Tags: affair, Bogart, Casablanca, dialogue, dialogue only, fiction, Hills Like White Elephants, Post A Week

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