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Forthcoming Story: Beat-Down
My story "Beat-Down" is scheduled to be published by www.EveryDayFiction.com on October 20. Here's a teaser:
An Important Lesson
To usher in the new school year, I offer my very short story An Important Lesson, which raises the perhaps troubling thought that some of the most lasting lessons our kids will learn in school this year may not be taught to them by their teachers.
The Man Who Mistook Himself for a Superhero
The next story I'm posting to the website is really about two things:
The Talent
To make up for posting a dark and twisted story last time, this week I'm posting The Talent, a story that's a little less dark and hardly twisted at all.
Phantom Spouse Syndrome
Some people might consider Phantom Spouse Syndrome a love story. If you're one of them, please consider seeking professional help!
Counting Corpses
At 120 words, Counting Corpses is one of the shortest short stories I've ever written. Can a satisfying story be told in 120 words? You tell me.
Postcards from Pluto
And now a love story, of the classic boy-meets-girl variety (but with a twist). Hope you enjoy reading Postcards from Pluto.
Tom's Refrigerator
I've posted the full text (yes, all 250 words!) of Tom's Refrigerator to this website. Enjoy, and drop me a line to tell me what you thought of it.
A new site
Welcome to the new home of Ooter's Place: The Fact & Fiction of Karl El-Koura. The old site is still available; most of the content has been ported to this new site except for the news archive. It's my plan to post my previously published short fiction and articles to this website, on a weekly basis or so. The first story to be posted, naturally, is "They Came From Ooter's Place," the first story I ever sold and this site's namesake. Hope you enjoy the story and thanks for visiting!