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    Brontosaurus and Other Stories
    Brontosaurus and Other Stories
    jdvanhagar
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      Reads 293
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    • Votes
      Votes 27
      2727
    • Parts
      Parts 12
      1212
    • Time
      Time 2h 9m
      2 hours, 9 minutes2h 9m
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    • Reads
      Reads 293
      293293
    • Votes
      Votes 27
      2727
    • Parts
      Parts 12
      1212
    • Time
      Time 2h 9m
      2 hours, 9 minutes2h 9m
    jdvanhagar
    Complete
    Complete, First published May 09, 2020
    This is a collection of twelve short stories, each published previously in literary magazines or short story anthologies. The story Droning won the Bookshop Santa Cruz Short Story Contest in 2005. The story Brontosaurus was nominated for a Pushcart Prize in 2015. The story French Fries was rejected by more than thirty publications before it was selected for a print anthology. These are some of my favorite stories of all the stories I have written. My hope, dear reader, is that you will enjoy them also.
        
        Mister Mustache - A busboy's decision to grow a mustache goes horribly wrong.
        All In - A confused cowboy is on the run from the law.
        Backpack Monster - A bullied boy brings a surprise to school.
        It's Today Right Now - A phone conversation between a man and his mother with dementia.
        My Woolly Mammoth - A boy and his mini mammoth.
        Droning - A grieving man receives a revelation from a child in a bee costume.
        Lucky Me - A man with amnesia doesn't want to know what has been lost.
        French Fries - A veteran with PTSD has a bad day at J.J.'s Burger Den.
        A Scout is Friendly - The Mole Patrol takes over the Camporee.
        Brontosaurus - A single father and his autistic boy learn to communicate with dinosaur names.
        Put Your Money on Ted - Everyone's betting against Ted. Will his magic locket be enough to save him?
        Hang in There Mr. Z - The long term sub gets called to the principal's office, but what has he done wrong now?
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    Table of contents
    • Mister Mustache
      Sat, May 9, 2020
    • All In
      Sat, May 9, 2020
    • The Backpack Monster
      Sat, May 9, 2020
    • It's Today Right Now
      Sat, May 9, 2020
    • My Woolly Mammoth
      Sat, May 9, 2020
    • Droning
      Sat, May 9, 2020
    • Lucky Me
      Sat, May 9, 2020
    • French Fries
      Sat, May 9, 2020
    • A Scout is Friendly
      Sat, May 9, 2020
    • Brontosaurus
      Sat, May 9, 2020
    • Put Your Money on Ted
      Wed, Jul 8, 2020
    • Hang in There Mr. Z.
      Thu, Jul 30, 2020

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    This is a collection of twelve short stories, each published previously in literary magazines or short story anthologies. The story Droning won the Bookshop Santa Cruz Short Story Contest in 2005. The story Brontosaurus was nominated for a Pushcart Prize in 2015. The story French Fries was rejected by more than thirty publications before it was selected for a print anthology. These are some of my favorite stories of all the stories I have written. My hope, dear reader, is that you will enjoy them also.
        
        Mister Mustache - A busboy's decision to grow a mustache goes horribly wrong.
        All In - A confused cowboy is on the run from the law.
        Backpack Monster - A bullied boy brings a surprise to school.
        It's Today Right Now - A phone conversation between a man and his mother with dementia.
        My Woolly Mammoth - A boy and his mini mammoth.
        Droning - A grieving man receives a revelation from a child in a bee costume.
        Lucky Me - A man with amnesia doesn't want to know what has been lost.
        French Fries - A veteran with PTSD has a bad day at J.J.'s Burger Den.
        A Scout is Friendly - The Mole Patrol takes over the Camporee.
        Brontosaurus - A single father and his autistic boy learn to communicate with dinosaur names.
        Put Your Money on Ted - Everyone's betting against Ted. Will his magic locket be enough to save him?
        Hang in There Mr. Z - The long term sub gets called to the principal's office, but what has he done wrong now?

    12 parts

    • Brontosaurus
      Sat, May 9, 2020
    • Put Your Money on Ted
      Wed, Jul 8, 2020
    • Hang in There Mr. Z.
      Thu, Jul 30, 2020
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