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PLEASE NOTE! C/Oasis will not be looking at new manuscripts until further notice. There are plenty of archives and more interesting things here so look around. Thanks! David/Vicki * * * *
Introducing the Sunoasis Literary Blong with comments, observations, links, and assorted fits and starts. What is a Blong? It's what writers who respect the art of writing write. * * * *
The Acumen for Survival and Advancement by G. David Schwartz A series of motifs in literature allows us to say, as a general principle as well as an experiential possibility, no one wants to be the younger brother. In folktales, the narrative perspective is generally either told from the point of view of the older brother, or else the younger brother is telling the tale of the younger brothers' death. * * * *
The Editor of C/Oasis Reviews Three New Collections of Short Stories Drivers by Nathan Leslie The Language of Elk by Benjamin Percy The Religious and Other Fictions by Christina Milletti * * * *
Tips/Announcements For Writers * * * *
The internet is a peculiar mass medium. It moves in a collective fashion, like a tsunami, and yet is dotted with absolutely startling new things. In its collective mode it is like radio and TV. Every decade and every generation will see enormous change. Today is fated to be laughed at in the future.

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SHORT STORIES
	On The Rocks by Liam Rands “Are all bodies this heavy?” Brad asked. He struggled to maintain his grip around Wayne’s thick legs. “He’s a dead weight alright.” Todd chuckled. He looked down at the overweight man they carried between them. “It’s all those chocolate cookies the kids in his class make for him. They stick like lead to his waist.”
	DIVA by Elizabeth Varadan "It’ll be nice to see my grandbabies," Renee chattered nervously. Since they’d left the bus depot the taxi driver had only made noncommittal grunts to her comments.
	Days Without Whites by Vivian Yang. The year was 1972. I was eight. The world was as outlandish a place then as it is now. Shanghai was no exception.
	My Gift To Cindy by Mike Markel Would you think me insufferable if I begin by stating I am extraordinarily good at what I do?
	The Young Man Who Said He Wouldn’t Eat Chocolate Again by Tom Sheehan. Today it all came back. Once again, on another brilliant dawning, the Western Yetness still calling me, I woke with a toothache.
	In The Beginning by S. Brady Tucker In the drowsy and silent dark of guard duty, I thought the white shadows clumsily trodding past my position were Wyoming elk. In my darkened dreams, they seemed graceful and full of purpose—the cows following the bulls in file. * * * *
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POETRY
	Three Poems by Lamont Palmer Reflections on Possible Waywardness A Tilghman Island Tale Picnic * * * *
	Two Poems by Aidan Andrew Dun Black Passing April Time * * * *
	Two Poems by Ivan Silverberg The Day Nicky Lived Forever The Draining
	Three Poems by Graham Burchell 2995 Nine Porthole 1 * * * *
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E-PUBLISHING

ESSAYS, REVIEWS, and MEMOIRS

IT HAPPENED ONE COLD, RAINY DAY IN LONDON
by Roy A. Barnes
Love has many prices. One of them is accepting the imperfections of the person, place, or thing that has found its way into your heart.

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Strange Lands and Peoples, Chapter 7 by Martha Nemes Fried.
It was our custom to listen to the news on the radio before we had breakfast. On the morning of November 24, 1963, Mort and I were in a hurry and could not spare the time. Mort had made arrangements to spend the day at a clan temple in Pei-tou, about an hour’s drive north of Taipei.

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MY LIFE AS A LULU: EXPERIENCES IN E-PUBLISHING by Erika Dreifus
Lately I’ve learned a lot about e-publishing. Late in December 2003, I published a resource book for writers with one of the better-known print-on-demand (POD) companies. It appeared in paperback, a privilege for which I had to pay a considerable set-up fee, but at the same time-- at no charge-- it was made available as a downloadable e-book-- a PDF document.

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10 Tips For A Polished Public Reading by Erika Dreifus
Not long ago I read one of my short stories aloud at a writers' conference...

Book Review of "How To Make A Living As A Poet"
reviewed by David Eide

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