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New Short Story “Three Deaths”

January 22, 2011 by David Barr Kirtley 4 Comments

Finished a new 4400 word short story, “Three Deaths,” for a TOP SECRET PROJECT. More details to come.

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  1. Juhan says

    January 26, 2011 at 8:43 am

    That’s a reference/homage to Leo Tolstoy, right?

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  2. David Barr Kirtley says

    January 26, 2011 at 11:06 am

    Um, it’s actually just a coincidence. I wasn’t actually familiar with the Tolstoy story. Great minds think alike, I guess. Though I suppose I should’ve guessed that for any title with the word “death” in it, a Russian author would’ve gotten there first.

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  3. Juhan says

    January 26, 2011 at 7:08 pm

    It’s actually online, if you wish to read it. (I certainly would, if it had the exact same title as my new story :D)

    http://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Three_Deaths

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  4. Juhan says

    January 26, 2011 at 7:11 pm

    actually this is a better link: http://great-authors.albertarose.org/leo_tolstoy/3deaths/chapter1.htm

    (it’s in the public domain, so there’s no copyright violation)

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