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    Thank You, Trevor Bezdek
    D. R. Roth
    • 4 min

    Thank You, Trevor Bezdek

    As she lay dying, my 90-year-old mother and I discussed death and its aftermath. An avowed Atomist, she believed we are born of and...
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    What About What Billy Wants?
    D. R. Roth
    • 1 min

    What About What Billy Wants?

    Contrary to Belle’s fears, taking her dad back to visit his farm isn’t about killing him, it’s about bringing him back to life.
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    Luminous Strings...The Art of Henry Mandell
    D. R. Roth
    • 3 min

    Luminous Strings...The Art of Henry Mandell

    When I view Henry Mandell’s work, I’m struck by how organic it seems despite (or is it because) of the nature of its creation.
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    Dancing the Cardas in the Laundromat
    D. R. Roth
    • 1 min

    Dancing the Cardas in the Laundromat

    A woman walks into a laundromat and....dances
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    Alice Munro's Men
    D. R. Roth
    • 6 min

    Alice Munro's Men

    The distant-disappearing-dying-dismissible men of Too Much Happiness
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    The Road to Albiano (Second Place)
    D. R. Roth
    • 11 min

    The Road to Albiano (Second Place)

    This story placed second in the inaugural Bucks County Short Fiction Contest. The contest was judged by highly respected local author and...
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    Giving Voice to a Silent History
    D. R. Roth
    • 2 min

    Giving Voice to a Silent History

    Popular 19thC French historian Jules Michelet believed that a nation’s history should not focus on its institutions and leaders but on...
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    Remarkable for What's Not There
    D. R. Roth
    • 2 min

    Remarkable for What's Not There

    Suite Française is remarkable on a number of levels. Many have commented on the tragic circumstances under which it was written, the fact...
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    The Political Gets Personal
    D. R. Roth
    • 2 min

    The Political Gets Personal

    Lifelike Creatures is a twisting tale in three acts. Fasten your seatbelt. Just when you think you know where this wild ride is headed,...
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