Dear Potential Reader,
Welcome to this month’s free short story. But wait . . . did you want to spoil a novella called THIS ONE IS DEADLY? Because if you’re fine spoiling the expanded version of the following short story then proceed and read the original: THIS ONE IS BENJAMIN.
The following tale was originally written as an exercise in shifting viewpoints to tell a story. I liked it then and still enjoy the brevity of it now. But at some point, years and years ago, I decided to expand it into a novella. When that novella was originally published, this original short story version was included in the back pages as an extra and now it’s here, free to read.
The novella will be anchoring an upcoming short story collection sometime in the coming year or so . . . titled THIS IS DEADLY.
Hope you enjoy.
All the best,
DAN JIRE
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