Walls-Kaufman
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Why Me? 1987

          A story contest wanted a sci-fi piece derived from your favorite sci-fi novel, and you had to use the title of that novel in your opening sentence. Here is my rendering of what Winston’s life looked like after his arrest and re-education in 1984. DAVID By David Walls-Kaufman          In…
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Frankenstein, Politician

By David Walls-Kaufman          I really enjoyed the Liberty Island short story contests because you had to come up with a story outside your comfort zone, and you had to write for a deadline. It was terrific practice for a writer. This was for a “Fantasy Father’s Day” contest. DAVID          A…
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Nothing Like It In the World

By David Walls-Kaufman          The story challenge was to deal with a subject that had at some time horrified you. The thing that stuck in my mind was an obscure subject I had come upon several times in reading histories about the First World War. DAVID          “It’s the meanest thing in…
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Of Crusaders and Cartels

by David Walls-Kaufman       One of my favorites of my short stories. It has been rewritten several times and was originally published under the title Plight of the Locusts. It is based on a true event involving the Mexican drug cartels. DAVID          “Remy, I am going to go over the Border.”…
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