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About David Cook

Reading and Fighting

June 17, 2016 by David Cook Leave a Comment

Filed Under: Flash, Flash Fiction, Humor, Uncategorized Tagged With: fiction, fighting, reading

The Amazing Danny Fortune

May 23, 2016 by David Cook Leave a Comment

Filed Under: Humor Tagged With: fiction, Humor, magic, writing

A killer sales tactic

April 29, 2016 by David Cook Leave a Comment

Filed Under: Humor, Uncategorized Tagged With: fiction, Humor, writing

The Blooming Big Beard-Off

March 24, 2016 by David Cook Leave a Comment

Filed Under: Humor, Uncategorized

Leap Day Birthday Blues

February 29, 2016 by David Cook Leave a Comment

Filed Under: Humor, Uncategorized Tagged With: February 29, fiction, leap year, writing

Shadow Play

January 10, 2016 by David Cook Leave a Comment

Filed Under: Horror, Humor Tagged With: fiction, writing

Waiting for the scythe to fall

December 4, 2015 by David Cook 3 Comments

Filed Under: Humor, Uncategorized Tagged With: fiction

A man of few words

November 16, 2015 by David Cook 13 Comments

Filed Under: Humor Tagged With: fiction, writing

Writer's Block

October 5, 2015 by David Cook 8 Comments

Filed Under: Flash Fiction, Humor

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