Because I am in love with Dan Wickett, I have been stalking his site for a while. I also read the following recommendations and you should, too!:
Brady Udall “A Story”
Matt Bell “An Index of How Our Family was Killed”
Elizabeth Ellen “Samuel L. Jackson is Not a Good Name for a Rabbit”
So, I have been checking out the short stories on Emerging Writer’s Network because Dan Wickett is featuring short stories. I just finished reading “The Duct Tape Brother” by Daniel Torday and found myself LOLing at his sheer awesome creativity. In short, a boy decides he wants to create a duct tape brother, so he does. They, of course, participate in several brotherly antics, until one day the duct tape brother gets bitten by a beagle and starts to unravel. The plot thickens, as they say, at this point, and the duct tape brother goes through several periods of sickness, including a hospital stay and some surgeries. All the while, the non-duct tape brother and non-duct tape brother’s parents remain vigilent. Essesntially, the story is structured similarly to any short story about a child who might have a fatal illness–same consequences, same thoughts/questions/emotions. The only difference is that said child is made of duct tape.
Oh, and he likes to pick his nose.
And just because of that… you should go read “The Duct Tape Brother”, compliments of Daniel Torday.
P.S. The link to his FB page is here: http://www.facebook.com/people/Daniel-Torday/553411463, though I have no idea whether or not he is the FB friendly type or not. So, add at your own risk.
An overview:
* Crying. Lots of crying.
* Patriotism should always be celebrated with large dinners.
* War=games to the younger generation.
* In the end, no matter what the experience, family is most important.
And, yet, I don’t think that’s quite it just yet.
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