David Bumpass

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“An Obsolete Man” by David Bumpass

Submitted to Contest #285

"Hey, Frank, you awake?""Yes," Frank responded, sounding wide-eyed, "and have been for about two hours. Just laying here thinking about how wonderful life is.""Oh, listen to Ms. Sunshine." A purposeful pause. "Oh, before I forget, happy anniversary! Couldn't happen to a grander individual."Frank jumped from bed and put his standardized uniform on. "Has it really been ten years, Graham?""Yes," a smile was injected into Graham's words, "and I've experienced every day of that decade with you and your sunny disposition. I know your routine as we...

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“The Dot” by David Bumpass

Once upon a time there was a dot. There was nothing especially unique about this dot, he was after all simply a dot. It was known to be said about him that he was uniquely symmetrical. Symmetry being a key characteristic among such literary characters. The only other thing that could be said about this round, evenly proportioned figure is that his black was evenly distributed. He was not a smudge, which was common among the dot community, but this lettering did not smear outside of his lines. His color, of which he was quite proud, was very ...

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Author bio

In 1986 I was in a near-fatal accident that, after seven days in a coma something was awakened in me. The need to write. More specifically the need to write about the psychological, phobias and in-general things that make you think. In total, I've written ten books, only one of which is published. I hope to share them with you, get your input and eventually take the next step of publishing the full-library of what I've written.