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When I was a kid growing up in Brownsville,
Brooklyn, Hoffman's Cafeteria was a fixture on
Pitkin Avenue, the main bustling shopping
thoroughfare that snaked through this mostly
Jewish working-class immigrant neighborhood.
Every night, in fair or foul weather, people,
mostly men, gathered in groups to discuss their
grievances in free-for-all ranting sessions that
went on well into the night. They argued,
accused, inveighed, advocated, cursed and
shouted their various points of view. Nothing
was sacred. Nothing was off-limits, certainly
not the traditional no-no's of politics or
religion. It was long before political
correctness took hold on the public square...I
was too young to be a participant, but even then
I knew that they were exercising their right of
free speech, unfettered and unchained. In fact,
the principal comeback line of my earliest
memory was "it's a free country." See
complete story.
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Second Annual Warren Adler Short
Story Writing Contest
 On
July 13th Stonehouse Press will launch the
second annual Warren Adler Short Story
Contest. Our first contest's theme, in
conjunction with the 25th anniversary of
The War of the Roses, dealt with break-ups
and divorce and attracted hundreds of entries.
The new contest will have as its overall theme
New York City. Stories must have
some New York City connection, through locale,
reference, fantasy or sentiment and are
limited to a maximum of 2,500 words. The
contest is open to anyone in the world who
writes in the English language. The driving
force behind the contest is Mr. Adler's belief
that the short story has been a neglected
genre for many decades and is poised for a
comeback, which we are determined to
encourage. We are currently working out a
publishing partnership for the grand prize
winner, along with $1,000 cash. Complete
contest details will be posted on our website
July 13th. The contest will end January 15,
2008 and the winner will be announced in March
to coincide with the publication of Mr.
Adler's fifth collection of short stories,
New York Echoes.
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Natural Enemies
 EVEN
BEFORE GEORGE realized that the beige Ford van
was following them, he had felt a sense of
growing anxiety. He did not like to drive in
the dark, especially along strange roads. His
calculations had not allowed for the fact that
the sun would dip behind the high Western
peaks at least an hour or so before the
published time of the Colorado sunset. He did
not like human error, and that included his
own.
This gripping, fast-moving, and suspenseful
story will hold your interest until the last
turn of the page. Read the first chapter of
Natural Enemies free now!
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