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David Rodeback

Christmasing with Preet (a Christmas short story)

There were 104 rooms — the sign called them “smart apartments” — in Verdant Meadows, the largest assisted living facility in town. So Alli…

19 min readDec 28, 2022

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colored pencil drawing of poinsettia

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David Rodeback

There Might Be Another Way (a second-chance romance short story)

After a sleepless night and a distracted morning at church, an impromptu lunch date may be Pia’s last chance to tell Doug how she feels.

21 min readSep 25, 2022

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There Might Be Another Way (a second-chance romance short story)

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David Rodeback

Beyond Ugly (a short story)

After 25 years it probably wasn’t even the same door, but it could have been. It led to the same school, the same fetid swamp of teenage…

29 min readJan 30, 2022

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Beyond Ugly (a short story)

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David Rodeback

Keep My Secrets? (a short story at Christmas)

I froze when Mom knocked. “Feel like driving to the airport?” she asked through my bedroom door.

20 min readDec 24, 2021

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Keep My Secrets? (a short story at Christmas)

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David Rodeback

Her Voice (a short story)

A man gets up and goes to work in a burned-out forest which resembles what has become of his life.

8 min readNov 10, 2021

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Her Voice (a short story)

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David Rodeback

I Already Did (a short story)

An old stone ruin is the setting for a simple picnic, dramatic news, and a fateful choice.

20 min readOct 16, 2021

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picnic basket — I Already Did (short story)

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David Rodeback

Wildfire (a short story)

A new high school graduate visits her cousin in Idaho, where the land and people challenge her sense of what is and isn’t real. (Fiction)

20 min readSep 6, 2021

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Wildfire (a short story)

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David Rodeback

Orange Juice (a short story)

I knew Frank wasn’t Grandpa. I knew I was projecting my feelings about Grandpa onto Frank, but I did it anyway.

20 min readJul 11, 2021

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orange juice on a serving tray

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If Only I (a short story)

Henry! Come up to dinner! Lights out on your way.” Mom was always going on about the electric bill.

23 min readJun 20, 2021

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young girl with blonde hair and blue eyes

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David Rodeback

Open Windows (a very short story)

It’s true that I’m not the main character. You never see me. I have no lines. But it’s my story, turned to short fiction.

5 min readMay 31, 2021

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Open Windows (a very short story)

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David Rodeback

David Rodeback

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If my life were a tag cloud: digital marketing, writing fiction, C#.Net, SQL Server, politics and government, religion, Russian literature, Cornell, BYU.

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