Best Very Short Stories of 2003

These very short stories - the best of Story Bytes for 2003 - were chosen based entirely upon reader feedback.

They appear in reverse chronological order (newest first).

November

	The Question of Race by M. Stanley Bubien
	You know, the one that needs to be asked.
	2 Words, Published November, 2003
	The Autobiography of Kurt Cobain by M. Stanley Bubien
	Know it's wrong so what should I do?
	4 Words, Published November, 2003
	I Am Solace by Jeffrey N. Johnson
	Sacrifice. Isn't that what friends do?
	128 Words, Published November, 2003

October

	The Beginning of a Dream by M. Stanley Bubien
	One of many possibilities.
	8 Words, Published October, 2003
	Meeting God by M. Stanley Bubien
	Not as uncommon as you might think...
	64 Words, Published October, 2003
	Anything Was Better than That by M. Stanley Bubien
	Inspired by... and a tribute to... the late Johnny Cash.
	512 Words, Published October, 2003

August/September

	Desire by M. Stanley Bubien
	Perhaps the most basic of them all.
	4 Words, Published Aug/Sept, 2003
	My Favorite Shirt by M. Stanley Bubien
	It's funny how they get that way.
	256 Words, Published Aug/Sept, 2003

July

	The Remnants of His Touch by M. Stanley Bubien
	...are sometimes all that's left of lost love.
	256 Words, Published July, 2003
	The Defence of Fort M'Henry (Introduction Excerpted from Analectic Magazine, 1814) by Francis Scott Key
	Then, in the hour of deliverance and joyful triumph, my heart spoke...
	512 Words, Published July, 2003

June

	A Fable for Young Poets or A Brief Note on the Short, Brilliant Career of John George by Lindsay Polak
	Is the same true for great story telling as well?
	1024 Words, Published June, 2003
	Werld Peas by Cliff J. Frog
	Well, I for one am for it!
	1024 Words, Published June, 2003

May

	A Perfect Moment in Time by M. Stanley Bubien
	Just one part of man's eternal pursuit.
	0 Words, Published May, 2003
	The Gift by M. Stanley Bubien
	Usually given, but some take away.
	4 Words, Published May, 2003
	The Three Stigmata by M. Stanley Bubien
	That's right, three and only three.
	32 Words, Published May, 2003

April

	The Great Love Story of History by M. Stanley Bubien
	Timeless and eternal, though maybe that's redundant.
	8 Words, Published April, 2003
	The Anesthesia Would Wear Off by M. Stanley Bubien
	As in so many things, it's the lingering effect.
	256 Words, Published April, 2003
	Cat Fancy by Louis Strack
	I'm allergic to cats... Thank God! -Ed.
	512 Words, Published April, 2003

March

	Grandfather Change by M. Stanley Bubien
	A Valentine's Day Tribute to grand-folk young and old.
	512 Words, Published March, 2003
	And I Have Wings by M. Stanley Bubien
	And surely this must be all that is needed to soar.
	512 Words, Published March, 2003

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