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    Perfect and Perfectionist
    Perfect and Perfectionist
    Perfect and Perfectionist
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    Perfect and Perfectionist

    By Eduard Meinema

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    A magnificent collection of 12 great, yet ultrashort, stories. Flash Fiction stories from the series of Twisted Tales. All kinds of situations which seem to be so familiar, yet they end up with an unexpected twist!

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherEduard Meinema
    Release dateJun 21, 2018
    ISBN9780463452318
    Perfect and Perfectionist
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    Eduard Meinema

    "I love writing into the dark; like to be surprised by the characters scavenging through my own stories. Just before things are getting familiar; when I think, or at least believe, to know where a new story is going to, I give it a twist and make my readers (and myself) wonder... how the hell is this going to end?"WORDS and VISIONEduard Meinema is writer and visual artist. He writes in an exciting and humorous style. Creates intense, passionate and mysterious stories filled with unexpected twists which will seduce anyone to finish reading at full speed. Beside his full length novels, Eduard is fond of writing Flash Fiction and Short Stories. All of these 'Twisted Tales' are published as stand alone eBooks in the series 'Flash & Shorts'.Meinema's works of art include so called 'lyric abstract' paintings. Expressionistic works made of Acrylics and Sand. But also Pop-art, including characters known as 'Skredches' (Yes! There is a blog:check out the official site to find blog feeds!!) and...fish paintings. As Meinema says: "Ah! I love fish. Love to see them. Love to keep them. Breed them, paint them, eat them... (ouch, sorry for that...). Oh yeah, I love fish in each and every way."Meinema, born 1963 (Delft, The Netherlands) is former CEO of a temp office, specialized in contracting technicians. Together with his wife he has managed a gallery for contemporary art and jewelry for more than ten years. Nowadays Meinema is fulltime writer and visual artist.

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      Perfect and Perfectionist - Eduard Meinema

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      A magnificent collection of 12 great, yet ultrashort, stories. Flash Fiction stories from the series of Twisted Tales. All kinds of situations which seem to be so familiar, yet they end up with an unexpected twist!→Start reading!

      CONTENT

      1 In his secret heart

      Some secrets are kept a lifetime. So is this.

      2 Desiree

      A story about love; in all its mysterious ways.

      3 Dune

      Boy meets girl. Girl likes boy. The old story. Lust and desire drives them to a remote, quiet place where they can spend the night together. Alone at last. That is, they think they are…

      4 Andrew

      In the year 2136 seeing a doctor is easy. Every computer will do. However, the diagnosis is not always what you might expect.

      5 Call it a day

      You know what they say: There is no elevator that will lead you to success. You have to climb the stairs yourself. And once you get there, you will find out: being successful isn’t always easy.

      6 Flashback

      Flashbacks. Movies and books use them to reveal things that happened in the past. But he still knew every single detail of his past. He didn’t need any flashbacks. Or, did he?

      7 Stages

      How to create a play that will stand for ages? A timeless piece.

      8 Ratify

      The City of Paris is infested by rats. There are so many of them, they even don’t care for hiding during the daylight. Luckily there are exterminators, working day and night to control the plague.

      9 French Kiss

      This is not a love song. It is about a love song though…

      10 Hospitality

      Foodtrucks: we line up to find the best food. Ever wondered how some of them can be so successful?

      11 Quadrennial

      When Leap Day turns into a once in a lifetime experience…

      12 A thousand notes

      Unconditioned love; caught in a thousand notes.

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      FLASH AND SHORTS # 418062201 Flash Fiction Collection – Perfect and Perfectionist

      # 1 - In his secret heart [416050101]

      "Non, non. Ici monsieur, ici! Here it is grandpa," the friendly Parisian continued in English and showed him the way.

      Strange to be back, he thought. After so many years he finally returned to the love of his life. Time flies and not everyone had survived. Far from that.

      He had left to live.

      And he had.

      Still did.

      But now he had to hurry.

      This was the place for those who didn’t live. The cemetery was old and big. The largest cemetery in the city of Paris; visited by thousands of tourists every year. He had seen the photos. At first in newspapers and magazines. Lateron the images appeared on the internet. Some spirits never die. They change along with the time. Adapt and survive.

      He had.

      He had embraced a new life.

      He had become a true, free spirit. Lived the life of a king in between the ones who loved and adored him. The ones who thought he had passed away. Douglas’ new name did not ring a bell. As his real name was incorrectly rearranged in the cemetery’s directory; he belonged to the crowd of anonymous people.

      Am I still going in the right direction? he wondered. He had learned about the history of Père Lachaise. One of the most visited tourist

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