{"id":12828,"date":"2020-05-22T09:30:22","date_gmt":"2020-05-22T14:30:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/commotioninthepews.com\/?p=12828"},"modified":"2020-05-22T09:30:23","modified_gmt":"2020-05-22T14:30:23","slug":"dr-paul-bennet-a-beautiful-conclusion-to-our-week-of-free-flash-fiction","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/commotioninthepews.com\/?p=12828","title":{"rendered":"Dr. Paul Bennet &#8211; A Beautiful Conclusion To Our Week Of Free Flash Fiction"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Paul has no zombies. No scheming military officers. No arsonists. None of the above. He is our respite from Wuhan Flu stories because he&#8217;s a doctor treating the real patients. You, dear reader, are the beneficiary of his seeking respite with these stories. <a href=\"https:\/\/afallofsparrows.blogspot.com\/2020\/05\/a-funeral-for-sparrow.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Today&#8217;s story (at this link) is a lovely reminder of how a bit of perspective can calm the rage and insanity.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/afallofsparrows.blogspot.com\/2020\/05\/a-funeral-for-sparrow.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-12830\" src=\"http:\/\/commotioninthepews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/sparrow.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"241\" height=\"320\" srcset=\"http:\/\/commotioninthepews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/sparrow.jpg 241w, http:\/\/commotioninthepews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/sparrow-226x300.jpg 226w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 241px) 100vw, 241px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>We hope you&#8217;ll visit the other authors who comprise this collection: <a href=\"https:\/\/afallofsparrows.blogspot.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Paul Bennett<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/beyondthesteelwall.wordpress.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Robert Cely<\/a>,&nbsp; <a href=\"https:\/\/derekelkinswrites.wordpress.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Derek Elkins<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/jamiegreening.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Jamie D. Greening<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/kathykexel.wordpress.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Kathy Kexel,<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/josepheshaw.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Joe Shaw. <\/a> As always, there&#8217;s no fee, we&#8217;re doing this to help you pass the time. We do ask that you buy our books\/audio books to help pay the freight here. But that&#8217;s up to you! Mine are all on the right margin of the blog.<\/p>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Paul has no zombies. No scheming military officers. No arsonists. None of the above. He is our respite from Wuhan Flu stories because he&#8217;s a doctor treating the real patients. 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