Daniel DuVall Writing
Non-fiction
A character driven personal essay
that personalizes and explores the meaning of illiteracy. Excerpted
from Santo Domingo Diaries. 2678 words.
A flash non-fiction about the first rain after a drought in Santo Domingo. Excerpted from Santo Domingo Diaries. 436 words.
An interconnected series of true stories, observations and
personal essays that range in length from 200-3000 words about life in
a poor barrio in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. While it is written
in the first person, the narrator, a 50 year old gringo from
Massachusetts, remains in the background and lets the characters,
who are primarily members of his family and are Dominican, and
the events that unfold around him sustain the narrative(s) which ranges
from funny to frightening. 31,000 words (and counting).
Fiction
A short story about a tough, rural upbringing very different than my own. 2484 words.
Appeared in Spectrum, a literary publication of the University of Massachuseetts, Amherst.
Terse short fiction about the end of a relationship. 687 words.
Appeared in Glacial Erratic, a literary publication of Simon's Rock College as well as in October Mountain Anthology edited by Paul Metcalf.
A short, slightly fantastic,
darkly comic story about parents visiting a school for their
emotionally disturbed children. 984 words.