6Stories: Story 4 single work   short story  
Issue Details: First known date: 2012... 2012 6Stories: Story 4
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Paul doesn't want to explain to Beth that his last girlfriend, Trish, died of melanoma. So he pretends they broke up via text message. Beth tells him she broke up with a guy three hours into a twelve hour dance-a-thon. Paul is intrigued: he would like to learn to dance. They smile at each other.

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    y separately published work icon 6Stories Six Stories Matt Blackwood , Australia : Matt Blackwood , 2012 Z1870593 2012 selected work short story The work consists of six narrated stories from six different tables at a speed dating event at the Omar and the Marvellous Coffee Bird cafe in Gardenvale, a suburb of Melbourne, Australia. Australia : Matt Blackwood , 2012
    Note: This story is available as an audio file only.
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