My Name Is Gerald

S.A. Barton
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 Gerald is a lonely man, a shut-in who spends his time dreaming and watching the skies over his rural Nebraska hometown on the eve of the quincentennial. What he observes in those skies may lead him to find his own freedom... or into a new captivity.


'My Name Is Gerald' is a short story of about 5300 words.


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Gerald is a lonely man, a shut-in who spends his time dreaming and watching the skies over his rural Nebraska hometown on the eve of the quincentennial. What he observes in those skies may lead him to find his own freedom... or into a new captivity. 'My Name Is Gerald' is a short story of about...

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13 reviews
Eugene Ward
December 3, 2024
you really have a way of putting things. I will have to read "Gerald" again. thank you......
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antoniojr avellanosa
April 24, 2026
the shorties series here. way too short to require a review.
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 Find more (and about!) S.A. Barton at sabarton.com -- or on Twitter @Tao23 !

Find more (and about!) S.A. Barton at sabarton.com -- or on Twitter @Tao23 !

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