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Mark Nelson

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Category: Short Story

Short Story / December 27, 2013

The Enduring Mission

My entry to the 2013-2014 CBC Short Story Contest. The bad news is that it was passed over by the judges. The good…

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Short Story / December 1, 2010

Salamander People (Short Story)

This is the final assignment for my Creative Writing Class. It is a short story that is meant to be intriguing and very…

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Short Story / November 20, 2010

XPX Blue (Short Story)

This is my response to my 7th assignment in my Creative Writing class. It is a story written in a “genre”. I chose…

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Short Story / November 8, 2010

The Indoctrination of Private Paul Mackenzie (Short Story)

This is my response to my 6th assignment in my Creative Writing class. It is a story of about 3000 words with a…

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Short Story / October 13, 2010

The Rope (Short Story)

This story is my response to my fourth assignment for my creative writing class. The assignment was to write a monologue. I hope…

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Short Story / September 26, 2010

Haul Ass to Lollapalooza (Short Story)

The first Creative Writing assignment was to describe “What Makes a Good Writer?” I began to write and a dialogue started to form……

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My Books

  • Festivus! The Book: A Complete Guide to the Holiday for the Rest of Us
  • Jackspeak of the Royal Canadian Navy: A Glossary of Naval Terminology (2nd ed.)
  • Whiskey 601 – A Novel by Mark Nelson
  • Winnipeg's Navy: The History of the Naval Reserve in Winnipeg, 1923-2003

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