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	THE FLY (Review)
		In the story, a man known only as the boss is the central character, and his relationships form the main part of the story’s focus.
		He attributes many human attributes to the fly during this process and seems to superficially admire it greatly before he loads up his pen and drops a drip of ink onto the fly again.
		The story is quite short and is told from the perspective of an omniscient narrator.
	www.useless-knowledge.com /articles/apr/july017.html (1476 words)

	fly fishing guides, reports, lodges, fishing clubs and schools around the world (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		In fly fishing, I think of it this way: the hardware -- the rods, reels, lines, leaders and tippets -- taken together can be greater than the simple sum of the parts, especially when matched to the fly fisher.
		This notion of the fly fishing gestalt will permeate the column with successive discussions focusing on the parts of the "whole" and how they relate to you, the fly fisher.
		Besides addressing fly fishing using a holistic approach, you may or may not like the idea that I will become gender specific in attempting to cope with the rather well documented physiological differences between men and women.
	www.flyfishingextreme.com /education/Intro.php (1127 words)

	Short story - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Short stories tend to be more concise and to the point than longer works of fiction, such as novellas (in the modern sense of this term) and novels.
		Short stories have their origins in the prose anecdote, a swiftly-sketched situation that comes rapidly to its point, with parallels in oral story-telling traditions.
		A classic definition of a short story is that it must be able to be read in one sitting (a point most notably made in Edgar Allan Poe's essay "The Philosophy of Composition" of 1846).
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Short_story (806 words)

	The killer fly - It is a perfect imitation of a 20 gram Toby spoon. It is easy to tie and extremely aerodynamic to ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		Flies for pike have to be big and generally I tie the flies with the full length of Flashabou from the packet, making them close to 10 inches.
		The guide’s version of Tinsel was a crossover between traditional fly tying and the simplicity of the Tinsel, as it had a silver body, a red throat, white underwing and a head of fl wool.
		Generally this fly is tied on a bright streamer hook where the shank blends with the silver flash of the Flashabou wing.
	globalflyfisher.com /staff/bech-petersen/tinsel_fly (1574 words)

	The Short Story: Read to Write: The Distinctive Voice [English Online]
		The fly was on a short piece of cotton, which was all Macky had been able to find.
		A good writer tries to build the story and its characters by making sure that the language used sounds like it would be used by the people involved in the situation being written about.
		At other times the author tells the reader what the character is like through the sorts of words and their functions in the sentence that the writer decides to use these can be adjectives used to describe the person, verbs used to state an action or adverbs used to change the meanings of the verbs.
	english.unitecnology.ac.nz /resources/units/short_story/language.html (1040 words)

	Review for The Fly
		Insanity is the first conclusion, since they got along so well and neither had a lover on the side (she also seems preoccupied with flies).
		Finding one specific fly is a daunting task and Canada's abundance of the pests only aggravates the situation.
		Flies are not lactose intolerant, but they are alcohol dependent.
	www.badmovies.org /movies/thefly/index.html (1369 words)

	The Fly - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Fly (George Langelaan) is a 1957 short story by George Langelaan.
		The Fly is also the name of a persona created by Bono for U2's Zoo TV Tour.
		The Fly (climb) is one of the hardest sport routes in North America.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/The_Fly (182 words)

	The Fly Fishing Shop - WINSTON BAMBOO STORY
		Short, compact rod cases are easier to pack into your luggage.
		When Winston introduced their BL5 Fly Rod Series, they again used the handy 5-piece format in a series of rods meant for even more rigorous conditions.
		Whether your destination is a tiny spring creek or blue saltwater there is a 5-piece Winston fly rod designed specifically for the task.
	www.flyfishusa.com /rods/winston-temp/00-winston-design.htm (424 words)

	Classic-Horror Review of The Fly (1986)
		Although The Fly might be best experienced by someone who is completely unfamiliar with the plot, most people who hear about this film will already be familiar with the premise, plus the title gives it away to an extent, so I suppose it's not too damaging to relay the basics.
		The Fly is about the problems that ensue as he experiments on the teleportation of living things.
		The Fly is the perfect vehicle for him to stress the dangers of allowing ourselves to play God and tamper with nature; how our primitive machines are no match for the complexities of what they're making attempts to emulate.
	classic-horror.com /reviews/fly86.shtml (1043 words)

	The Fly by Katherine Mansfield
		Then there was a pause, while the fly, seeming to stand on the tips of its toes, tried to expand first one wing and then the other.
		But the fly had again finished its laborious task, and the boss had just time to refill his pen, to shake fair and square on the new-cleaned body yet another dark drop.
		He leaned over the fly and said to it tenderly, "You artful little b..." And he actually had the brilliant notion of breathing on it to help the drying process.
	www.geocities.com /short_stories_page/mansfieldthefly.html (1953 words)

	Tattered Fly \| A Fly Fishing Short Story (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		He had watched the refined stroke of his father’s well used fly rod, the soft landing of the fly and then the lightning fast flick of his wrist as he set the hook on a small brook trout that snapped at the offering.
		The man turned the fly over in his hand examining it meticulously through his glasses and then pulled down a thin flat object that was suspended on his vest.
		The fly the man had given the boy was sitting on the cabin dresser proudly on display as the boy pulled the blanket up snug around his neck.
	tatteredfly.com /blog/fly-fishing-short-story-without-grandpa (2344 words)

	Fly Casting Techniques, A. K. Best - MidCurrent
		The fly actually hits the water behind a short loop of line and leader, which picks up the fly and throws it back under the brush.
		This cast is best made with a rather open loop so that, if the fly does come in contact with a leaf or branch, chances are it'll dribble down to the surface much like a natural that has lost its grip.
		Since the fly can't move until everything is straight, I try to be careful how big the S curves are.
	www.midcurrent.com /articles/books/best_casting_techniques_1.aspx (1523 words)

	The DVD Journal \| Quick Reviews: The Fly: Collector's Edition
		The most paralyzing horror story to come out of the movie industry in the last few decades might be Hollywood's fear of new ideas.
		Where Kurt Neumann's 1958 version of George Langelaan's short story "The Fly" featured a few memorable scenes and lines, its drive-in, B-movie aspirations translated into a triumph of camp over creeps, and its titular fly-headed ghoul (and the corresponding human-headed fly) is more likely to elicit titters than shivers.
		In many ways, The Fly is the perfect culmination of Cronenberg's key obsessions, as Brundle's conflicting human needs and emotions corrupt his hunger for discovery, and the final, unforgettably heartbreaking scene is Cronenberg at his purest, mixing horrific content with a deep sense of empathy.
	www.dvdjournal.com /quickreviews/f/fly86_se.q.shtml (840 words)

	Winchester's Super Short Magnums (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		By "us" I mean industry people who, since the introduction of the.270 and 7mm Short Magnums this past year, have been speculating as to what the next addition to the line would be.
		Just as the.22 and 6mm PPCs proved that short, fat powder columns burned more efficiently and produced less muzzle turbulence, more consistent velocities and consequently a higher level of accuracy, these new Winchester SSMs may well write a new chapter in accuracy at higher velocity levels.
		At this point, I'm sure you've already assumed--as I did--that both Browning and USRAC would be using their respective short actions as the basis for these rifles.
	www.rifleshootermag.com /ammunition/super_short_mag (1162 words)

	The Short Story: Read to Write: The Setting [English Online]
		The setting can be an important part of the story but too many times, in the short stories contributed for competitions, the setting becomes a description based entirely on what can be seen.
		If the setting is important to the story the writer should, as well as establishing time and place, attempt to create a scene that makes use of the other senses the writer has.
		As you can see the students have noted the way the room is through their senses and in so doing made the classroom appear to be more than the desk filled room it normally is in many student stories.
	english.unitecnology.ac.nz /resources/units/short_story/setting.html (843 words)

	The Fly: Collector's Edition (1986)
		Ronnie is the way we keep in touch with the story, since I think most of us - even the nerdy engineers in the crowd - identify with her more closely.
		As with the short story, it’s a lot of fun to read this sucker and compare it to the finished flick.
		The Fly knocked me for a loop when I saw it theatrically in 1986, and it continues to be an excellent movie.
	www.dvdmg.com /flyse.shtml (2933 words)

	Metroactive News & Issues \| The Fly
		Metro's recent news story on white flight, a phenomenon some argue currently jeopardizes local public schools, caught former San Jose Unified trustee Carol Myers' attention.
		Four years ago, Myers landed in this paper for making waves when she criticized the district's use of desegregation funds (more than $300 million of federal money) and pointed out that Caucasian students were noticeably trickling out of their neighborhood public schools.
		Send a letter to the editor about this story to letters@metronews.com.
	www.metroactive.com /papers/metro/10.05.05/fly-0540.html (912 words)

	Short story
		Short is an imprecise concept whose definition depends upon the average run length commonly found in a specific market, produced by a particular process or, perhaps, even an individual plant.
		While there are widely publicized digital press success stories, it recently has become apparent that some of the newer installations are struggling to achieve their volume expectations.
		Small-format heavy-duty offset presses fully equipped with enhancing automation, perfecting capability, the option to print waterless and the capability of handling a variety of substrates enable the conventional printer to outperform short-run color competition, declares Larry Fuller, Sakurai's vice president and general manager.
	auctions.americanprinter.com /ar/printing_short_story (2739 words)

	Fly Fishing West Georgia & Beyond
		She was taken on a 3/0 chartreuse and white deerhair deceiver with a 15-lb tippet on an 8-weight fly rod with a sink-tip line.
		Georgia does not maintain fly rod records but it is quite likely this is the state's largest fly-caught striped bass.
		The river here has many rocks and snags and big fish must be whipped in short order for the angler to have any chance of success.
	www.flyfishga.com /joel_striper.htm (381 words)

	The Fly
		As creepy and weird as its remake tried to be this one is a masterpiece of horror for its period.
		With special effects well beyond my expectations and a pretty good little story, you can imagine this as a cross between the monster flicks of the time and Hitchcock.
		But she appears insane, and the more of the story that unravels the more she might be insane.
	www.xmission.com /~tyranist/horror/reviews/f/Fly.1958.html (570 words)

	The Sciecne Behind the Story
		Part of learning to be a good SF writer is learning to resist the temptation to shoehorn all those extra sidelights into a story, yet many of them are of considerable interest in their own right.
		In the future we hope many writers will be interested in participating in "The Science Behind The Story," and that we'll be able to post their entries at the same time their stories appear.
		But the story was written after I finished a computer program to generate 'music' from parts of the fruit fly genome.
	www.analogsf.com /0503/genomemusicletter.shtml (1047 words)

	The Fly \| Classic Movie and TV Reviews \| SCI FI Weekly
		It turns out that the fly she's searching for is a very special one, with a white leg and head.
		This original version of George Langelaan's short story was considered a minor classic for decades, until David Cronenberg's very different re-imagining of the basic premise came along and blew it out of the water.
		Clavell's screenplay preserves the deliberate pacing of the short story, hinting at awfulness from the very beginning but withholding the weirdness long past the point where a modern-day audience would have bolted.
	www.scifi.com /sfw/screen/classic/sfw13251.html (722 words)

	"The Two-Handed Club - Fly Angler's Online - #180
		Had he been inclined to write The Fly Fisherman's Dictionary, and were you to look up the word obsession there, I have no doubt that the definition would include "attempting to take steelhead on a fly." After a lifetime of intermittent fishing, I finally took to the fly.
		On a hike-in trip to the Deschutes this past summer I found myself at a bend in the river that is typically fished from the inside, the shore opposite where I was, as evidenced by two fishermen arriving on the heels of a jet-sled leaving that spot.
		I concluded their flies were coming out into the deeper water for just a brief time before swinging up onto the shallower shelf.
	www.flyanglersonline.com /features/readerscast/rc183.html (1302 words)

	Short Cuts :: The Memphis Flyer :: the mid-south's news weekly :: Short Cuts :: Music
		Home backs away from the ace pop move of their 1999 album Fly, instead embracing two predictable and decidedly less exciting musical directions: getting serious with some slow songs and focusing more on their bluegrass roots.
		The too-easy one-note joke "White Trash Wedding" has none of the daring of Fly's "Goodbye Earl" or "Sin Wagon," though, as a bluegrass showcase, they have plenty of fun with it.
		In the end, the titles tell the story: Wide Open Spaces yearned for more than three cute blondes in a country-pop band are expected to want.
	www.memphisflyer.com /memphis/Content?oid=2973 (1193 words)

	Katherine Mansfield Summary
		Short story writer Katherine Mansfield (1888-1923) is noted for her short stories with themes relating to women's lives and social hierarchies as well as her sense of wit and characterizations.
		Even before she died at the age of thirty-four Katherine Mansfield had achieved a reputation as one of the most talented writers of the modern short story in English.
		Born into a socially prominent Wellington family, Katherine's first published stories were in the High School Reporter, the...
	www.bookrags.com /Katherine_Mansfield (242 words)

	Comedy Central: Movies - The Fly - Plot Summary
		His atoms have become mixed up with the fly, and now he is unable to reverse the procedure.
		Infinitely subtler than the admittedly excellent 1986 remake, the 1958 The Fly is one of the definitive big-budget horror films of its decade.
		The Fly was adapted from George Langelaan's short story by James (Shogun) Clavell.
	www.comedycentral.com /movies/movie/12167/plot.jhtml (371 words)

	NGTO Fly Swap
		Send in the fly recipe, detailed tying instructions and how/where to fish the fly or a short story to go along with the fly.
		Place flies in a crush-proof container (like an altoids tin) and include a self addressed stamped envelop with your flies.
		We could even vote on the most deadly fly, ugly fly, worthless fly, etc. Lets set January 31st, 1999 as a target date to have the flies completed and in the hands of the Swapmeister.
	webpages.charter.net /skeeble/index.htm/Index.htm (427 words)

	This American Life \| Babysitting (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		Stories of babysitters, and what goes on while mom and dad are away that mom and dad never find out about.
		The story of several huge companies that accidentally got put into the babysitting business in a big, big way, because of snow, on December 26, 1988.
		Douglas Peery as he appeared to his parents, before they went out at night and left him in charge of his little brothers, and Doug (top left) as he appeared to his little brothers (at Halloween, circa 1970) once his parents were actually out of the house.
	www.thislife.org /pages/descriptions/01/175.html (388 words)

	A Fly on the Wall; a short story by Ieuan Dolby
		A Fly on the Wall; a short story by Ieuan Dolby
		I am like the fly on the wall watching so many lives, feelings and attitudes.
		Tony is on his way home from the gym; in fact for anybody that was unsure as to the bus they currently had the pleasure of riding in he shouted it out more than a few times for all to hear.
	www.seadolby.com /shortstory/fly_on_the_wall.html (965 words)

	Books Into Movies - Classic SF, part 3 - SF/Fantasy Books
		The result is a man with a fly’s head.
		Both movie version on based on The Fly, a short story by George Langelaan that first appeared in the June 1957 Playboy.
		The 1951 movie is based on the short story "Farewell to the Master" by Harry Bates and can be found in the anthology They Came From Outer Space
	www.bellaonline.com /ArticlesP/art31085.asp (286 words)

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