Ah, let the air be filled with the smell of the fresh-cut grass, popcorn, and leather gloves, along with the crack of the bat putting that Rawlings over the wall, the crowd going wild.
Been a long while since I’ve posted, much less written, but here is my latest story (submitted back in January). Hope you enjoy.
I just received word that my story, The Grand Adventure, https://spillwords.com/the-grand-adventure/ was nominated for Publication of the Year, and to say the least, I’m both surprised and quite honored.
It was a fun story to write, and garnered Publication of the Month for April of 2024, so I’m really pleased with this nomination.
A writer friend in Germany, Michael McCarthy, was nominated for Author of the Year. Should you feel so inclined, I would appreciate a vote his way, and, of course, would love a check in the Grand Adventure box as well.
Happy New Year.
The Christmas deadline for submissions to the Spillwords 12 Days of Christmas caught me off guard this year, and I sort of threw a story together. Even my wife says it’s “a little too Hallmarky.” None the less, Spillwords felt sorry for me and published it today. Hope you enjoy –
It’s been quite a while since I gave a shot at a 100-word story, but I was able to throw one together (as I was actually trying to work on a much longer story).
Hope you enjoy –
https://www.fridayflashfiction.com/100-word-stories/the-waiting-is-the-hardest-part-by-jim-bartlett
I’ve not been putting my fingers to the keyboard as much this year, been a bit more of a struggle trying to find the positive. I know it’s still out there, just have to be more determined and dig a little deeper.
With that, I did finally get a story out, and Spillwords was kind enough to publish it for me. Hope you enjoy –
I received a surprise honor this morning, as I was told my long story, The Grand Adventure, was selected as Story of the Month at Spillwords Press. Thanks to all who were able to read it, as the number of reads help with their decision.
“The Grand Adventure,” one of my longer efforts, went up on Spillwords today. A tale on friendship, families (not always a good thing), with an underlying commentary on aging and the bumps in the road we encounter, it was a fun write. I hope you will enjoy –
It’s been a while since I gave a 100-word story a try, and since I seem to be stumbling on one of my longer efforts (doesn’t seem to want to cooperate at the moment), I thought I’d throw one together.
Hope you enjoy –
https://www.fridayflashfiction.com/100-word-stories/zondor-the-great-by-jim-bartlett
With Friday Flash Fiction taking a hiatus for the holidays, I decided to try a different site for my short Christmas story. It’s called StoryWrite, and I guess we’ll see how it works out…
Hope you enjoy –
https://storywrite.com/story/17545202-Christmas-at-the-Mall-by-Jim-Bartlett
My (very) long holiday story went up this morning on Spillwords as a featured story in their “12 Days of Christmas” series they run annually. I hope you enjoy and Happy Holidays –
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