A new flash story went up today on Friday Flash Fiction. Actually it’s an older story that I wrote a while back, but one that needed a couple of fresh words before I felt it might be worth a read.
A distraction in this weird time we are going through together, yet apart.
February has not been a kind month, but this too shall pass. That whining aside, Friday Flash has just posted my latest flash story, Dog. I hope you enjoy.
I submitted my story, Isle of Palms, back in early July of last year, receiving an acceptance on is in late September. It was scheduled at the time to be published in January, but was delayed, and has finally found a page of its own. The formatting is a bit on the wonky side, but at least it’s there and a little bit of light in an otherwise gloomy February. Hope you enjoy –
My latest flash just went up this morning, the publisher adding a couple of nice (and fun) treats to the story. Hope you enjoy –
Despite my New Year’s resolution, or maybe it was just sort of a leaning, to focus on a longer work, I still continue to enjoy a flash fiction story now and again. And again. And here is my latest –
Though I had originally decided to focus on longer stories this year – not exactly a resolution, but a “plan” – I had another little flash pop into my head this week. Hope you enjoy –
Got lucky this week with having a second story going up for publication. I went back to flash fiction with this one (500 words) and hope you enjoy –
Merry Christmas, Happy Hanukkah, Happy Solstice, and the warmest of Holiday wishes. Whatever you may be celebrating this year – even if it was the fact you woke up this morning – I hope it’s the first day of many, many wonderful ones to come.
My latest (and a bit longer) story went up this morning. I ended up rushing this one, the deadline for submission having snuck up on me, so it was almost a surprise that it was accepted. But somehow my bumblings slipped past their normally sharp eyes and was accepted as part of their “12 Days of Christmas.” Hope you enjoy, and best to all.
These have been indeed a challenge, but at the same time quite fun. Hope you enjoy this one, coming from a little different angle –
The 100-word stories have tickled my fancy, at least for the moment, and I have been fortunate to have another selected for publication –
There’s a bit of a background story to the story, a sort of an “author’s note:,” but it turned out longer than the story itself (not hard when you’re dealing with only 100 words) and the publisher elected not to print it. That said, here are the notes –
Author’s note: On April 6, 1909, U.S. Naval engineer Robert Peary laid sole claim to being the first man to reach the North Pole, taking all the credit despite the fact that he was accompanied by an expedition team comprised of Matthew Henson and four Eskimo team members: Ootah, Seeglo, Egingwah, and Ooqueah. There is evidence to suggest that it was Henson who actually reached the pole first (he was pulling Peary’s sled), making Peary second, but Peary left him out of all of his accounts, not wanting to share any of the glory with a black man. Sadly, Peary went on to receive numerous awards and accolades, including a Rear Admiral’s pension, while Henson lived out most of his life in obscurity as a Customs clerk in New York. It wasn’t until 1955, just before his death, he finally received recognition from both President Truman and President Eisenhower.
Hope you enjoy –
