Tag: flash fiction
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Toilet Troubles
“I told you to put the lid down!” He shouted as he reached for the plunger. “I did!” She wailed, standing in the shower as far from the toilet as she could get in the small room. “Back, back damn you,” The plunger swipes were only increasing the magnitude of the problem. Her scream echoed…
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Professional Daydreamer
I’m stressed – nothing big, just life transitioning again – and normally when I’m stressed, I stop being creative. This time? The creativity has kicked into a whole new level. I’m confused. I’m not complaining, but still, I wish my brain were a little more predictable. Especially because what’s popping into my head isn’t terribly…
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Free Ebook!
I’m making Twisted Mindflow, a collection of 17 short stories, flash, and oddballs, available for free download. Whether you’re a fan and interested in the evolution of my writing mind, or you’re new to my work and want to get a sense of just how odd my stories are, this is my gift to you.…
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The Snippet is a Lie
So – I had to look up the origin of this meme, although it’s become an injoke with the crowd I hang out with. Even though I don’t game, this seems to work nicely as a life metaphor: the cake is a lie. So is this snippet. Instead, I went diving into my old posts,…
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Morning Has Broken
If you’re anything like me, that will now be your earworm for the day. It could be worse. I was talking about opera over at the Otherwhere Gazette today, and how ‘Space Opera’ came to be first a pejorative, and later a term of acclaim. Fat Ladies Singing Space and Opera seem to be an…
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A Flash Of Rain
I had written this flash fiction piece a while back, and put it away, it is too short to do much with, but it’s a poignant story, and when I came across it this afternoon I decided to share it here. Enjoy. Let me know what you think. ******************* Aunt Emma was watering the garden…