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May.09.2013
It was an ordinary day. The air smelled of honey, the bees buzzed to and fro. Clyde walked to the cafe with his book bag in hand. He had been working on his collection of essays, and it was his routine to complete all of his writing at Sandy's Sunshine Cafe. He needed to hear the pots and pans...
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Apr.05.2013
[This is one of several thousand non-winning entries to NPR's 3-Minute-Fiction Contest in February 2013. The challenge: create a complete story using less than 600 words that is entirely heard on a telephone answering machine.]
So – hey – like – Miss Morris? This is Danny Dembrazio?...
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Mar.27.2013
Ok, I've finished the first draft of "Wraped Up (flash fiction) and I'm going to go ahead and post it.
It's my first real attempt at horror/weird fiction, and so far feedback is mostly positive (except one person wanted more sex, geesh). Under 1000 words, it's a quick read and is hopefully...
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Feb.16.2013
** Able Muse Write Prize (for poetry & fiction): Entry Deadline EXTENDED BY 48 HOURS by popular request. This is your last chance to enter... ***
ABLE MUSE WRITE PRIZE (Poetry & Fiction) - $500 prize each & publicationJudges: Kelly Cherry - poetry; Thaisa Frank -...
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Feb.14.2013
** FINAL DAY - Less than 24 HOURS left before entry deadline in WRITE PRIZE! **
ABLE MUSE WRITE PRIZE (Poetry & Fiction) - $500 prize each & publicationJudges: Kelly Sherry - poetry; Thaisa Frank- fictionDeadline: February 15, 2013Read the...
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Jan.17.2013
The 53-word site may be interesting to writers who find it challenging and informative to work with a limited palette. A 53-word story is almost impossible, but it puts you in a show-don't-tell vise that forces you to find the bare bones of a story.
In truth, I like to read good telling when...
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Sep.28.2012
I'm not a very good blogger these days, I am sorry. If you take a look at the previous post you'll see what's keeping me busy - and there are other things i'm doing that aren't on the list too, a bit of a whirlwind time right now. But frankly, it's all writing-related, and it's ALL good! Last...
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Sep.28.2012
By the time this blog post goes up I will be in Plymouth for my event tonight at the Central Library as part of the first Plymouth International Book Fest - do come if you are in the area, we kick off at 6.30pm!
I am around and about a lot over the next 8 weeks and I wanted to list all my...
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Aug.22.2012
Dear Friends,
This week the Atticus Review has published some of my flash fiction, a very short story about the day a strange force arose from the sea:
http://atticusreview.org/the-occupation/
Later this fall, my novella--or very short novel--will be published by the (wonderfully named) small press...
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Jul.08.2012
This week my book ENCHANTMENT is being released and--at the urging of some intrepid supporters--I am launching it with a story-in-tweets for Twitter.
Twitter has always been a mystery to me. I see it as a two-storey gossamer house. On the first floor etheric people float from tweet to tweet...
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