Today's Friday Flash Fics picture made me go in a spec-fic direction that I'd considered once or twice before, but apparently needed an image to work with to ground a character. She became Claire, and the story unfolded from her. La Dame Rouge de France Triomphante Le Musée de l'Unicité lay tucked within sight of … Continue reading Friday Flash Fics — “La Dame Rouge de France Triomphante”
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Friday Flash Fics — “To the Blues”
Today's Friday Flash Fics made me think of Christian (or Ian) and Dawn where they left off at the end of "There & Then" in Of Echoes Born. So, spoiler warnings for that story in particular, as this picks up when they go to the prom that Dawn decided was definitely going to happen, despite … Continue reading Friday Flash Fics — “To the Blues”
Friday Flash Fics — Merrily, Merrily
Today's Friday Flash Fics rides the coat-tails of another one I wrote a while back, Gently Down the 'Stream. We once again have a time-traveler arriving who's there to do a good deed, but this time it's the someone from the "now" of the last piece, heading into the a then. The photo reminded me … Continue reading Friday Flash Fics — Merrily, Merrily
Sunday Shorts—A Good Home, by Karin Lowachee
Oh wow, how I loved this story. The perfect way to open People of Colo(u)r Destroy Science Fiction, "A Good Home" weaves a few key elements into a single narrative, and does it freaking flawlessly. First? We've got a PTSD suffering soldier (an android, which is a key component of the story: that we created … Continue reading Sunday Shorts—A Good Home, by Karin Lowachee
Friday Flash Fics—A Touch of Psychometry
This week's Friday Flash Fics hit me in a three ways. One: her dress (which made me think of a local comic book convention). Two: her gloves (which made me think of "The Psychometry of Snow"). Three: the bookshelves (which made me think of The Second Page, my fictional bookstore in the Village, which Ian … Continue reading Friday Flash Fics—A Touch of Psychometry
Friday Flash Fics—Change, Home, Water
Another Village story this week, inspired by the Friday Flash Fics photo here. NiceTeas gets a mention in "A Little Village Magic," (included in Of Echoes Born) and I've got a novella almost polished called "A Little Village Blend," where you get to spend more time with Ivan, the proprietor who makes the tea blends … Continue reading Friday Flash Fics—Change, Home, Water
