Today's Friday Flash Fics stymied me for a bit, but then I noticed the train behind the man (because noticing the man was way, way easier), and the train thing made me consider a location, and from there, "Run" happened. Run Don’t think, just run. Don’t think, just run. Erwin chanted the words to himself, … Continue reading Friday Flash Fics — Run
Today's Friday Flash Fics reminded me of Mark Ward from the second short story I ever had accepted for publication, "Last Call," in Mortis Operandi. Mark is a wizard-for-hire (if you know who to talk to) who deals with strange goings on and tries to stop bad people from doing bad things, and in "Last … Continue reading Friday Flash Fics — Aftershocks
Happy New Year! Today's Friday Flash Fics shot made me think of the unnamed detective from "Keeping the Faith" (from Men of the Mean Streets). I liked the character, and I've always wanted to do more with him, but haven't had the opportunity until now. The List Clay didn’t feel comfortable in the bar, but … Continue reading Friday Flash Fics — The List
Every year for the past few years, I've re-written a holiday story through a queer lens, retelling it as a way to retroactively tell stories to my younger self that include people like me. The first year, I wrote "Dolph," (a retelling of Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer). Then I wrote "Frost," (a retelling of Frosty … Continue reading The Five Crowns and Colonel’s Sabre
Here’s my entry for the final Flash Fiction Draw Challenge (the post for the original December draw is here). In case you didn’t know about this challenge, there’s a video here explaining (and showing the monthly draw), but the quick version is this: I use three suits from a deck of cards to randomly put together a genre … Continue reading The Pevensie Academy Boys — A Flash Fiction Draw Challenge
Today's Friday Flash Fics photo is totally a cheat. Whenever I do little promo graphic images for Exit Plans for Teenage Freaks for things like one-line-Wednesday, I use a particular picture from Pixabay that I like as somewhat Cole-ish (or, in my head, what Cole will look like when he's a bit older). I chose … Continue reading Friday Flash Fics—No Chimney Required
