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| The untimely death of the short story |
| Published: October 3, 2007, 7:23 am |
| Tags: Flash Fiction, Short Story |
| birth to a whole new form: flash fiction, at least in name. The 1997 translation of Thomas Bernhard's, The Voice Imitator (albeit written in 1978), is a fine example 104 stories in 104 pages though you should also check out Margaret Atwood's, Murder in the Dark, from 1994.Neither, I'm afraid, has anything to top this gem by Richard |
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| trying something new.... |
| Published: October 5, 2007, 7:16 pm |
| Tags: Meme, 55 Flash Fiction Friday |
| Something I've seen here there and everywhere and it really appeals to me so I thought I'd give it a try.... Click the pic to see what it is...Read on....***It offended her as she stared at the wreckage. What was the motive? Destruction to ease a guilty conscience? Desire to gain some sort of justice for herself? Why would that lousy little weasel |
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| 55FlashFictionFriday |
| Published: October 26, 2007, 10:58 pm |
| Tags: 55 Flash Fiction Friday |
| It was a long day. The people jumping into her queue just got more and more ignorant. She took her brain off to a fantasy. It was warm, sunshine and water, no stress. She breathed deep, breathed in the deep ocean, the sun, the palms She opened her eyes and began to answer questions again.click the picture to find out all about it.... |
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| 55FlashFictionFriday |
| Published: November 9, 2007, 11:37 am |
| Tags: 55 Flash Fiction Friday, Tattooing |
| really fiction, but it's my offering and I'm standing by it."Set your needle." She did, then she proceeded to turn it on and off while he made the tuning adjustments."There. You're set. That's at a 9, you'll need that same sound for the 12.""Check me out."Her first try? It was perfect.This is my machine.There are many like it, but this one is |
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| 55FlashFictionFriday |
| Published: November 16, 2007, 12:01 am |
| Tags: 55 Flash Fiction Friday |
| She rocked slowly. The squeak of the chair blended well with the fire crackling away.Such a good pussy, she thought. Such a good, good pussy.She dipped her hand with the warm solution once more, gently rubbing with her other hand, in time with her slow rocking.It was such a soft, good pussy.Ahem. You've got a really dirty mind, you know? I kinda |
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| Considering a nursery for your little ones? |
| Published: February 28, 2008, 7:48 pm |
| Tags: Lyrical Prose, Irish Photos, Unfinished, Miscellaneous, Family Events, Blogging, Commentary, Poetry, Flash Fiction, Memories, Pain, Self Harm, Self Harmer |
| Commentary, Poetry, flash fiction, Memories, pain, self-harm, |
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| Cool Tshirt of the Week |
| Published: February 28, 2008, 7:48 pm |
| Tags: Surprise Pregnancy, Humour, Uncertainty, Blogging, Humor, Funny, Cool, Tshirts, Publishing, Short Story, Flash Fiction, Doubts, Two Minutes, Pregnancy Test |
| short story, flash fiction, Doubts, Two Minutes, |
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| Through the tears |
| Published: February 28, 2008, 7:47 pm |
| Tags: Jan Moir Knows How To Keep Waiters Onside Apparently, Observer Food Monthly, Daddies, Too Much Trust, Poor Bastard, War, Murder, Death, The End, Short Story, Flash Fiction, End Of World |
| short story, flash fiction, |
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| Too Many Home Based Offers-how Do I Choose The Right One For Me? |
| Published: March 2, 2008, 10:38 am |
| Tags: Ryanair, Sky Tv, Quinn Insurance, Future, Short Story, Flash Fiction, Doubts, Two Minutes, Pregnancy Test, Surprise Pregnancy, Uncertainty, Aer Lingus |
| Future, short story, flash fiction, Doubts, Two Minutes, pregnancy test, surprise pregnancy, uncertainty, |
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| Lust... 55 Flash Fiction Friday |
| Published: April 25, 2008, 11:28 pm |
| Tags: Flickr, 55 Flash Fiction Friday, Religion |
| She crossed herself as she knelt and began counting over and over, her fingers swift on the beads. She knew she had sinned (quite horribly), but there was no help for it. Father Gregori's legs were positively magnificent when he played football with the boys who lived down the lane.Go See Susie |
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| Flash Fiction Sundays at LSB |
| Published: May 4, 2008, 1:29 pm |
| Tags: Flash Fiction Sundays, Liquid Silver Books, Nina Pierce |
| LSB Blog . Each Sunday is Flash Fiction Sunday, where one writer posts a writing prompt and writers spend the day posting 100 word stories. There are some great flashes and a lot of fun conversations that happen in the comments. In honor of Cinco de Mayo, author Nina Pierce has picked the theme of parties and celebrations. Drop by and |
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| How Many Words Make A Story |
| Published: June 7, 2008, 2:01 am |
| Tags: Tips For Creative Writers, What Is Flash Fiction, Write A Novel, Write Flash Fiction, Write Short Stories, Writing A Novella |
| a short story, or “flash fiction”. What constitutes flash fiction usually depends on the publisher. Some sites want flash fiction of no more than 800 words, some as much 5,000. It all depends. When I joined in the NaNoWriMo challenge this past November, they considered 50,000 words to be a novel. And I'll tell you this, 50,000 |
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| Is flash fiction a joke? |
| Published: August 31, 2008, 7:01 pm |
| Tags: Flash Fiction, Short Story |
| I have never thought about flash fiction as a form in itself. I didn't imagine there were any different rules to writing a flash fiction Is that correct English? than there were to writing any story. I suppose a flash fiction is okay. You have a novel, a novella, a novelette, a short story and, a flash fiction. Doesn't sound quite |
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| An interview with Adrian Graham |
| Published: September 3, 2008, 7:01 pm |
| Tags: Interview, Flash Fiction, Short Story |
| on the web. This is where flash fiction seems most active. You can't comfortably read a novel on a computer screen but you can read a flash fiction. If you're after some free flash fiction the bearded lady blog has been posting some great stuff recently and Adam Maxwell has been pushing flash fiction into digital media with his award winning |
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