May 13
This will be my last Friday Flash for awhile (but not forever) so I can concentrate on editing and submitting my longer fiction. More significantly, Gingerbread, written for the theme threesome, is my final flash to be published at the 52/250 flash site. I successfully submitted a story for each of their themes every week …
May 05
At least for a little while. I’ve been a regular contributor to #Friday Flash for over a year, and in another week my final submission to the 52/250 Flash site will be published. I’m taking a break from weekly flash, not forever but for awhile, in order to concentrate on longer fiction. I have a …
Apr 15
Please visit the 52/250 website for my flash story, Naughty, for this week’s theme – Tainted Love. Comments and feedback are appreciated. Thank you for visiting my blog, and please come back on Sunday for the My Writing Niche podcast. **photo courtesy of Ggorgo via Flicker. Some rights reserved by Ggorgo.
Apr 08
This week’s #Friday Flash, A Time to Remember, can be found at the 52/250 flash site. This was actually my second submission for the theme Blind Spot. I hope you enjoy it! My hands and arms seem to be doing much better. I’m taking it easy, but I’m almost back to my normal writing schedule. …
Mar 25
Due to pain in my hands and arms I have been unable to post regularly this week. Though I do not believe this to be very serious, I am mostly writing via a speech recognition program via my phone in order to prevent further injury. In the meantime, please visit the 52/250 website for my …
Mar 17
The story below was an alternate story I wrote for the 52/250 prompt ‘Password‘. ‘Safe Room’ was the other story I submitted to the 52/250 flash site. PASSWORD Saint Peter scanned the Book of Life and frowned. “Sorry, but you’re not listed.” The woman paled. “You mean…?” Peter’s frown deepened. He scratched his white robe, …
Mar 10
Long Distance Phone Call Betty sat beneath the lamp, phone cord wrapped around her arms, loose skin hanging from her bones. She smiled and laughed – something her caretakers rarely saw her do. The calls from her husband had become more frequent over the past year; she relished every word. Though he’d traveled far, Howard …
Dec 10
My story, The Great Outdoors, can be found at the 52/250 flash challenge site. The theme for this week’s submissions was Urban Convert. When I originally read the theme, this scene played out in my head right away. I’ve camped a lot in my life, mostly as a Girl Scout growing up and later with …
Dec 03
The World at My Fingertips The Palm Pilot spoke to me through text that flashed across its screen. My appointments, my phone book, my ebooks and documents showed up as letters against its glowing background – the world at my fingertips. However, I was surprised when it told me to call in sick to work. …
Nov 25
My story, The Postcard, can be found *here.* My #Friday Flash this week is at the 52/250 flash challenge site. This week’s theme was The Postcard. Well, Nanowrimo is almost over. Monday is officially the last day, but I think I’ll probably finish this weekend. I’m at 47,607 words now (Thursday, November 25, 2010 at …
