Flash Fiction Challenge – Prompt Nine

Flash Fiction Challenge! Week eight submissions are in! Check them out! Submit your week nine flash fiction by March 5, 2014! Each Wednesday, post a link to your submission in the comments section of the corresponding weekly prompt. Week Eight Prompt: Look, somebody has got to make a decision. Want to be part of the … Continue reading Flash Fiction Challenge – Prompt Nine

Flash Fiction Challenge – Week Eight Submissions

The FFC week eight submissions are in! Eight weeks in and still going strong! This challenge is a lot fun and there is talk about publishing a flash fiction book (bathroom or otherwise) at the end! It’s not too late to join! Share your Flash Fiction stories on Twitter with #FFC52. Week Eight Prompt: Three … Continue reading Flash Fiction Challenge – Week Eight Submissions

Poison Creosote: The Case of the True Detective

“You’re in Carcosa now … with me. He sees you.” From the instant I saw a disheveled Rustin Cohle (Matthew McConaughey) in a dingy interview room, lighting a smoke and tapping the ashes into the Big Hug Mug, I knew True Detective was going to be a killer watch. What I didn’t realize was what … Continue reading Poison Creosote: The Case of the True Detective

Flash Fiction Challenge – Prompt Eight

Flash Fiction Challenge! Week seven submissions are in! Check them out! This week, I’m pleased to announce that Lucy, of the fantastic The Excessive Gardener, is my guest prompt creator this week! Great prompt, Lucy! Looking forward to writing my flash fiction! Submit your week eight flash fiction by February 26, 2014! Each Wednesday, post … Continue reading Flash Fiction Challenge – Prompt Eight

Flash Fiction Challenge – Week Seven Submissions

The #FFC52 week seven submissions are in! Seven weeks in and still going strong! This challenge is a lot fun and there is talk about publishing a flash fiction book (bathroom or otherwise) at the end! It's not too late to join! Share your Flash Fiction stories on Twitter with #FFC52. Week Seven Prompt: He … Continue reading Flash Fiction Challenge – Week Seven Submissions

True Dark Dead Cupcake: What My Distraction Looks Like

I've been fairly distracted this week and as such I have not posted anything. I feel shame. I thought I would share some of the culprits of my distraction. Matthew McConaughey Blowing My Tiny Mind No, not in Magic Mike. Get you mind out of the G-stringed crotch. It's the new HBO show "True Detective." … Continue reading True Dark Dead Cupcake: What My Distraction Looks Like

Flash Fiction Challenge – Prompt Seven

Flash Fiction Challenge! Week six submissions are in! Check them out! Submit your week seven flash fiction by February 19, 2014! Each Wednesday, post a link to your submission in the comments section of the corresponding weekly prompt. Week Six Prompt: He makes movies. I didn't ask what kind. Want to be part of the … Continue reading Flash Fiction Challenge – Prompt Seven

Flash Fiction Challenge – Week Six Submissions

The FFC week six submissions are in! That bathroom book of flash fiction is starting to take shape! Join us! Share your Flash Fiction stories on Twitter with #FFC52. Special thanks to Chris Musgrave for this week's prompt! It was a challenging one! Week Six Prompt: A thirty-year-old man is having a conversation with his … Continue reading Flash Fiction Challenge – Week Six Submissions

RIP Marius the Giraffe

I was really disturbed to hear about the short life and tragic killing of Marius the Giraffe. Poor guy's genes were apparently "too common" and thus "useless for breeding." Isn't there a better way to deal with this besides a bullet in the head. It's too late for Marius, but I put my giraffe thinking … Continue reading RIP Marius the Giraffe

Flash Fiction Challenge – Prompt Six

Flash Fiction Challenge! Week five submissions are in! Check them out! This week, I'm pleased to announce that Chris Musgrave - Writing in Training is my guest prompt creator this week! Great prompt, Chris. Looking forward to writing my flash fiction! Submit your week six flash fiction by February 12, 2014! Each Wednesday, post a … Continue reading Flash Fiction Challenge – Prompt Six