This is what comes of watching too much Star Trek and Law & Order. But for the record, I never cared for either L&O:SVU or any of the CSIs. Although I did enjoy JAG briefly. And I love a good…
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Friday Flash Fiction: “The Male Woman”
Yeah… Given the occurrence of certain key words in this week’s story, I’m expecting an increase in comment spam over on the 512 blog. But hey, that’s why I have moderation turned on. Suck it, Russian spambots! Read “The Male…
Friday Flash Fiction: “New Sensation”
I blame DASH2 playtesting, and Bob Schaffer in particular, for this week’s random title. Now I can’t get that damn INXS song out of my head. Read “New Sensation” at 512 Words or Fewer
Friday Flash Fiction: “Ghost Patrol”
This week’s short is an excerpt from a story I’m revising for my Clarion workshop application. (I need two stories to apply; the other one will be an expanded version of “Martian Standard Time.”) And yes, I did steal the…
Friday Flash Fiction: “Fight or Flight”
Story’s up. I’m going to bed. Read “Fight or Flight” at 512 Words or Fewer
Friday Flash Fiction: “Technobabble”
I was having a hell of a time writing this week’s story. I’d started at least three different pieces since last week, but couldn’t get traction on any of them. Then it was after ten o’clock Thursday night, and I…
Friday Flash Fiction: “Practice”
I don’t remember why, but while driving around earlier this week I wondered aloud to D what the world might be like if people were fans of things besides TV shows and movies–if, for example, there was a fandom for…
Friday Flash Fiction: “Telling Tales Out of School”
I blame Robot Chicken for a lot of things, not the least of which is a tendency to say “What a twist!”–in a high-pitched voice, pronouncing the last word as tweest… You know what? It’ll be faster if you just…
Friday Flash Fiction: “The Kid Who Noticed Things”
This week’s “story” (it’s really just an opening) is a perfect example of deadlines driving creativity: if I hadn’t needed to write something by Friday, I might never have dug these pieces out of the trunk and tried to make…