My mother once said to me: “Art is more important than food.” I’m pretty sure she was joking. Read “Art Attack 2” at 512 Words or Fewer ~CKL
Category: 512words
Friday Flash Fiction: “Defeated”
This week: Magic! Read “Defeated” at 512 Words or Fewer ~CKL
Friday Flash Fiction: “Kangaroo’s First Day with the Eye”
This week’s story features characters from Waypoint Kangaroo, the novel I’m currently revising. I still need to do a lot of restructuring and expand a few subplots, but I really enjoy writing these people. Read “Kangaroo’s First Day with the…
Friday Flash Fiction Twofer
I missed my regularly scheduled shameless self-promotion last week because of our travels in Europe, so I’m doubling up today: The further adventures of Jake and Andy, futurismic detectives!Read “The Color of Questions” at 512 Words or Fewer. How does…
Friday Flash Fiction: “Vampire Robot”
I know what you’re thinking: Why would anyone build a vampire robot? Read “Vampire Robot” at 512 Words or Fewer ~CKL
Friday Flash Fiction: “Creation Blues”
This is not my best work, but bad is better than unfinished. Yeah. I’m going to keep telling myself that. Read “Creation Blues” at 512 Words or Fewer ~CKL
Friday Flash Fiction: “I Can See for Miles”
This week’s story is not about remote viewing. Not really. It’s what we writers call a “plot device.” My first draft was almost exactly 1,024 words, and I considered simply splitting it into a two-parter, but there wasn’t a natural…
Friday Flash Fiction: “Reunion”
Happy Mother’s Day? I guess? Read “Reunion” at 512 Words or Fewer ~CKL
Friday Flash Fiction: “First of May”
That is today’s date, isn’t it? Read “First of May” at 512 Words or Fewer ~CKL
Friday Flash Fiction: “Customer Surface”
What if there was a store like Fry’s Electronics, only it sold magical implements instead of technological ones? Would cash-poor aspiring wizards still take advantage of the “Fry’s rental plan” (very lenient 30-day return policy)? Would dealing with their low-paid,…