Part four of five: in which Liz gets friendly with the ship’s doctor, who does not reciprocate. Read “Funny Story” at 512 Words or Fewer
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Friday Flash Fiction: “Dinner Conversation”
This is part three of a five-part story. I wrote the first part back in the summer of 2011, at the request of one of my Clarion Write-a-thon sponsors: he wanted a piece of short fiction which might persuade his…
Friday Flash Fiction: “This Scene Lacks Tension”
Yes, this is a continuation of last month’s “CSI: Computer Science Investigation,” and the title is one of the critiques this draft received from my weekly writer’s group. I’m working on it! Read “This Scene Lacks Tension” at 512 Words…
Friday Flash Fiction: “Her Story”
This is what happens when you wait until the last minute to write a story. Read “Her Story” at 512 Words or Fewer
Friday Flash Fiction: “Wizard and Robot”
Today’s story was inspired by this photo. Believe it… or not! Speaking of science fiction police procedurals, I watched the very promising pilot for Continuum this week. My three main observations: Wearable tech is awesomesauce. William B. Davis looks even…
Friday Flash Fiction: “CSI: Computer Science Investigation”
Yeah, I can’t believe it took me this long to make that fuckin’ joke either. Read “CSI: Computer Science Investigation” at 512 Words or Fewer
Friday Flash Fiction: “Debriefing”
The narrator in this piece is not actually Kangaroo, though I can understand why you might be confused about that. Read “Debriefing” at 512 Words or Fewer
Friday Flash Fiction: “Now and Later”
For the record: Guns don’t murder people. Fucked-up assholes murder people, and they don’t need guns to do it. But firearms do carry a lot of psychic freight. Read “Now and Later” at 512 Words or Fewer
Friday Flash Fiction: “Not As We Know It”
I know, nobody really expected the world to end today. But it’s still fun to ridicule the concept. http://youtu.be/fDXRCKsd9qY Read “Not As We Know It” at 512 Words or Fewer
Friday Flash Fiction: “Barely Legal”
Yes, this week’s story title is a double entendre, BUT NOT IN THAT SENSE YOU PERV. Read “Barely Legal” at 512 Words or Fewer