Queer writer of speculative and YA fiction
OK, I'm late getting this posted today, so let's skip the preamble and get right to it. This month's prompt was for a fantasy, set on a spaceship, featuring a hairbrush. Fairy tales count as fantasy, right? Well, they do in this case. And if my spaceship from the Explorer Corps seems a little Starfleet-y, …
True confession: I have a hard time with time. I lose track of it, can't judge it, and fritter it away. So if you tell me that tomorrow's the first Monday in November, I'll believe you. We'll both be wrong, of course. Long story short, this prompt should have been posted last week, but I …
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I'm late getting this posted, so let's cut right to the chase, shall we? Here are the stories written based on this month's Flash Fiction Draw writing prompt: Loving Lines by E H Timms Fields of Gold by Iara Warriorfeather Dot Your I Love Yous by ’Nathan Burgoine Can't This Cow Go Any Faster? by …
It occurs to me now (and it's probably occurred to me before) that everything I do with the Flash Fiction Draw stories I write is exactly what I think I shouldn't do. I write these with no plan, no idea how they're going to end, and then I throw them up on the internet with …
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October! This month begins my favorite time of year, and not just because my birthday's this month. (Although that's part of it.) The weather is finally starting to get cooler, the maple in our backyard is starting to change into its red dress, and I'm gazing longingly at the 75% of my wardrobe that I …
Did you think I was going to forget to post a roundup of the other folks who did this month's Flash Fiction Draw? Well, I can't blame you, considering it's (checks notes) 11 p.m. on the East Coast. In some places, it's already tomorrow. In other places, the tea's getting cold. Wait, where was I? …
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OK, finishing this one up at the last minute, as usual. If you missed this month's prompt, you'll find it over here. I went fairly light on the "crime caper" part and, perhaps predictably, focused on what the character's life of crime had cost him... although maybe he has a shot at redemption, who knows? …
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So, for this month's Flash Fiction Draw, I feel it's important to point out that I just draw the cards. I can't help it if the combination is a little... weird. This month's draw would be a case in point. I mean, if you want to skip all the preamble, you can click here and …
I know I've said this before, so please bear with me while I repeat myself. The thing I love about a writing prompt is that every person who uses it inevitably comes up with something radically unique. This month's Flash Fiction Draw writing prompt is no exception. Check out everyone's stories at the links below: …
I should start by saying I don't write historical fiction. And it shows. As usual, with prompts like this one, I take liberties. Yes, the story is set in 1823, and yes it references a famous poet from antiquity, and yes my main characters both hail from early 1900s St. Louis, but... Oh, heck. Enough …
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