Queer writer of weird things
Well, this is a weird one. But I say that every time, don't I? I'm not sure I can explain exactly where in my imagination this one came from, apart from the requirements of the July Flash Fiction Draw prompt: a comedy, set in the trunk of a car, including a vacuum cleaner (which makes …
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It's the first Monday of the month, which means it's time for the July Flash Fiction Draw writing prompt. And clearly I'm leaving it until the very last minute this time, aren't I? But better late than never, right? Besides, we're grown-ass adults and we can make our own rules. So if I say, for …
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Let it be known that I hate the sound of my own voice. I think we’re all inclined to cringe when we hear ourselves speak, though, aren’t we? I wonder if people who have fantastic voices, like Patrick Stewart or Angela Bassett, feel this way too, or do they think, “Dang, I sound good”? All …
I love this part, getting to see the different stories people came up with from the same writing prompt. Only two this month, but maybe a horror prompt in the summertime is a tough genre ask? Regardless, I loved these, and I hope you do too: All Ticked Off, by E H Timms What We …
True fact: I don't write a lot of horror. One lesson I remember from my friend and editor Greg Herren, though, when it comes to approaching genres I don't have a lot of experience with, is to go at them with a mindset of "I've never tried that before" instead of "I could never do …
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Happy almost summer! (Unless you're in the Southern Hemisphere, in which case happy almost winter.) I know, I can't believe it either. Let's get right to this month's flash fiction draw, shall we? (And as always, if you want to skip the preamble, you can click here and go right to the good stuff.) Here's …
I mean, it was kind of a surprise to me when I woke up this morning and one of my collaborators wrote to say, “Hey, guess what’s up?” I had hoped to have time to put together a whole list of stuff, but... And when it does, what can you do except... Anyway. I have …
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Wow, this one is late. As I mentioned earlier, I’m on deadline for a project I can’t talk about yet, but that I’m very excited about. (Also? I will never contract for something that isn’t finished ever again. Never. Mark my words. And remind me of this when I think writing to a deadline is …
So... I'm running a little behind. I'm on deadline, you see, for a super awesome thing that I can't tell you about yet. That deadline is getting SUPER close now, and I'm... not done. So I spent a good part of the weekend working on that (when I wasn't procrastinating, which it turns out is …