Queer writer of weird things
I had lunch recently with a friend of mine, Karen. In addition to mutual appreciation of many things (wine is high up on the list), we also have a deep and abiding love of pasta, grilled cheese sandwiches of infinite variety, and pizza. So, as we caught up over a plate of spaghetti and a …
Most of the Friday Flash Fiction photo prompts have been—how should I put this—a bit naughty. Now, I like a cute guy as much as the next person does, so I'm not complaining. This one, on the other hand: Oh, this is right up my alley. How to Get Off This Rock Daniel came to …
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For the past couple years, I’ve tried to come up with one word or phrase that could capture my focus for the coming year. In 2016, it was “completion.” I wanted to complete the draft of the novel I was working on. And I did that, although in 2017 I ended up setting it aside …
Another Friday, another flash fiction piece! As mentioned previously, I’m in a Facebook group called Friday Flash Fics. We’re given a photo as a writing prompt, with our flash fiction responses (500 words or less) to the photo posted every Friday. This one's a little tamer than most—which may be a good thing. Facebook actually flagged me …
So, flash fiction seems to be something I'm getting into. In addition to the Friday Flash Fiction courtesy of the Facebook group I belong to, my friend ’Nathan is also doing a monthly flash fiction draw challenge. The parameters are determined by a random selection of playing cards. Check out this post on his website …
Happy New Year! I hope everyone survived 2017 relatively unscathed. Me, I think my mantra for 2018 might take a page from Selina Kyle: "Four... five... still alive!" But anyway. It's Friday, and that means a flash fiction piece. As mentioned previously, I’m in a Facebook group called Friday Flash Fics. We’re given a photo as a …
As I've mentioned before, I’m in a Facebook group called Friday Flash Fics. We’re given a photo as a writing prompt, with our flash fiction responses (500 words or less) to the photo posted every Friday. And also again I'm late and over the word count. What was this week's photo prompt, you ask? Well, it's Santa …
As you may (or may not) recall, I've joined a Facebook group called Friday Flash Fics. We're given a photo as a writing prompt, with our flash fiction responses (500 words or less) to the photo posted every Friday. As soon as I saw this week's photo prompt, you can guess where my mind went: …
At the beginning of 2017, I set a goal for the year of actively seeking rejection. What this meant was that I would send out my short fiction to contests and magazines, apply for fellowships and residencies, and otherwise just get my work out into the world so that other people might possibly read it. …
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Two—yes, two—posts in the same day. When I first joined the Friday Flash Fics group, I'd just missed the previous Friday photo prompt. But, it still got me thinking, so I went ahead and wrote a a flash fiction response. I mean, how could I not? (This is inspired in part by the flash piece …
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