Queer writer of weird things
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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It's the first Monday in August, and I'm feeling a little anxious. To be fair, I feel anxious most Mondays. (And Tuesdays. And Wednesdays. And don't even get me started on Thursdays.) Such is the joy of having a fucked up brain. But! That won't stop me from presenting the next Flash Fiction Draw writing …
I'm glad to say that I wasn't the only one who had fun with the prompt this month. Please also check out these writers' flash fiction pieces: Another One Bites the Dust by Iara Warriorfeather Not to Be Sniffed At by E H Timms My Old Man's the Dustman by Jeff Baker I hope I …
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 …
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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