In this episode, I read Part Two of my three-part prompt challenge. I offer another prompt, “…a character … answers the door to nothing but an intricate envelope on the ground; an invitation.” I recommend the podcast The Slowdown. Please feel free to join my two groups, Short Story Club and/or Creative Connections online. Find…
All posts in February 2022
The Novelty Has Worn
Last year at this time I had our whole summer planned and on the various Google calendars. Last year at this time the novelty of a pandemic summer was a curiosity and an adventure, a challenge of creativity. Last year at this time I was sick of being inside, but I wasn’t burnt by it…
Ribs
Flash fiction is, to me, a heart beating in your hands. I’m not talking about holding your hand over your chest and feeling its rhythm. I’m talking about the experience you’ll never have. Cupping your hands, cradling a beating heart. When I think of micro fiction, short short fiction or flash fiction, I think you’re…
Episode 14 of Read Write Review Out Now
New episode out today. Episode 14. He Finds a Tower / Short Story Club In this episode, I read what I wrote off of Prompt 1 from this three-part challenge and offer another prompt: Your main character finds a small tower buried beneath the ground. In Short Story Club this month, we’re reading “The Appropriation…
Short Story Club Selections for February 2022
Our stories for February 2022 are… “The Appropriation of Cultures,” by Percival Everett (2004) and “The Gilded Six-Bits,” by Zora Neale Hurston (1933) and “The Strange Story of the World,” by Chigozie Obioma (2019) We will gather online in February 2022 to discuss. Join Short Story Club