Another Day
This is my fifth April A-to-Z Challenge. The past couple of years, I’ve written 100-word flash fiction each day. This year I’m doing the same, only with a twist: each day’s story will be...
Category: Fiction
2016 A-to-Z Blogging Challenge Theme Reveal!
This April, in a little over a week, in fact, I will be participating in the 2016 A-to-Z Blogging Challenge. In this challenge, participating bloggers post an article every day for the month of...
I Got the Benefit of the Doubt!
Let me explain. BENEFIT OF THE DOUBT is the debut novel by Neal Griffin that came out last month. Literary agent Janet Reid read the book over Christmas and enjoyed it so much, she offered...
Best Fiction Reads of 2015
On her blog today, Janet Reid has given us her top ten (plus one) reads of the year, and has invited us to do the same. I could have just commented on her site,...
Flash Fiction Friday
Last week I wrote a 160-word piece of flash fiction for Flash! Friday, and it was selected as “First Runner Up”! (That is, it didn’t win, but it nearly won.) Call me an under-achiever,...
Bouchercon 2015 Debrief: Day Three
In which the air turns blue, the heavens open, and our hero says goodbye to his friends. Saturday was my last day of Bouchercon. The convention actually continued through Sunday afternoon, but I wanted to...
Flash Fiction Friday
It’s not what the buildings were; It’s what the buildings stood for. It’s not that the buildings stood; It’s that when they fell, we remained standing.
Flash Fiction Friday
We haven’t kicked the Random Word Generator in a while, so let’s give it a go and see what we get! spike computer binder pharmacy oyster Here’s my 100-word story containing all those words: Red...
Flash Fiction Friday
Today I’m re-posting a 100-word story/vignette I submitted to this week’s “Warm Up Wednesday” on the Flash! Friday blog. The challenge was twofold (threefold if you count the 100 word limit): Use the following picture as...
Flash Fiction Friday
This past Wednesday I participated in Flash! Friday‘s “Warmup Wednesday” which is an informal writing challenge to help prepare for the weekly Friday contest. This week the rules were: Write a scene or an...
