For the Terribleminds flash fiction challenge Sub-Genre Tango Part II, here’s a mix of cyberpunk and sword & sorcery. “Man, I don’t know about this. We’re static if we get caught.” Van looked over his shoulder at Anton. The shorter youth’s outburst had been no louder than a hiss, but it sounded a bullhorn at… Continue reading Flash Fiction: Walking After Midnight
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Honor and Blood, IV: Jon
Please note: All characters, locations and events are copyright George RR Martin and the events that take place during this game can and will deviate from series canon. The Story So Far: It is Year 296 since Aegon’s Landing. After a caustic argument in the wake of House Luxon‘s return of stolen blades and his… Continue reading Honor and Blood, IV: Jon
Flash Fiction: The Gunsmith
For the TerribleMinds flash fiction challenge, Must Love Guns. His fingers, stained with soot and grease, ached to their bones. He removed the visor he’d worn during the process and reached for the nearby cloth. He couldn’t take his eyes from his work as he pulled the towel over one hand, then the other. By… Continue reading Flash Fiction: The Gunsmith
Honor & Blood, III: The Watcher
Please note: All characters, locations and events are copyright George RR Martin and the events that take place during this game can and will deviate from series canon. The Story So Far: It is Year 296 since Aegon’s Landing. House Luxon is in the process of returning a trove of stolen blades to their rightful… Continue reading Honor & Blood, III: The Watcher
Flash Fiction: Been Caught Stealing
For the TerribleMinds flash fiction challenge, That Poor, Poor Protagonist. The water woke him. It was, as always, cold as ice. It poured onto the back of his head, around his naked shoulders, down his naked torso and over his multiple wounds. He could drink it, if he wished. They couldn’t stop him from doing… Continue reading Flash Fiction: Been Caught Stealing
Honor & Blood, II: Chrysander
Please note: All characters, locations and events are copyright George RR Martin and the events that take place during this game can and will deviate from series canon. The Story So Far: It is Year 296 since Aegon’s Landing. House Luxon is in the process of returning a trove of stolen blades to their rightful… Continue reading Honor & Blood, II: Chrysander
Flash Fiction: A Real American Hero
For the terribleminds flash fiction challenge, The Flea Market The elderly man was comfortable, resting in the expansive bed that dominated the master bedroom of his suburban home. Under the babble of the talk hosts on the television was the constant, mechanical sound of the respirator. He’d told the doctors he didn’t need it, but… Continue reading Flash Fiction: A Real American Hero
Honor & Blood, I: Victor
Please note: All characters, locations and events are copyright George RR Martin and the events that take place during this tale can and will deviate from series canon. The Story So Far: It is Year 296 since Aegon’s Landing. Two minor Houses have come into contention: House Luxon, sworn to the Starks of Winterfell, and… Continue reading Honor & Blood, I: Victor
Flash Fiction: The Whimper
For Chuck Wendig’s Flash Fiction Challenge: An Uncharted Apocalypse: He fumbled with the little packet of cheese and crackers in the empty store. The whole place smelled like rotten meat. The few items that hadn’t been cleared out in the final surge of panic had gone bad months ago. Now the only food worth taking… Continue reading Flash Fiction: The Whimper
It's Shorts Season
The goal since I was about 10 has been, to put it simply, getting published. Back in 80s, when this goal took shape fully in my embryonic little mind, getting published meant traditional print. Robert Heinlein, Tom Clancy, Stephen King, Clive Cussler and Diane Duane got themselves ink in hardcover and paperback books. The Internet… Continue reading It's Shorts Season
