Pictured above is Chuck Wendig’s writing shed. It’s a completely standalone structure made to do one thing: isolate a writer and make them write. It’s a deliberate, concrete manifestation of disconnecting from the world around us, and exploring aspects of how our world was before or could be in the future. Perhaps new worlds are… Continue reading Write Place, Write Time
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Flash Fiction: Walking Widdershins
The coldest winter winds have teeth. No matter how much down or Gore-Tex you might layer on yourself, an invisible blade slices right through the center of you, pushing a chill into the marrow of your bones. It can be a fleeting thing, a momentary brush against the heart of you by a passing lover… Continue reading Flash Fiction: Walking Widdershins
Returning to Flash Fiction
To say that things have been in upheaval lately would be an understatement. Things like “returning to a regular blogging schedule” and “maintaining a solid fanbase” have been something of a lower priority as I’ve sorted out housing, managed my barista schedule, and generally gotten more settled into this next phase of my life. How… Continue reading Returning to Flash Fiction
The Flash Fiction Challenge
Courtesy Floating Robes Since this week Chuck has challenged his writerly readers to come up with Flash Fiction challenges of their own, over here in my own writer-space I thought I’d talk about why flash fiction is, in and of itself, a challenge for writers. Serious authors bang out 1000 words or more a day… Continue reading The Flash Fiction Challenge
Flash Fiction: You Are Dead
On Friday, Chuck Wendig said the only thing we need for this Flash Fiction Challenge is a dead body. “Okay,” I said to myself, “let’s pretend that we’re dead.” Is it still called waking up when you were not asleep, but dead? It’s one of the questions you struggle with every time you return to… Continue reading Flash Fiction: You Are Dead
Flash Fiction: Executioner's Bullets
Getting back into the swing of things with a return to the Terribleminds Flash Fiction Challenges. This one is “The Random Title Jamboree“. After I rolled my trusty d20, I started on this. I hope you enjoy it. He sat in the back of his dingy, run-down van. The metal seat wasn’t comfortable. It wasn’t… Continue reading Flash Fiction: Executioner's Bullets
Flash Fiction: Convocation
As I struggle to return to a regular writing and blogging schedule, a big part of that routine is writing flash fiction every week, usually as part of the Terribleminds challenge. This week, the goal is to tell a story using a photo, or provide a photo for others to use. Upon seeing this photo… Continue reading Flash Fiction: Convocation
Flash Fiction: The Wreck
It’s been too long since I’ve gotten in on the weekly Flash Fiction Challenge over at Terribleminds. Chuck double dog dared us to write 100 words exactly of original fiction. Here’s what I came up with. I start to wake up. I remember a lot of noise. I’m on my side. Glass is everywhere. I… Continue reading Flash Fiction: The Wreck
Flash Fiction: Sorceress of Flame, Part 2
This week’s Flash Fiction challenge over at Terribleminds is to write the second part of a four-part story started by someone else. I picked “Sorceress of Flame” by Toni J, whose site you should definitely check out. — Part 1, by Toni J — The magic in dragonflame lingered long after any heat had died… Continue reading Flash Fiction: Sorceress of Flame, Part 2
Flash Fiction: Bart Luther, Freelance Exorcist
I’m getting back into the saddle with the Terribleminds Flash Fiction challenge, and doing so has me writing the first 1000 words of a story someone else will finish. Hopefully, someone will find this interesting. I can’t imagine to understand everything that occurs in my life. I can’t account for everything I’ve seen. At least… Continue reading Flash Fiction: Bart Luther, Freelance Exorcist
