When Chuck listed Lunar Brothel as a setting, I couldn’t resist the urge to do a sequel to Hart’s Office. He shook his head as he walked away from the depot, clearing out the cobwebs in his mind. Traveling by slug was the cheapest option, and he was on a budget, but the claustrophobic nature… Continue reading Flash Fiction: Dyson's Questions
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Flash Fiction: The Fire of the Gods
Greek Tomb or Treasury 2011 by Mylissa @ Captive Eye, on Flickr This week, Chuck Wendig gave us the title and nothing else. Grace inhaled sharply as her booted foot caught on a loose rock on the floor of the cavern. The four of them had been keeping relatively quiet as they made their way… Continue reading Flash Fiction: The Fire of the Gods
Flash Fiction: World's Deadliest Hunt
Chuck’s “The Business End”, from Flickr Chuck Wendig chose my words – Beast, cape, dinosaur, finger, gate, insult, justice, paradise, research, university. They were three by the time the reached the gate. Two of Johnson’s partners had backed out of the actual trip, saying they’d be satisfied with evidence. Daniels was the only one crazy… Continue reading Flash Fiction: World's Deadliest Hunt
Flash Fiction: This Fight Is Over
For the Terribleminds Song Shuffle Part II, Winamp suggested a song by Nigel Godrich from the score to Scott Pilgrim vs. The World. Sweat had suctioned the cloth of his underclothes to his skin. The plates and rings of metal that composed his armor felt especially heavy. He leaned on his sword, shield dangling from… Continue reading Flash Fiction: This Fight Is Over
Book Review: Shotgun Gravy
Courtesy Terribleminds Kids these days. That’s pretty much what Chuck Wendig’s Shotgun Gravy is all about. Kids these days can be crude, mean, unforgiving and downright sadistic. Bullying is every bit as bad as it’s ever been, and there comes a time when a kid needs to do more than watch videos of people saying… Continue reading Book Review: Shotgun Gravy
Flash Fiction: Executive Sandwiches
For the Terribleminds challenge, “Making a Sandwich.” It was 2 a.m., and the rest of the nation was sleeping. The light from the large fridge bathed him in garish, cold light as he dug out the fixings. He placed the containers on the wide steel counter, closed the fridge door and tightened the cinch of… Continue reading Flash Fiction: Executive Sandwiches
Flash Fiction: Mr. Caine
My attempt to write an unlikable protagonist. The phone always rang at the worst times. And in this case, it was the worst person calling. “This really isn’t a good time.” “Then why didn’t you let it go to voice mail?” Her voice, as always, had tinge of obliviousness that he simultaneously thanked and cursed… Continue reading Flash Fiction: Mr. Caine
Flash Fiction: The Thraben Witch
Inspired by Magic: The Gathering and prompted by the Terribleminds Flash Fiction Challenge: One Small Story in Seven Acts Let them call her ‘heretic’ if they wished. She was a witch, no more or less. Thalia and the priesthood were never comfortable with her kind. Humanity, they professed, had no need for the tools of… Continue reading Flash Fiction: The Thraben Witch
Flash Fiction Challenge: The Present Tense
Another dubious idea prompted by Terribleminds. I’m dreaming of home. I can see endless green and amber fields, feel the grain between my fingers. I hear the distant ringing of the bell bringing us in for dinner. My mother insists on being as old-fashioned as possible, while not skimping on things like transportation and communication.… Continue reading Flash Fiction Challenge: The Present Tense
Book Review: Double Dead
Ever wake up on the wrong side of the bed? It’s terrible. You’re bleary-eyed, groggy, sore from where your spouse has been elbowing you in the ribs all night to stop your snoring… and you’re starving. It’s that stomach-gnawing hunger you just can’t shake until you’ve devoured half the pantry. If that sounds familiar, you’ll… Continue reading Book Review: Double Dead
