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This is the next-to-the-last part of Always a Bridesmaid. The finale will be released next Tuesday just after my Twitter chat with the Penny Dreadful serial fiction site, where all the parts have links. To see the chat, search #thepennydreadful at 4:00 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time on Tuesday, April 27. For more flash fiction, search …
Business is good, so blogging time is scarce. Apologies to the wine people for neglecting you, but there will be some notes up soon, I promise! To read the first parts of Always a Bridesmaid, check out the More Fiction section at my web site. For more flash fiction, search the #fridayflash hashtag on Twitter. …
I need to figure out the rest of Always a Bridesmaid, so here’s a microfiction for your entertainment this week. The Lab Assignment “I don’t get humans,” Debtra said. She lowered herself into the chair in Thurston’s office and crossed one ankle over her other knee. “The torture they subject themselves to!” Thurston checked the …
Almost there! I think this one is going to be 12 parts, at the most. For more flash fiction, most of it self-contained, search the #fridayflash hashtag on Twitter. Always a Bridesmaid, Part 9: Collision Course The bruises from the demon’s death-grip had faded by Monday morning, but Tiffany still felt them every time she …
Still exhausted, but here’s the next installment of my Friday Flash serial Always a Bridesmaid. To read the story to this point, check out the More Fiction page on my website. For some great flash fiction, search the #fridayflash hashtag on Twitter. I’ve already read a few, and you won’t be disappointed. Always a Bridesmaid, …
After giving Tiffany a whole section two weeks ago, I felt it was time to return to Toby’s part of the adventure. Those of you familiar with obscure (e.g., non-Protestant) apocryphal Bible literature may be starting to get an inkling as to what story this is VERY loosely based on. It’s been a long, strange …
Here’s part four of “Always a Bridesmaid.” For the first three parts, check out the More Fiction! section on my web site. For a list of the week’s flash fiction, search the hashtag #fridayflash on Twitter or go to J.M. Strother’s Mad Utopia on Saturday morning. Always a Bridesmaid, Part 4: The Super Scrubber Fiance …
Yep, it’s Friday, so I’m getting my Friday Flash in under the wire. To read more great flash fiction, search the #fridayflash hashtag on Twitter or go to J. M. Strother’s Mad Utopia on Saturday morning for a list with title, genre, and author. This is the third in my serial paranormal mystery story Always …
One of my Twitter friends once told me that he’s never sure whether I’ll be tweeting about wine or writing. To me, the two aren’t mutually exclusive, although I wrote this one today during breaks between appointments so I could get it done by the wine tasting. I consider it to be a different take …
There’s a great writing community on Twitter, and every week, several of them post flash fiction. This is my contribution for the week. You can find other stories by searching the #fridayflash hashtag on Twitter. Morning Vespas “How long have you been involved with a motorcycle gang, Mrs. Dougherty?” “Oh, heavens, they’re not motorcycles!” The …