Guest post contributed by Eliot Gilbert. I think my first short story was something entitled The Monster Drinks Some Coffee. It chronicled the life of a dog named Lucy — my dog at the time — and her zany adventures Continue Reading
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An Interview with P.S. Winn
Pam (P.S.) Winn cannot fall asleep without thoughts for a book going through her head. They invade her dreams and nightmares. She writes her books long hand, so you can always find her with a pen and paper handy. Pam lives in Northwestern Montana, where she Continue Reading
Why I Write Short Fiction: A Guest Post by Camille Coward
I started writing short fiction as a way to strengthen my writing. I found that it was challenging to pack a punch in as few words as possible, and this caused repetition when writing longer pieces–it was redundancy that neither reinforced nor Continue Reading
Why I Write Short Fiction: A Guest Post by Alex Morritt
Why I Like Writing Short Stories and Flash Fiction HOW IT BEGAN I have to confess that I never consciously set out to write short stories or flash fiction, but following a life-changing move from the UK to Central America Continue Reading
Why I Write Short Stories: A Guest Post by Bart Van Goethem
Why I like to write micro and flash fiction There are a number of reasons why I like to write micro and flash fiction: 1. I don’t have a lot of time. I have a full time job, two young Continue Reading
Why I Write Short Fiction: A Guest Post by Nicholas C. Rossis
Dear short fiction, how do I love you? Let me count the ways… You were this reader’s first love. My eyes widened and my heart raced when reading Philip K. Dick’s short stories, my introduction to science fiction. You carried Continue Reading
Why I Write Short Fiction: A Guest Post by Mandi Millen
Headline news from humanity’s frontline An abandoned shopping cart standing like a modern-day ‘Marie Celeste’ by the roadside. That streetlight that always flickers off the minute you get within ten feet of it. The succession of motley moochers in mismatching Continue Reading
Why I Write Short Fiction: A Guest Post by Kendall Bailey
This guest post is courtesy of Kendall Bailey. I prefer to read in short bursts, I have since I was in elementary school. It’s one of the reasons why I’m attracted to short fiction. I read novels too, please understand, Continue Reading
Friday Story Sharing #10!
Hi, everyone! It’s Friday today, and that means that it’s time for Friday Story Sharing again! What is Friday Story Sharing? If you’re the author of a short story or flash fiction collection costing up to $2.99, you can take this Continue Reading
Winner of Short Story Contest #5!
Congratulations to @AdamIckes (Adam Ickes) for winning our fifth short story contest! Adam won a $10 cash prize via PayPal. We thoroughly enjoyed reading our entries… as always, thank you for participating and we hope to see you enter more contests in the near future! Thanks Continue Reading