The Last Night, Special Edition, 1 of 4 Welcome to the twelfth installment of Fiction Fridays, where I post a new short story each week. Today also marks the introduction of our series within a series. For the next month, I’ll be sharing deleted scenes from my novel The Last Night. You can read the […]
Fiction Fridays #11: “Smile”
Welcome to the eleventh installment of Fiction Fridays, where I post a new short story each week. You can read the announcement to learn more, or check out the story archive. Otherwise, read on… Beginning next Friday, I have a special treat for you. My newsletter subscribers were the first to know; so if you’d […]
Fiction Fridays #10: “What a Week”
Welcome to the tenth installment of Fiction Fridays, where I post a new short story each week. You can read the announcement to learn more, or check out the story archive. Otherwise, read on… Since my last author’s note was a little on the long side, I’m going to keep this one short… Stats: 535 […]
Fiction Fridays #9: “White Wedding”
Welcome to the ninth installment of Fiction Fridays, where I post a new short story each week. You can read the announcement to learn more, or check out the story archive. Otherwise, read on… Part of this experiment allows me to ask, “What exactly makes a short story?” The briefest definition I like is “a […]
Fiction Fridays #8: “Guardians”
Welcome to the eighth installment of Fiction Fridays, where I post a new short story each week. You can read the announcement to learn more, or check out the story archive. Otherwise, read on… The past few days have been a whirlwind of tragedy, heroism, and cowardice. It’s almost too much to take in when […]
Fiction Fridays #7: “Muse” (or “The Dark Version of ‘Conflict'”)
Welcome to the seventh installment of Fiction Fridays, where I post a new short story each week. You can read the announcement to learn more, or check out the story archive. Otherwise, read on… Last week I mentioned how I expected Fiction Fridays #6, “Conflict,” to head in a super dark direction, but I feared […]
Fiction Fridays #6: “Conflict”
Welcome to the sixth installment of Fiction Fridays, where I post a new short story each week. You can read the announcement to learn more, or check out the story archive. Otherwise, read on… It’s been one of those weeks when I didn’t like anything I wrote. So, I spent a lot of time doing […]
Fiction Fridays #5: “The Official 12-Step Program for Male Hand Washing”
Welcome to the fifth installment of Fiction Fridays, where I post a new short story each week. You can read the announcement to learn more, or check out the story archive. Otherwise, read on… This week’s story addresses a serious concern in our society: the hand-washing habits of adult males, which was partially inspired by […]
Fiction Fridays #4: “Blue Eagle Diner”
Welcome to the fourth installment of Fiction Fridays, where I post a new short story each week. You can read the announcement to learn more, or check out the story archive. Otherwise, read on… I wrote a story for this week, but due to its concept and the icons I designed, it’s more fitting to […]