For Vindication
This week, something totally different. Think of it as a gift. I’ll let you decide whether or not it’s the literary equivalent of a lump of coal. A little over a week ago my sister introduced…
Half Right
I have a dilemma. Last week I asked for feedback on this series. To date, only one reader has responded to that request. (No biggie. I know everyone’s busy.) The evaluation was not positive. Mostly,…
Gun, Fun and Sun
Hey, look at that. I kept my word two weeks in a row. I delivered my annual Black Friday story last week, and this week we’re back to my current series-in-progress, The Guild. I wondered…
Fade to Black
As promised last week, here’s the follow-up to last year’s Back in Black. I can’t say much about the story, though, because the fun of it is in figuring out what’s going on. If you…
Ironic
My apologies. For the second time within a month, I’m late with my weekly flash fiction post. The holiday weekend distorted my sense of time and I simply forgot. If it’s any consolation, good food…
Stray
I suffered a bout of writer’s block today, wrestling over what to work on both for this post and in general. I hate those kinds of days, but they do happen. They’re easiest to bear…
Dinner Guest
I can’t take credit for this story. At least, not for the idea. When I woke this morning, the memory of a dream was still fresh on my mind. I knew immediately that the dream…
Cornered
Okay, I’m on a slow-ass public WiFi network and ready to put this puppy to bed. But please don’t take my brevity here to mean anything negative about this installment, though. I like it. A…
Mish-Prep
It’s raining right now. There’s even thunder. The house is already semi-decorated for Halloween, and I get to pound away on my keyboard to the delightful sounds of rumbling and the occasional flash of light. This…