Dependence Day
No long intro. Just straight to the fiction. After all, it is a holiday weekend. Which reminds me, be safe, people. Tragedy belongs in our fiction. Best to avoid it in your celebratory fun this…
Marital Bliss
The great thing about having multiple fiction projects going is that if you’re not feeling one, you can roll to another. I really wanted to continue the series I’m working on today. I even started…
Dubious in Dumas
This week I’m picking back up on the series I started a few weeks ago. While this is only the third installment, I already feel like it’s overdue for a name. But I’ve got nothing,…
In the Details
I’m not going to lie. My use of two of the words from this week’s 100-word flash fiction prompt feel like cheating. Pairing ‘lemon’ and ‘bun’ was far too easy. But I followed the rules,…
Siren Song
Just a quick 100-word story this week. The prompt is from The Prediction: 100 words maximum, excluding the title, of flash fiction or poetry using all of the three words above (‘canvas’, ‘feint’, and ‘mate’)…
Still Here
I said it on Tuesday, and it’s true today. There was a reason last week’s story went missing. I liked it, but I like its replacement a lot more. This is the follow-up to the…
Trust Issues
This is (possibly) the beginning of a short series, as well as backstory for a character from a yet-to-be-published book. Vague, I know. I only warn you because if you’re looking for closure, you won’t…
Working Late
I like my vampires dark. I don’t do Vlad-lite. The character of Morgan doesn’t seem to be a monster at all. As such, she’s well outside the bounds of how I normally craft the vampiric.…
Flattering
My favorite go-to source for 100-word flash fiction prompts is The Prediction. In general, I recommend the site highly. Except for weeks like this week. The Prediction follows a simple format for their flash fiction…