Building my seedy empire one weird story at a time.
This was written for a contest and rejected. The prompts were to use the words love, oxidation, and alphabet. I edited a few words here and there this time around, so it’s not the exact same entry.
So here it is, because I’m not letting this wine-fueled writing go to complete waste. Hopefully you enjoy it more than the judges did. Sorry, I’m a grump. :/
If you guys didn’t know, I’m part of a new project run by Mary Papas and myself! It’s promoting flash fiction and short stories as a genre, and we’re excited to tell you that our first contest will be September 19th (tomorrow)! Head over to the Short Story and Flash Fiction Society website now and […]
Just a quick update on a recent project! The awesome Mary Papas put together a flash fiction contest a while back, and I entered two stories. One got first place! The other is now featured in this anthology, along with other fantastic authors Adam Ickes, Luke McEwen, Marc Nash, and Samantha Bacchus. You can find this […]
So, I’ve been talking about my dark steampunk novelette The Magnum Opus for awhile now. It’s finally here, and you can download it for only $1.99 at all the best ebook sites! Find your copy of The Magnum Opus below: Amazon Kobo Smashwords If you enjoy my work, please leave me a review! Even if you don’t […]
Photo courtesy of: http://www.rodneydodig.com/ As a follow-up to last week’s post about writing short stories, I was encouraged by a few of my Twitter followers to compose a guide on how to go about writing strong characters. It makes perfect sense–you write a solid story with careful planning, so of course you want strong characters to inhabit […]
A great example of how powerful a short story can be. There’s a debate on whether or not this flash fiction is actually attributable to Hemingway, but the point still stands. Wow, it’s been awhile since I’ve updated my blog… I guess, as some of you know, I’ve been busy writing short stories and putting final […]
