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Flash Fiction # 146 -- The Power of Words

 



     The change was bound to draw trouble. Krendel knew what would happen the moment the news hit the Internet, so he wasn't at all surprised when his new lackey . . . assistant appeared at his office door early the next morning.

"They're complaining and vociferously," Trent said as he stepped into the office.

"Of course they are," Mr. Krendel replied from behind the desk. "We expected

Flash Fiction # 145 -- The House Sprite

 






        "And you are so lucky!" the former owner of my new home said as she shoved the keys to the door into my hand. "You have a wonderful little sprite with the house. He's just a mischievous little guy! And don't forget to feed the cat!"

Kathrine Kalin turned and fled, throwing herself into her car and driving away so quickly that dust rose in her wake. Had there been a hint of

Flash Fiction # 144 -- Once Upon a Time

 




     The Fire Hand Tavern had begun getting the kind of reputation that made most people pass it by on a night like this. Travelers on the road outside swung well clear of the door, hearing the yells and shouts from within. This was not an inviting place, except to those who had decided to make it their nightly haunt. They were angry men, homeless many, working day to day in the fields

Flash Fiction # 143: It's all Nuts

 





       Marisa left the house to buy some butter.

Along the way she met a dragon. Granted, he was a little dragon she wouldn't have noticed if the squirrel hadn't chased him out of the bushes.

"Ow!" The dragon hit the cement. "You obnoxious squirrel! I'll wear your tail as a scarf --"

Marisa grabbed him by the nap of the neck. He gulped, huge eyes gone wide.

"Tell me how you got

Merry-Go-Round Blog Tour 2015/4: Readers' Sites

 





       I don't hang out in reader communities much these days. I did for a while, trying to be friendly and take part in conversations but I quickly learned one important fact: readers are not like writers. Yes, all writers are readers, but people who are readers only sometimes have a different view of the work. I know it seems strange that I shouldn't have realized this, but I've

Flash Fiction # 142 -- Hanlet Station

       Everyone aboard the ship knew certain things about Izain. They knew he was a damned good tech and had once saved them from pirates. He was polite but didn't get very chummy with anyone. And they knew Captain didn't entirely trust him.


She didn't get rid of him either.

Izain knew there would be more trouble over his past, though.

Hanlet Station had put out a call for tech

Flash Fiction # 141 -- The Outpost

 




       Something was wrong on Tengas Outpost.

If something odd went wrong on the Belgium's route, Tana and her crew investigated. She wanted to believe they got the jobs because they were good at handling them. However, she feared they were sent because someone wanted to get rid of her Catchin crewmate, Lisil, and willingly risked the two humans with him. Lisil was tall and furry and

Flash Fiction # 140 -- The Magic Test

 



     The yearly spectacle of fools, otherwise known as the trial of the apprentice, was about to begin. Princess Stardell watched the three who stood by the wall waiting to be called forward. They didn't look promising, but this wasn't a surprise. The King had been looking for an apprentice for years now and the only spectacle so far had been how spectacularly bad the applicants had

Flash Fiction # 139: Signs of Spring (Drabble)

 



       Somewhere close by a bird whistled a plaintive tune.

Benley lifted his head, feeling groggy and cold. Had winter passed already? He'd barely nestled into the den with the rabbits, though his wings felt stiff, a sign of the passage of time. He didn't want to leave this warm place with the bunnies and go out into the cold.

If he stayed, how would the plants know to awaken? So the

New Release: In the Shadow of Giants

Yay!



In the Shadow of Giants is now available on the Amazon Kindle and at Smashwords. It will gradually filter into other locations through Smashwords distribution, but these are the two main spots. Smashwords offers several ebook formats (Kindle, Nook, Kobo and more) besides a PDF version.



This book was a lot of fun to write. I also enjoyed the massive amount of research it took to