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Tales of the Normal: 31 Days of the Horrific & Mundane, Day 26

Flash fiction project: one dark story per day, all the way through October, each one based on one normal thing gone wrong. More of this year’s stories here.  You can find last year’s stories here, or at Amazon as October Nights. … Normal thing:  The window seat … THE WINDOW SEAT “Travel makes you a better person,” she would […]

Tales of the Normal: 31 Days of the Horrific & Mundane, Day 25

Flash fiction project: one dark story per day, all the way through October, each one based on one normal thing gone wrong. More of this year’s stories here.  You can find last year’s stories here, or at Amazon as October Nights. … Normal thing:  Binge-watching Netflix … THE SLOW CREEPING HORROR OF BECOMING YOUR OWN TRUE SELF It was […]

How to Study Fiction, Part 14: Structure, Part 1.

This is part of a series on how to study fiction, mainly directed at writers who have read all the beginning writing books and are like, “What now?!?”  The rest of the series is here.  You may also want to check out the series on pacing, here, which I’m eventually going to fold into this series […]

Tales of the Normal: 31 Days of the Horrific & Mundane, Day 24

Flash fiction project: one dark story per day, all the way through October, each one based on one normal thing gone wrong. More of this year’s stories here.  You can find last year’s stories here, or at Amazon as October Nights. … Normal thing:  Having friends over … DALLOWAY What he loved best about having friends over was getting […]

Tales of the Normal: 31 Days of the Horrific & Mundane, Day 23

Flash fiction project: one dark story per day, all the way through October, each one based on one normal thing gone wrong. More of this year’s stories here.  You can find last year’s stories here, or at Amazon as October Nights. … Normal thing:  Writing … VESSEL I put the pen down, close the notebook, sit back, stretch—my back […]

Tales of the Normal: 31 Days of the Horrific & Mundane, Day 22

Flash fiction project: one dark story per day, all the way through October, each one based on one normal thing gone wrong. More of this year’s stories here.  You can find last year’s stories here, or at Amazon as October Nights. … Normal thing:  Corn maze … TURN RIGHT The corn leaves are so dry they rattle.  The people […]

Tales of the Normal: 31 Days of the Horrific & Mundane, Day 21

Flash fiction project: one dark story per day, all the way through October, each one based on one normal thing gone wrong. More of this year’s stories here.  You can find last year’s stories here, or at Amazon as October Nights. … Normal thing:  Board games … HAUNTED BY GASLIGHT “Hurry up, roll. It’s your move.” “I’m reading the […]

Tales of the Normal: 31 Days of the Horrific & Mundane, Day 20

Flash fiction project: one dark story per day, all the way through October, each one based on one normal thing gone wrong. More of this year’s stories here.  You can find last year’s stories here, or at Amazon as October Nights. … Normal thing:  Wrapping presents … FUNDRAISER The pressure to volunteer increases yearly.  Now we sit in bookstores […]

Tales of the Normal: 31 Days of the Horrific & Mundane, Day 19

Flash fiction project: one dark story per day, all the way through October, each one based on one normal thing gone wrong. More of this year’s stories here.  You can find last year’s stories here, or at Amazon as October Nights. … Normal thing:  Signatures … DEFECTS Penmanship is very important.  Even something as simple as thoughtlessly signing one’s […]

Tales of the Normal: 31 Days of the Horrific & Mundane, Day 18

Flash fiction project: one dark story per day, all the way through October, each one based on one normal thing gone wrong. More of this year’s stories here.  You can find last year’s stories here, or at Amazon as October Nights. … Normal thing:  Making people smile … MINIMUM WAGE She had a retail job selling food products at […]