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July 8, 2019
Buzz Off
Flash Fiction Month 2019, Day 8 It was a slow afternoon at the Hawk and Pigeon. Maybe it was because it was 3pm on a Tuesday. Maybe it was because Hammers for Orphans was encouraging people to raise money by giving up alcohol for “Ju-dry.” Or maybe—just maybe, Jules considered—it was because his establishment was […]
July 7, 2019
This Stream-of-Consciousness Thing
Flash Fiction Month 2019, Day 7 Uh-oh. Uh-oh. Uh-oh. It’s getting super late and I still haven’t thought of anything decent to write. Or at least, I had one semi-workable idea a couple of hours ago about an elf convention where a whole bunch of different elves showed up to talk about working at the […]
July 6, 2019
It Came From Urfulon Gamma!
Flash Fiction Month 2019, Day 6 Challenge #3*: Write a story involving a cryptid with a fairly common vocation, ideally paid in cryptocurrency. The story must also include romance, and optionally may take place in a world where humans are considered cryptids. Xuurbla packed her thoomgraver back in its case, making sure to snap the […]
July 5, 2019
Lente Currite, Noctis Equi
Flash Fiction Month 2019, Day 5 May 30th, 1592: Christopher Marlowe is the talk of London. Those who were in the audience can scarce relate what marvels have been conjured on the stage: they have trembled to see Faustus sign his pact with Satan, delighted at the mischief he inflicts upon the Pope, marvelled at […]
July 4, 2019
Smallholding
Flash Fiction Month 2019, Day 4 Challenge #2: Write a story in which someone or something is living somewhere unexpected and a small, everyday object is re-purposed in some way. Optionally, there must be a problem that is both caused and solved by the main character. “Stop, good citizen!” cried the complete stranger who had […]
July 3, 2019
Wrong End of the Stick
Flash Fiction Month 2019, Day 3 “So there I was,” said Girth, “choking the chicken in the middle of the cathedral, when suddenly this fancy church guy walks in!” “That must have been awkward,” observed Sekhmet. “It was – but how was I supposed to know it was his pet? If you’re going to get […]
July 2, 2019
Who is Spiderguy?
Flash Fiction Month 2019, Day 2 Challenge #1: Write an editorial piece including precisely three questions. One must be answered with a lie, and at least one of the others must remain unanswered. The story must also include an existing headline and two of the following items: a sudden disappearance, an ‘expert’ witness, a talk […]
July 1, 2019
Making it Count
Flash Fiction Month 2019, Day 1 “Twenty-nine left.” Corporal Miller put five more shots into the side of the van where the seeker had taken refuge. Rifle held ready, she approached the door. “Twenty-four,” it announced, from somewhere in the darkness on the other side of the room. The warehouse was the worst possible place […]
June 27, 2019
DISCo Twine Workshop – July 11th
That’s DISCo as in the Interdisciplinary Digital Culture and Society Conference, not Disco as in, you know… The event will be running from the 9th to the 12th of July at the University of Nottingham’s De Vere Jubilee Conference Centre, and I’ll be there for the full four days. My workshop in particular will be […]
June 17, 2019
Blunderball Paperback Now Available
There’s less than a month to go until Flash Fiction Month 2019, but I’m happy to announce that Blunderball – my anthology of flash fiction from Flash Fiction Month 20189 – is now available in classic dead tree format! The paperback is available on Amazon UK, as well as basically any other Amazon store you’d […]
