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July 4, 2017
The Legend of Cornwall John
Flash Fiction Month 2017, Day 4 Challenge #2: Write a four-part story featuring four different settings. Each part must have an identical word count and the settings must correspond to the four classical elements. Once upon an ancient time, a terrible giant rose from the land. Stone was his skin and stone was his heart, […]
July 3, 2017
Raiders of the Lost in Translation
Flash Fiction Month 2017, Day 3 “Once again, Doctor Jones, what was briefly yours is now mine.” “You won’t get away with this, René. It belongs in a museum!” “Yes.” The dastardly René Belloq stood, smiling, and held the golden idol aloft before the assembled tribe. “You could tell them…if only you spoke Hovitos.” “Hold […]
July 2, 2017
The One and Only
Flash Fiction Month 2017, Day 2 Captain Caulk stared in amazement at the cache of treasures tucked away in the basement of the Château d’Erfitter. Just like that, the missing Sisley was the least of his concerns. Here were The Scream, The Thinker, The Mona Lisa! The theft of any one of these works could […]
July 1, 2017
Prophecy for Yourself
Flash Fiction Month 2017, Day 1 Challenge #1: Write a story of survival against seemingly insurmountable odds including elements of black comedy and a “Screw destiny!” moment. On any other day, the harbour would have seemed bustling with life. In truth, however, the streets were empty, and the bloated hands that manned the vessels at […]
June 25, 2017
Book Spotlight – FACE OF GLASS by Damon L. Wakes
Originally posted on Joynell Schultz:
Novel: Face of Glass Author: Damon L. Wakes Genre: Historical Fantasy How I found this book: I participated in a Facebook giveaway event, where I offered to read and review a speculative fiction novel on my blog as a prize. Damon L. Wakes was the runner up. Amazon book description: In ancient days when…
Novel: Face of Glass Author: Damon L. Wakes Genre: Historical Fantasy How I found this book: I participated in a Facebook giveaway event, where I offered to read and review a speculative fiction novel on my blog as a prize. Damon L. Wakes was the runner up. Amazon book description: In ancient days when…
June 23, 2017
Flash Fiction Day 2017
Stories written for Flash Fiction Day 2017: I’ll be updating this post throughout the day if you want to keep up. If you’d like to get involved with this event yourself, you can sign up here! As long as it’s still June 24th in your time zone, it’s not too late! 00:00 1 “Buttman to […]
The Official Flash Fiction Day 2017 Blog Post
Welcome flashers one and all! During the 24 hours of June 24th (in their respective time zones), the people listed here will be attempting to produce as many flash fiction pieces (between one and one thousand words inclusive in length) as possible. If you haven’t signed up already, it’s not too late! Just leave a […]
June 9, 2017
Girth Loinhammer Book Coming 2018!
Dungeon Lord lovers rejoice: I’ve signed a contract for another book, and this one features none other than Girth “Meatthrust” Loinhammer himself. Just look how happy he is! If you’re subscribed to my newsletter or a regular at the open mics I read at then you’ll have known about this for quite a while, but […]
June 6, 2017
Upcoming Winchester Events (and other news)
I’ve got two fairly big events coming up next week, so if you’re anywhere near Winchester then do check this out. The first is the Hampshire Writers’ Society Gala Evening (Tuesday June 13th, 6pm in the Stripe Building of the University of Winchester), where I’ll be setting up with my books as part of the […]
June 5, 2017
June 24th: Flash Fiction Day 2017
It’s that time of year again! On June 24th (this time to coincide with Calum Kerr’s previously unrelated National Flash Fiction Day) I will be holding a 24 hour flash fiction extravaganza lasting a whopping 48 hours. Time zones are funny that way. Here’s a run-down of the rules/guidelines that I’ve shamelessly copied from the […]
