Flashpoint: A Collection of Curious Beginnings and Endings

by Bryan W. Alaspa

What you have here is an experiment. A curious collection of short stories all under 1,000 words - flash fiction. In many cases these are potential novels, novellas and longer works from the author's notebooks and that have been shaped into complete, albeit short, works in this collection. Some of the stories were created just for this collection and many of them dealing with the end of the world, horror, mysteries and more. According to author Bryan Alaspa, this is a collection like you might find in a musical box set where you find a special CD containing B-sides, alternate takes and outtakes. In this case, the author says this is a true peek into his creative process and the works that, many times, become his novels.

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First published May 5, 2012

About the author

I was born in the fine year of 1971 in Park Ridge, IL. I am a life long Chicago resident and I love the city. I spent a few years in St. Louis, as well. I knew I wanted to write from the time I sat down at my mom's electric typewriter in the 3rd grade. Now I do write. I write freelance and articles for online news sources. I write horror, thrillers and detective novels. I also write non-fiction in true crime and history genres. I publish my fiction myself as an indie publisher and write and have found an audience for my work among ebook fans. I publish for Kindle, Nook and other tablets and devices at Smashwords.com. My non-fiction is usually published in print, but that may soon change as ebooks become more and more of the norm.