Monday, December 21, 2009

The #fridayflash Report – Week 30

The #fridayflash Report – Week 30: "

Before NaNo rolled around we were hitting about sixty stories a week for #fridayflash. Looks like the NaNoBite (sorry, could not resist) has finally passed and we’re back to about normal level of participation. As of this moment we have sixty stories in the Collector. Woo hoo, back to full strength.


I think there are a few more floating around out there. We usually end up posting a few late arrivals. If your story is not in the list please add it to the Collector and then I’ll add it here. I’ve posted new listings as late as a Wednesday, but obviously the sooner you get it listed, the better.


I don’t usually discuss my private life here, but I feel recent circumstances warrant a bit if explanation. If I have been a bit remiss in visiting your stories and posting comments please forgive me. My wife is currently in the hospital (second time in three weeks) so much of my time is taken up with hospital visits and trying to keep the house from falling apart in her absence. I try to read a story or two when I can, but have been noticeably missing in action both on #fridayflash and 12 Days commenting. She is doing much better and I hope things will settle back to normal soon.


I had no time to write a new story this week, so I posted one from my files. While not exactly seasonal, I hope you enjoy it, as well as all the other terrific stories we have on tap for you this week. Hope all of you on the East Coast are surviving the big snow. You are in my thoughts. ~jon



The Stories



A Christmas Tradition by Lauren Cude via Facebook ~ Slice of Life


A loving mother by Jim Dempsey @jimdempsey ~ Slice of Life


Ablaze by Carrie Cleaver @shadowsinstone ~ Slice of Life


An Angel Gets His Wings by Shannon Esposito @soesposito ~ Slice of Life


Attack on Sector Four by Chris Chartrand @ChrisChartrand ~ Science Fiction


Baboushka: A Special Story for the Christmas Season by David Masters @davidmasters ~ Unspecified


Catsup soup by Karen Schindler @karenfrommentor ~ Unspecified


Charity: A Christmas Story by Elizabeth Ditty @ditty1013 ~ Humor


Christmas in Latvia by Christian Bell @christianbell37 ~ Unspecified


Christmas Spirit Parts 1 & 2 by Sam @FutureNostalgic ~ Horror/Suspense


Christmas Truce by Skycycler @skycycler ~ Literary


Convergence by Jon the Storyteller @storytellerjon ~ Horror/Suspense


Different by Shawn Main @shawnmain ~ Slice of Life


Dismissed Mingling by Craig Daniels @washthebowl ~ Experimental


DIVE! by Michelle Dennis Evans @michelledevans ~ Unspecified


Feast by Maria Protopapadaki-Smith @mazzz_in_Leeds ~ Slice of Life


First Snow by Angie @techtigger ~ Fantasy


Fishing With Dad by J. M. Strother @jmstro ~ Slice of Life


Fluffy’s Christmas Toys by Deirdre M. Murphy @wyld_dandelyon ~ Fantasy


Freaks by Mark Kerstetter @markerstetter ~ Slice of Life


Frostbite: A Mafia Family Christmas (pt.2) by Anne Tyler Lord @AnneTylerLord ~ Cross Genre


Frozen by Lily Mulholland @CascadeLily ~ Mystery/Thriller


Gas Premium by Louise Dragon @WeezelWords ~ Science Fiction


Haute Couture by Alyssa Tompkins @xAChels ~ Fantasy


Head-Organ’s Import, The by John Wiswell @Wiswell ~ Humor


Honor Among Thieves by Michael J. Solender @mjsolender ~ Mystery/Thriller


I miss (poem) by Estrella Azul @EstrellaAzul ~ Unspecified


In search of the turtle dove by P.J. Kaiser @doublelattemama ~ Slice of Life


In The Beginning by Dana @ywgdana ~ Humor


Intersections by Lou @lfreshwater ~ Literary


Irony’s a Bitch by Coyote Southbridge @AntiSocBtrfly ~ Humor


Letters to Santa Series, Letter 2, from serviceman’s child by Deanna Schrayer @deannaschrayer ~ Slice of Life


MILF by Peggy McFarland @peggywriter ~ Slice of Life


Mother Dove by David G Shrock @dracotorre ~ Humor


Night Feeds by Amy Taylor @adastrapoetry ~ Slice of Life


Nighthawks by Ryan Harron @rharron ~ Slice of Life


One Flew Over the Cuckold’s Nest by Tim VanSant @TimVanSant ~ Experimental


Please Santa by Clive Martyn @clivem ~ Slice of Life


Please, Christmas by Cecilia Dominic @RandomOenophile ~ Unspecified


Poe’s Parlour by Laurita Miller @LauritaMiller ~ Cross Genre


Rearview by Gary Harmon @Gary_Harmon ~ Slice of Life


Sassy Love by Marisa Birns @marisabirns ~ Humor


Shy Cowboy by J. Dane Tyler @DarcKnyt ~ Slice of Life


Silver Bullet by Linda Simoni-Wastila @drwasy ~ Unspecified


Spiderman: The 2 1/2 Minute Version by April L. Hamilton @indieauthor ~ Humor


Summer Santa by Eric J. Krause @ericjkrause ~ Horror/Suspense


Sung. by Anton Gully @antongully ~ Slice of Life


THE DARK SIDE by Jim Wisneski @wisneski ~ Horror/Suspense


The Fable of the Kangaroo by Barry J. Northern @BarryNorthern ~ Fantasy


The Freeze Dried Monster on the Skyway by Alex Carrick @Alex_Carrick ~ Humor


The Green Zone by Marc Nash @21stCscribe ~ Literary


The GS Virus by Iapetus999 @Iapetus999 ~ Horror/Suspense


The Hershey Bar by Melissa D. Johnston @melissa_djohnst ~ Slice of Life


The Kissy Bunny by Sarah Snell-Pym @Saffy ~ Humor


The last Year Of Father Christmas by Dan Powell @danpowfiction ~ Slice of Life


The Present by Laura Eno @lauraeno ~ Slice of Life


The Queen of Sheba by Chance @chance4321 ~ Humor


The South Harding Street Clouditecturalist Union monthly pancake buffet and meeting by Chad Redden @chadredden ~ Literary


The Squids In America by Al Bruno III @albruno3 ~ Horror/Suspense


Time’s Arrow by Tony Noland @TonyNoland ~ Fantasy



The wrap


Thanks to all our readers. We love you. And please, if you enjoy a story leave comments when you visit. Writers love feedback almost as much as chocolate. Maybe more! Then go tell your friends to read it too. Help these writers grow.


You can subscribe to the #fridayflash hashtag (external link) on Twitter every week for more great flash fiction.


We’re on Facebook (external link) too.

~jon


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The #fridayflash Report – Week 29

The #fridayflash Report – Week 29: "
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Looks like we have 60 stories for the week, including two debuts. Please welcome Jake Freivald, Tim Remp and Anne Tyler Lord to the wonderful world of #fridayflash. As usual, a terrific mix of genre and styles, truly something for everyone.


The deadline is fast approaching for the anthology. Don’t forget to enter your top three stories for consideration. Any story posted as a #fridayflash right through December 25th is eligible for submission.


Click on Best of 2009 in the Categories cloud in the right column to learn more about the anthology and how to submit your works for consideration. I’d love to see your story in the mix.



The Stories



Yellow Ribbon by Lou Freshwater @lfreshwater ~ Literary


Witness by Maria Protopapadaki-Smith @mazzz_in_Leeds ~ Horror/Suspense


Window Shopping by Amy Taylor @adastrapoetry ~ Slice of Life


Whoop de Doo by Mark Kerstetter @markerstetter ~ Slice of Life


Western-Fantasy Vignette 2 by J. Dane Tyler @darcknyt ~ Unspecified


Urban Renewal by Marc Nash @21stCscribe ~ Literary


Untitled by April L. Hamilton @indieauthor ~ Mystery/Thriller


Two Heads Aren’t Better Than One by Laura Eno @lauraeno ~ Humor


Trapped by Alan Baxter @AlanBaxter ~ Horror/Suspense


Tidal by Carrie Cleaver @shadowsinstone ~ Experimental


The Way of All Flesh by Tony Noland @TonyNoland ~ Horror/Suspense


The Trailer Park Of Dracula: The Final Vignette by Al Bruno III @albruno3 ~ Horror/Suspense


The Stalker by J. M. Strother @jmstro ~ Unspecified


The Red Velvet Dress by Louise Dragon @WeezelWords ~ Horror/Suspense


The Perfect Christmas Present by Barb Relyea @RelyeaBJ ~ Unspecified


The other side of the fence by Diandra Linnemann @LaCaffeinata ~ Slice of Life


The Last Prisoner by Donald Conrad @NoddlaNocdar ~ Action/Adventure


The Foreign Looking Fellow by Chance @Chance4321 ~ Action/Adventure


The Fable of the Magpie by Barry J. Northern @BarryNorthern ~ Fantasy


The Choice of a Lifetime by Karen Schindler via email ~ Unspecified


The Blue Pearl by Lily Mulholland @CascadeLily ~ Fantasy


The Attack of the Turtle Dove by P.J. Kaiser @doublelattemama ~ Romance


The Appearance by Chad Redden @chadredden ~ Literary


Star of all time by Estrella Azul @EstrellaAzul ~ Romance


Slice of Cake by Eric J. Krause @ericjkrause ~ Horror/Suspense


Simple by Dan Powell @danpowfiction ~ Literary


Rite Of Passage by Leigh Barlow @LeighBarlow ~ Unspecified


Perfect, After Death by Tim Remp @Tim_Remp_writer ~ Science Fiction ~ Debut


Pedro Martinez’ Incredible String of Good Luck by Alex Carrick @Alex_Carrick ~ Humor


on no doctor lies by Anton Gully @antongully ~ Humor


No Mercy by Angie @techtigger ~ Fantasy


No Man’s Land by ganymeder @ganymeder ~ Cross Genre


Mrs. Stopheles’ Revenge by Kim Batchelor @Kim_Batchelor ~ Humor


Morning Vespas by Cecilia Dominic @RandomOenophile ~ Unspecified


Magritte by Lesley Wood @lescelin ~ Fantasy


Mamma Was A Semite by Michael J. Solender @mjsolender ~ Humor


Lily by Marisa Birns @marisabirns ~ Humor


Letters to Santa Series, Letter 2 by Deanna Schrayer @deannaschrayer ~ Humor


Leave Your Values At The Front Desk by Elizabeth Ditty @ditty1013 ~ Unspecified


Holocaust Theology by David Masters @davidmasters ~ Slice of Life


Good Samaritan by Monica Millard @MonicaEmme ~ Horror/Suspense


Frostbite: A Mafia Family Christmas by Anne Tyler Lord @AnneTylerLord ~ Cross Genre ~ Debut


Fred Writes Erotica by Tim VanSant @TimVanSant ~


For the affection of Mr. Snippet by Chad Redden @chadredden ~ Literary


First Date by Michelle Dennis Evans @michelledevans ~ Humor


Family Dynamics by TIm Remp @Tim_Remp_writer ~ Slice of Life


Everything is Changing by Skycycler @skycycler ~ Literary


End of the Line by Linda Simoni-Wastila @drwasy ~ Literary


Enigma by Jake Freivald @jdfreivald ~ Science Fiction ~ Debut


Dinner Music by Olivia Tejeda @SimplyOlivia ~ Literary


DESIRE by Peggy McFarland @peggywriter ~ Horror/Suspense


Death Keeps An Appointment by Dana @ywgdana ~ Humor


Coyote’s Explanation by Deirdre M. Murphy @wyld_dandelyon ~ Humor


Christmas Sucks by Iapetus999 @Iapetus999 ~ Humor


Bridge by Chris Chartrand @ChrisChartrand ~ Science Fiction


Blithering idiot by Jim Dempsey @jimdempsey ~ Humor


Bedrock by Christian Bell @christianbell37 ~ Unspecified


And a Partridge in a Pear Tree by Pia Veleno @piaveleno ~ Unspecified


An Exhausting Night by Lauren Cude via Facebook ~ Slice of Life


Albino Promenade by Jeff Posey @AnasaziStories ~ Historical



The wrap


Thanks to all our readers. We love you. And please, if you enjoy a story leave comments when you visit. Writers love feedback almost as much as chocolate. Maybe more! Then go tell your friends to read it too. Help these writers grow.


You can subscribe to the #fridayflash hashtag (external link) on Twitter every week for more great flash fiction.


We’re on Facebook (external link) too.

~jon


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Tuesday, December 1, 2009

The #fridayflash Report – Week 27

The #fridayflash Report – Week 27: "

Jon is tied up and asked me to post the FridayFlash report. I am not the word-smith he is, so I will just get on with it…



The Stories



With All the Fixings by J. M. Strother @jmstro ~ Slice of Life


Which Letter of the Alphabet is the Funniest? by Alex Carrick @Alex_Carrick ~ Humor ~


Very Good Telly by David Masters @davidmasters ~ Literary ~


Unavailable by Karen Schindler @Karen Schindler via email ~ Science Fiction ~


The Unknown Girl by Estrella Azul @EstrellaAzul ~ Slice of Life ~


The Touchstone by Lily Mulholland @CascadeLily ~ Literary ~


The Search by Deanna Schrayer @deannaschrayer ~ Slice of Life ~


The Last Ride by Eric J. Krause @ericjkrause ~ Unspecified ~


The bell ringer by Susan Cross @SusanJCross ~ Slice of Life ~


Thanks to Neptune by Michael J. Solender @mjsolender ~ Slice of Life ~


Somebody Once by Stephen Parolini @noveldoctor ~ Literary ~


Smash and Grab by Angie @techtigger ~ Fantasy ~


Reminiscence by Laurita Miller @LauritaMiller ~ Literary ~


Remedy by Louise Dragon @WeezelWords ~ Horror/Suspense ~ Debut


Red Barn by Clive Martyn @clivem ~ Horror/Suspense ~


RAM, Get It? by Dana @ywgdana ~ Humor ~


Rainy Days and Busses by Deborah Szajngarten @Debs1 ~ Slice of Life ~


Not a Platonic Dialogue by Marisa Birns @marisabirns ~ Humor ~


Nightmare by Barb Relyea ~ Horror/Suspense ~


My Life in Publishing: A Fictional Autobiography by Kim Batchelor @Kim_Batchelor ~ Humor ~ Debut


Mouse in the House by Michelle Dennis Evans @MichelleDEvans ~ Unspecified ~


Money for Running by Jeff Posey @AnasaziStories ~ Literary ~


Leftovers by Chris Chartrand @ChrisChartrand ~ Unspecified ~


Interlude by Peggy McFarland @peggywriter ~ Slice of Life ~


Hub 12 by Maria Protopapadaki-Smith @mazzz_in_Leeds ~ Unspecified ~


How You’ll Know by Trevor Mcpherson @3S_stories ~ Slice of Life ~


His Name is Victor by John Wiswell @Wiswell ~ Fantasy ~


Grace by Skycycler @Skycycler ~ Literary ~


Giving Thanks by Tim VanSant @TimVanSant ~ Slice of Life ~


Flash Photography by Jon the Storyteller @storytellerjon ~ Humor ~


Escape From The Trailer Park Of Dracula by Al Bruno III @albruno3 ~ Horror/Suspense ~


Demons and Acid Don’t Mix by Laura Eno @lauraeno ~ Experimental ~


Copyright Protected by J. Dane Tyler @darcknyt ~ Horror/Suspense ~


Bumbling by Rachel Blackbirdsong @RBlackbirdsong ~ Literary ~


Bruised Silence by Pia Veleno @piaveleno ~ Unspecified ~


Black Friday by NoddlaNocdar @NoddlaNocdar ~ Horror/Suspense


Black and Blue Friday by Deirdre M. Murphy @wyld_dandelyon ~ Fantasy ~


Black by Carrie Cleaver @shadowsinstone ~ Horror/Suspense ~


Another Kodacolor Moment by Linda Simoni-Wastila @drwasy ~ Literary ~


Alley Shade by David G Shrock @dracotorre ~ Unspecified ~


A Dangerous Race by Amy Taylor @adastrapoetry ~ Cross Genre ~


A CockTale by Chance @Chance4321 ~ Humor ~


A Bad Dad by Jim Dempsey @jimdempsey ~ Humor ~



The wrap


Thanks to all our readers. We love you. And please, if you enjoy a story leave comments when you visit. Writers love feedback almost as much as chocolate. Maybe more! Then go tell your friends to read it too. Help these writers grow.


You can subscribe to the #fridayflash hashtag on Twitter every week for more great flash fiction.


We’re on Facebook too.

~jon


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