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.


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~jon


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1 comment:

  1. I think it's cool that you list some #fridayflashes on your blog. Very Creative!

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