tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26062492211553129742024-03-13T21:37:48.806-07:00J. M. StrotherJ. M. Strotherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01117770768990691070noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2606249221155312974.post-19862605975900334072009-12-21T06:39:00.000-08:002010-06-09T13:59:14.311-07:00The #fridayflash Report – Week 30<a href="http://jmstrother.com/MadUtopia/?p=416">The #fridayflash Report – Week 30</a>: "<p>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 <a title="The #fridayflash Collector" href="http://www.jmstrother.com/tiki-view_tracker.php?trackerId=2&sort_mode=f_13_asc&status=o">Collector</a>. Woo hoo, back to full strength.</p><br /><p>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 <a title="The #fridayflash Collector" href="http://www.jmstrother.com/tiki-view_tracker.php?trackerId=2&sort_mode=f_13_asc&status=o">Collector</a> 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.</p><br /><p>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 <a title="The 12 Days project" href="http://12days2009.wordpress.com/">12 Days</a> commenting. She is doing much better and I hope things will settle back to normal soon.</p><br /><p>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</p><br /><div><br /><h2>The Stories</h2><br /><div><br /><p><a href="http://laur-eventing.blogspot.com/2009/12/flash-fiction-17-christmas-tradition.html">A Christmas Tradition</a> by Lauren Cude via Facebook ~ Slice of Life</p><br /><p><a href="http://wp.me/plgY5-dA">A loving mother</a> by Jim Dempsey <a href="http://twitter.com/jimdempsey">@jimdempsey</a> ~ Slice of Life</p><br /><p><a href="http://shadowsinstone.blogspot.com/2009/12/ablaze-fridayflash.html">Ablaze</a> by Carrie Cleaver <a href="http://twitter.com/shadowsinstone">@shadowsinstone</a> ~ Slice of Life</p><br /><p><a href="http://murderinparadise.com/">An Angel Gets His Wings</a> by Shannon Esposito <a href="http://twitter.com/soesposito">@soesposito</a> ~ Slice of Life</p><br /><p><a href="http://bit.ly/5eAIKb">Attack on Sector Four</a> by Chris Chartrand <a href="http://twitter.com/ChrisChartrand">@ChrisChartrand</a> ~ Science Fiction</p><br /><p><a href="http://truantpen.blogspot.com/2009/12/baboushka-special-story-for-christmas.html">Baboushka: A Special Story for the Christmas Season</a> by David Masters <a href="http://twitter.com/davidmasters">@davidmasters</a> ~ Unspecified</p><br /><p><a href="http://tiny.cc/Oq0Oh">Catsup soup</a> by Karen Schindler <a href="http://twitter.com/karenfrommentor">@karenfrommentor</a> ~ Unspecified</p><br /><p><a href="http://wp.me/pxu1J-9R">Charity: A Christmas Story</a> by Elizabeth Ditty <a href="http://twitter.com/ditty1013">@ditty1013</a> ~ Humor</p><br /><p><a href="http://tinyurl.com/yey52wr">Christmas in Latvia</a> by Christian Bell <a href="http://twitter.com/christianbell37">@christianbell37</a> ~ Unspecified</p><br /><p><a href="http://future-nostalgic.blogspot.com/2009/12/fridayflash-christmas-spirit-parts-1-2.html">Christmas Spirit Parts 1 & 2</a> by Sam <a href="http://twitter.com/FutureNostalgic">@FutureNostalgic</a> ~ Horror/Suspense</p><br /><p><a href="http://www.skycycler.com/2009/12/christmas-truce/">Christmas Truce</a> by Skycycler <a href="http://twitter.com/skycycler">@skycycler</a> ~ Literary</p><br /><p><a href="http://jonwrites.wordpress.com/2009/12/18/fridayflash-no-7-convergence/">Convergence</a> by Jon the Storyteller <a href="http://twitter.com/storytellerjon">@storytellerjon</a> ~ Horror/Suspense</p><br /><p><a href="http://shawnmain.tumblr.com/post/287219865/different">Different</a> by Shawn Main <a href="http://twitter.com/shawnmain">@shawnmain</a> ~ Slice of Life</p><br /><p><a href="http://www.washthebowl.com/">Dismissed Mingling</a> by Craig Daniels <a href="http://twitter.com/washthebowl">@washthebowl</a> ~ Experimental</p><br /><p><a href="http://tinyurl.com/yzvnzov">DIVE!</a> by Michelle Dennis Evans <a href="http://twitter.com/michelledevans">@michelledevans</a> ~ Unspecified</p><br /><p><a href="http://mazzz-in-leeds.blogspot.com/2009/12/feast.html">Feast</a> by Maria Protopapadaki-Smith <a href="http://twitter.com/mazzz_in_Leeds">@mazzz_in_Leeds</a> ~ Slice of Life</p><br /><p><a href="http://techtigger.wordpress.com/2009/12/18/flash-fiction-first-snow/">First Snow</a> by Angie <a href="http://twitter.com/techtigger">@techtigger</a> ~ Fantasy</p><br /><p><a href="http://bit.ly/5n2nCw">Fishing With Dad</a> by J. M. Strother <a href="http://twitter.com/jmstro">@jmstro</a> ~ Slice of Life</p><br /><p><a href="http://wyld-dandelyon.livejournal.com/79269.html">Fluffy’s Christmas Toys</a> by Deirdre M. Murphy <a href="http://twitter.com/wyld_dandelyon">@wyld_dandelyon</a> ~ Fantasy</p><br /><p><a href="http://tinyurl.com/ycyl3wc">Freaks</a> by Mark Kerstetter <a href="http://twitter.com/markerstetter">@markerstetter</a> ~ Slice of Life</p><br /><p><a href="http://annetylerlord.com/fridayflash/frostbite-a-mafia-family-christmas-pt-2">Frostbite: A Mafia Family Christmas (pt.2)</a> by Anne Tyler Lord <a href="http://twitter.com/AnneTylerLord">@AnneTylerLord</a> ~ Cross Genre</p><br /><p><a href="http://tinyurl.com/yc3k2tf">Frozen</a> by Lily Mulholland <a href="http://twitter.com/CascadeLily">@CascadeLily</a> ~ Mystery/Thriller</p><br /><p><a href="http://weezel-whatscaresyou.blogspot.com/2009/12/fridayflash-gas-premium.html">Gas Premium</a> by Louise Dragon <a href="http://twitter.com/WeezelWords">@WeezelWords</a> ~ Science Fiction</p><br /><p><a href="http://achels.wordpress.com/2009/12/18/haute-couture/">Haute Couture</a> by Alyssa Tompkins <a href="http://twitter.com/xAChels">@xAChels</a> ~ Fantasy</p><br /><p><a href="http://johnwiswell.blogspot.com/2009/12/bathroom-monologue-head-organs-import.html">Head-Organ’s Import, The</a> by John Wiswell <a href="http://twitter.com/Wiswell">@Wiswell</a> ~ Humor</p><br /><p><a href="http://notfromhereareyou.blogspot.com/2009/12/honor-among-thieves-fridayflash.html">Honor Among Thieves</a> by Michael J. Solender <a href="http://twitter.com/mjsolender">@mjsolender</a> ~ Mystery/Thriller</p><br /><p><a href="http://bit.ly/7DCvQB">I miss (poem)</a> by Estrella Azul <a href="http://twitter.com/EstrellaAzul">@EstrellaAzul</a> ~ Unspecified</p><br /><p><a href="http://bit.ly/8SneyX">In search of the turtle dove</a> by P.J. Kaiser <a href="http://twitter.com/doublelattemama">@doublelattemama</a> ~ Slice of Life</p><br /><p><a href="http://bit.ly/7f0t6W">In The Beginning</a> by Dana <a href="http://twitter.com/ywgdana">@ywgdana</a> ~ Humor</p><br /><p><a href="http://theblockhouse.wordpress.com/2009/12/19/183/">Intersections</a> by Lou <a href="http://twitter.com/lfreshwater">@lfreshwater</a> ~ Literary</p><br /><p><a href="http://antisocialbutterflie.wordpress.com/2009/12/19/ironys-a-bitch/">Irony’s a Bitch</a> by Coyote Southbridge <a href="http://twitter.com/AntiSocBtrfly">@AntiSocBtrfly</a> ~ Humor</p><br /><p><a href="http://bit.ly/8nmWmQ">Letters to Santa Series, Letter 2, from serviceman’s child</a> by Deanna Schrayer <a href="http://twitter.com/deannaschrayer">@deannaschrayer</a> ~ Slice of Life</p><br /><p><a href="http://www.pegjet.blogspot.com/">MILF</a> by Peggy McFarland <a href="http://twitter.com/peggywriter">@peggywriter</a> ~ Slice of Life</p><br /><p><a href="http://bit.ly/5VjmmI">Mother Dove</a> by David G Shrock <a href="http://twitter.com/dracotorre">@dracotorre</a> ~ Humor</p><br /><p><a href="http://adastra-poetry.blogspot.com/2009/12/fridayflash-night-feeds.html">Night Feeds</a> by Amy Taylor <a href="http://twitter.com/adastrapoetry">@adastrapoetry</a> ~ Slice of Life</p><br /><p><a href="http://harron.dreamwidth.org/4638.html">Nighthawks</a> by Ryan Harron <a href="http://twitter.com/rharron">@rharron</a> ~ Slice of Life</p><br /><p><a href="http://www.timvansant.com/otoh/2009/12/17/one-flew-over-the-cuckolds-nest/">One Flew Over the Cuckold’s Nest </a> by Tim VanSant <a href="http://twitter.com/TimVanSant">@TimVanSant</a> ~ Experimental</p><br /><p><a href="http://bit.ly/5vTfmi">Please Santa</a> by Clive Martyn <a href="http://twitter.com/clivem">@clivem</a> ~ Slice of Life</p><br /><p><a href="http://random-oenophile.blogspot.com/2009/12/friday-flash-fiction-please-christmas.html">Please, Christmas</a> by Cecilia Dominic <a href="http://twitter.com/RandomOenophile">@RandomOenophile</a> ~ Unspecified</p><br /><p><a href="http://bit.ly/4Fd4C1">Poe’s Parlour</a> by Laurita Miller <a href="http://twitter.com/LauritaMiller">@LauritaMiller</a> ~ Cross Genre</p><br /><p><a href="http://grharmon.com/2009/12/18/rearview/">Rearview</a> by Gary Harmon <a href="http://twitter.com/Gary_Harmon">@Gary_Harmon</a> ~ Slice of Life</p><br /><p><a href="http://bit.ly/6yBTmd">Sassy Love</a> by Marisa Birns <a href="http://twitter.com/marisabirns">@marisabirns</a> ~ Humor</p><br /><p><a href="http://wp.me/phpMz-am">Shy Cowboy</a> by J. Dane Tyler <a href="http://twitter.com/DarcKnyt">@DarcKnyt</a> ~ Slice of Life</p><br /><p><a href="http://linda-leftbrainwrite.blogspot.com/2009/12/silver-bullet.html">Silver Bullet</a> by Linda Simoni-Wastila <a href="http://twitter.com/drwasy">@drwasy</a> ~ Unspecified</p><br /><p><a href="http://ow.ly/Np9h">Spiderman: The 2 1/2 Minute Version</a> by April L. Hamilton <a href="http://twitter.com/indieauthor">@indieauthor</a> ~ Humor</p><br /><p><a href="http://tinyurl.com/yznqcgz">Summer Santa</a> by Eric J. Krause <a href="http://twitter.com/ericjkrause">@ericjkrause</a> ~ Horror/Suspense</p><br /><p><a href="http://dogsdespair.blogspot.com/2009/12/sung.html">Sung.</a> by Anton Gully <a href="http://twitter.com/antongully">@antongully</a> ~ Slice of Life</p><br /><p><a href="http://writersnwriters.blogspot.com/2009/12/fridayflash-dark-side.html">THE DARK SIDE</a> by Jim Wisneski <a href="http://twitter.com/wisneski">@wisneski</a> ~ Horror/Suspense</p><br /><p><a href="http://barryjnorthern.blogspot.com/2009/12/fable-of-kangaroo.html">The Fable of the Kangaroo</a> by Barry J. Northern <a href="http://twitter.com/BarryNorthern">@BarryNorthern</a> ~ Fantasy</p><br /><p><a href="http://www.alexcarrick.com/?p=1300">The Freeze Dried Monster on the Skyway</a> by Alex Carrick <a href="http://twitter.com/Alex_Carrick">@Alex_Carrick</a> ~ Humor</p><br /><p><a href="http://sulcicollective.blogspot.com/2009/12/green-zone-flash-fiction.html?zx=43bd5b9b4911ff10">The Green Zone</a> by Marc Nash <a href="http://twitter.com/21stCscribe">@21stCscribe</a> ~ Literary</p><br /><p><a href="http://blog.dawnsrise.com/2009/12/gs-virus-fridayflash-fiction.html">The GS Virus</a> by Iapetus999 <a href="http://twitter.com/Iapetus999">@Iapetus999</a> ~ Horror/Suspense</p><br /><p><a href="http://windspirit-girl.livejournal.com/15443.html">The Hershey Bar</a> by Melissa D. Johnston <a href="http://twitter.com/melissa_djohnst">@melissa_djohnst</a> ~ Slice of Life</p><br /><p><a href="http://magenta.monsters.wigglypets.co.uk/?p=61">The Kissy Bunny</a> by Sarah Snell-Pym <a href="http://twitter.com/Saffy">@Saffy</a> ~ Humor</p><br /><p><a href="http://bit.ly/8ERfeb">The last Year Of Father Christmas</a> by Dan Powell <a href="http://twitter.com/danpowfiction">@danpowfiction</a> ~ Slice of Life</p><br /><p><a href="http://bit.ly/4HcXCF">The Present</a> by Laura Eno <a href="http://twitter.com/lauraeno">@lauraeno</a> ~ Slice of Life</p><br /><p><a href="http://thedeadadventurersclub.com/2009/12/the-queen-of-sheba/">The Queen of Sheba</a> by Chance <a href="http://twitter.com/chance4321">@chance4321</a> ~ Humor</p><br /><p><a href="http://bit.ly/91je2r">The South Harding Street Clouditecturalist Union monthly pancake buffet and meeting</a> by Chad Redden <a href="http://twitter.com/chadredden">@chadredden</a> ~ Literary</p><br /><p><a href="http://albruno3.blogspot.com/2009/12/nick-of-time-and-other-abrasions-squids.html">The Squids In America</a> by Al Bruno III <a href="http://twitter.com/albruno3">@albruno3</a> ~ Horror/Suspense</p><br /><p><a href="http://is.gd/5stbU">Time’s Arrow</a> by Tony Noland <a href="http://twitter.com/TonyNoland">@TonyNoland</a> ~ Fantasy</p></div><br /><p></p><br /><h2>The wrap</h2><br /><p>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.</p><br /><p>You can subscribe to the <a rel="external" href="http://search.twitter.com/search.atom?q=%23fridayflash">#fridayflash hashtag</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" /> on Twitter every week for more great flash fiction.</p><br /><p>We’re on <a rel="external" href="http://www.facebook.com/home.php/group.php?gid=119442390567#/group.php?gid=119442390567">Facebook</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" /> too.<br /><br />~jon</p></div><br /><p></p>"J. M. Strotherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01117770768990691070noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2606249221155312974.post-26182945950050640852009-12-21T06:38:00.000-08:002009-12-21T06:38:26.895-08:00The #fridayflash Report – Week 29<a href="http://jmstrother.com/MadUtopia/?p=372">The #fridayflash Report – Week 29</a>: "<div style="width: 522px;"><img title="Week 29 Wordel" src="http://jmstrother.com/MadUtopia/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/week29Wordel.jpg" alt="Generated on http://www.wordle.net" width="512" height="313" /><p>Generated on http://www.wordle.net</p></div><br /><p>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.</p><br /><p>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.</p><br /><p>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.</p><br /><div><br /><h2>The Stories</h2><br /><div><br /><p><a href="http://bit.ly/4C5iFF">Yellow Ribbon</a> by Lou Freshwater <a href="http://twitter.com/lfreshwater">@lfreshwater</a> ~ Literary</p><br /><p><a href="http://mazzz-in-leeds.blogspot.com/2009/12/witness.html">Witness</a> by Maria Protopapadaki-Smith <a href="http://twitter.com/mazzz_in_Leeds">@mazzz_in_Leeds</a> ~ Horror/Suspense</p><br /><p><a href="http://bit.ly/6M0qE1">Window Shopping</a> by Amy Taylor <a href="http://twitter.com/adastrapoetry">@adastrapoetry</a> ~ Slice of Life</p><br /><p><a href="http://tinyurl.com/ydckfjz">Whoop de Doo</a> by Mark Kerstetter <a href="http://twitter.com/markerstetter">@markerstetter</a> ~ Slice of Life</p><br /><p><a href="http://wp.me/phpMz-ag">Western-Fantasy Vignette 2</a> by J. Dane Tyler <a href="http://twitter.com/darcknyt">@darcknyt</a> ~ Unspecified</p><br /><p><a href="http://yearzerowriters.wordpress.com/2009/12/09/urban-renewal/">Urban Renewal</a> by Marc Nash <a href="http://twitter.com/21stCscribe">@21stCscribe</a> ~ Literary</p><br /><p><a href="http://www.publetariat.com/fridayflash-untitled">Untitled</a> by April L. Hamilton <a href="http://twitter.com/indieauthor">@indieauthor</a> ~ Mystery/Thriller</p><br /><p><a href="http://bit.ly/6HtEAH">Two Heads Aren’t Better Than One</a> by Laura Eno <a href="http://twitter.com/lauraeno">@lauraeno</a> ~ Humor</p><br /><p><a href="http://www.alanbaxteronline.com/2009/12/10/friday-flash-trapped.html/">Trapped</a> by Alan Baxter <a href="http://twitter.com/AlanBaxter">@AlanBaxter</a> ~ Horror/Suspense</p><br /><p><a href="http://shadowsinstone.blogspot.com/2009/12/tidal-fridayflash.html">Tidal</a> by Carrie Cleaver <a href="http://twitter.com/shadowsinstone">@shadowsinstone</a> ~ Experimental</p><br /><p><a href="http://is.gd/5jExH">The Way of All Flesh</a> by Tony Noland <a href="http://twitter.com/TonyNoland">@TonyNoland</a> ~ Horror/Suspense</p><br /><p><a href="http://albruno3.blogspot.com/2009/12/nick-of-time-and-other-abrasions-final.html">The Trailer Park Of Dracula: The Final Vignette</a> by Al Bruno III <a href="http://twitter.com/albruno3">@albruno3</a> ~ Horror/Suspense</p><br /><p><a href="http://bit.ly/5s7auQ">The Stalker</a> by J. M. Strother <a href="http://twitter.com/jmstro">@jmstro</a> ~ Unspecified</p><br /><p><a href="http://weezel-whatscaresyou.blogspot.com/2009/12/fridayflash-red-velvet-dress.html">The Red Velvet Dress</a> by Louise Dragon <a href="http://twitter.com/WeezelWords">@WeezelWords</a> ~ Horror/Suspense</p><br /><p><a href="http://brelyea.wordpress.com/2009/12/10/the-perfect-christmas-present/">The Perfect Christmas Present</a> by Barb Relyea <a href="http://twitter.com/RelyeaBJ">@RelyeaBJ</a> ~ Unspecified</p><br /><p><a href="http://shortstoriesandmadrants.blogspot.com/2009/12/other-side-of-fence.html">The other side of the fence</a> by Diandra Linnemann <a href="http://twitter.com/LaCaffeinata">@LaCaffeinata</a> ~ Slice of Life</p><br /><p><a href="http://bit.ly/8ot7aA">The Last Prisoner</a> by Donald Conrad <a href="http://twitter.com/NoddlaNocdar">@NoddlaNocdar</a> ~ Action/Adventure</p><br /><p><a href="http://thedeadadventurersclub.com/2009/12/the-foreign-looking-fellow/">The Foreign Looking Fellow</a> by Chance <a href="http://twitter.com/Chance4321">@Chance4321</a> ~ Action/Adventure</p><br /><p><a href="http://barryjnorthern.blogspot.com/2009/12/fable-of-magpie.html">The Fable of the Magpie</a> by Barry J. Northern <a href="http://twitter.com/BarryNorthern">@BarryNorthern</a> ~ Fantasy</p><br /><p><a href="http://tiny.cc/Ap0OF">The Choice of a Lifetime</a> by Karen Schindler via email ~ Unspecified</p><br /><p><a href="http://newfleshmagazine.blogspot.com/2009/12/orcal-clutched-blue-pearl-in-his.html">The Blue Pearl</a> by Lily Mulholland <a href="http://twitter.com/CascadeLily">@CascadeLily</a> ~ Fantasy</p><br /><p><a href="http://bit.ly/6eK8NA">The Attack of the Turtle Dove</a> by P.J. Kaiser <a href="http://twitter.com/doublelattemama">@doublelattemama</a> ~ Romance</p><br /><p><a href="http://bit.ly/55D4HO">The Appearance</a> by Chad Redden <a href="http://twitter.com/chadredden">@chadredden</a> ~ Literary</p><br /><p><a href="http://bit.ly/5UjSlt">Star of all time</a> by Estrella Azul <a href="http://twitter.com/EstrellaAzul">@EstrellaAzul</a> ~ Romance</p><br /><p><a href="http://tinyurl.com/yb65ruz">Slice of Cake</a> by Eric J. Krause <a href="http://twitter.com/ericjkrause">@ericjkrause</a> ~ Horror/Suspense</p><br /><p><a href="http://is.gd/5k3F8">Simple</a> by Dan Powell <a href="http://twitter.com/danpowfiction">@danpowfiction</a> ~ Literary</p><br /><p><a href="http://bit.ly/5DqNCW">Rite Of Passage</a> by Leigh Barlow <a href="http://twitter.com/LeighBarlow">@LeighBarlow</a> ~ Unspecified</p><br /><p><a href="http://timremp.blogspot.com/2009/12/3ww-grave-lithe-and-offend.html">Perfect, After Death</a> by Tim Remp <a href="http://twitter.com/Tim_Remp_writer">@Tim_Remp_writer </a> ~ Science Fiction ~ <span>Debut</span></p><br /><p><a href="http://www.alexcarrick.com/?p=1285">Pedro Martinez’ Incredible String of Good Luck</a> by Alex Carrick <a href="http://twitter.com/Alex_Carrick">@Alex_Carrick</a> ~ Humor</p><br /><p><a href="http://dogsdespair.blogspot.com/2009/12/oh-no-doctor-lies.html">on no doctor lies</a> by Anton Gully <a href="http://twitter.com/antongully">@antongully</a> ~ Humor</p><br /><p><a href="http://techtigger.wordpress.com/2009/12/11/flash-fiction-no-mercy/">No Mercy</a> by Angie <a href="http://twitter.com/techtigger">@techtigger</a> ~ Fantasy</p><br /><p><a href="http://www.therussellfamily.org/%7Ecathy/?p=652">No Man’s Land</a> by ganymeder <a href="http://twitter.com/ganymeder">@ganymeder</a> ~ Cross Genre</p><br /><p><a href="http://kimbatchelor.blogspot.com/">Mrs. Stopheles’ Revenge</a> by Kim Batchelor <a href="http://twitter.com/Kim_Batchelor">@Kim_Batchelor</a> ~ Humor</p><br /><p><a href="http://tinyurl.com/ye2rgx6">Morning Vespas</a> by Cecilia Dominic <a href="http://twitter.com/RandomOenophile">@RandomOenophile</a> ~ Unspecified</p><br /><p><a href="http://dreamreadslw.blogspot.com/2009/11/magritte.html" alt="Magritte">Magritte</a> by Lesley Wood <a href="http://twitter.com/lescelin" alt="lescelin">@lescelin</a> ~ Fantasy</p><br /><p><a href="http://notfromhereareyou.blogspot.com/2009/12/semitic-mama.html">Mamma Was A Semite</a> by Michael J. Solender <a href="http://twitter.com/mjsolender">@mjsolender</a> ~ Humor</p><br /><p><a href="http://bit.ly/7C1XS3">Lily</a> by Marisa Birns <a href="http://twitter.com/marisabirns">@marisabirns</a> ~ Humor</p><br /><p><a href="http://tinyurl.com/ye8526u">Letters to Santa Series, Letter 2</a> by Deanna Schrayer <a href="http://twitter.com/deannaschrayer">@deannaschrayer</a> ~ Humor</p><br /><p><a href="http://wp.me/pxu1J-9U">Leave Your Values At The Front Desk</a> by Elizabeth Ditty <a href="http://twitter.com/ditty1013">@ditty1013</a> ~ Unspecified</p><br /><p><a href="http://truantpen.blogspot.com/2009/12/holocaust-theology-fridayflash.html">Holocaust Theology</a> by David Masters <a href="http://twitter.com/davidmasters">@davidmasters</a> ~ Slice of Life</p><br /><p><a href="http://kickingyourselfintheface.blogspot.com/2009/10/sample.html">Good Samaritan</a> by Monica Millard <a href="http://twitter.com/MonicaEmme">@MonicaEmme</a> ~ Horror/Suspense</p><br /><p><a href="http://annetylerlord.com/">Frostbite: A Mafia Family Christmas</a> by Anne Tyler Lord <a href="http://twitter.com/AnneTylerLord">@AnneTylerLord</a> ~ Cross Genre ~ <span>Debut</span></p><br /><p><a href="http://www.timvansant.com/otoh/2009/12/10/fred-writes-erotica/">Fred Writes Erotica</a> by Tim VanSant <a href="http://twitter.com/TimVanSant">@TimVanSant</a> ~</p><br /><p><a href="http://bit.ly/58uwAn">For the affection of Mr. Snippet</a> by Chad Redden <a href="http://twitter.com/chadredden">@chadredden</a> ~ Literary</p><br /><p><a href="http://michelledevans.blogspot.com/2009/12/first-date.html">First Date</a> by Michelle Dennis Evans <a href="http://twitter.com/michelledevans">@michelledevans</a> ~ Humor</p><br /><p><a href="http://timremp.blogspot.com/2009/12/3ww-my-first-try-at-this.html">Family Dynamics</a> by TIm Remp <a href="http://twitter.com/Tim_Remp_writer">@Tim_Remp_writer </a> ~ Slice of Life</p><br /><p><a href="http://www.skycycler.com/2009/12/everything-is-changing/">Everything is Changing</a> by Skycycler <a href="http://twitter.com/skycycler">@skycycler</a> ~ Literary</p><br /><p><a href="http://linda-leftbrainwrite.blogspot.com/2009/12/end-of-line-fridayflash.html">End of the Line</a> by Linda Simoni-Wastila <a href="http://twitter.com/drwasy">@drwasy</a> ~ Literary</p><br /><p><a href="http://www.flashfictiononline.com/news/2009/12/friday-flash-enigma.html">Enigma</a> by Jake Freivald <a href="http://twitter.com/jdfreivald">@jdfreivald</a> ~ Science Fiction ~ <span>Debut</span></p><br /><p><a href="http://wp.me/pGgaC-2B">Dinner Music</a> by Olivia Tejeda <a href="http://twitter.com/SimplyOlivia">@SimplyOlivia</a> ~ Literary</p><br /><p><a href="http://www.pegjet.blogspot.com/">DESIRE</a> by Peggy McFarland <a href="http://twitter.com/peggywriter">@peggywriter</a> ~ Horror/Suspense</p><br /><p><a href="http://pixelenvy.ca/cgi/fff.cgi/week58.html?fullstory=y">Death Keeps An Appointment</a> by Dana <a href="http://twitter.com/ywgdana">@ywgdana</a> ~ Humor</p><br /><p><a href="http://wyld-dandelyon.livejournal.com/78232.html">Coyote’s Explanation</a> by Deirdre M. Murphy <a href="http://twitter.com/wyld_dandelyon">@wyld_dandelyon</a> ~ Humor</p><br /><p><a href="http://blog.dawnsrise.com/2009/12/christmas-sucks-fridayflash.html">Christmas Sucks</a> by Iapetus999 <a href="http://twitter.com/Iapetus999">@Iapetus999</a> ~ Humor</p><br /><p><a href="http://thedarkeagle.com/bridge/">Bridge</a> by Chris Chartrand <a href="http://twitter.com/ChrisChartrand">@ChrisChartrand</a> ~ Science Fiction</p><br /><p><a href="http://wp.me/plgY5-ed">Blithering idiot</a> by Jim Dempsey <a href="http://twitter.com/jimdempsey">@jimdempsey</a> ~ Humor</p><br /><p><a href="http://tinyurl.com/ye29dvs">Bedrock</a> by Christian Bell <a href="http://twitter.com/christianbell37">@christianbell37</a> ~ Unspecified</p><br /><p><a href="http://bit.ly/4sPxr2">And a Partridge in a Pear Tree</a> by Pia Veleno <a href="http://twitter.com/piaveleno">@piaveleno</a> ~ Unspecified</p><br /><p><a href="http://laur-eventing.blogspot.com/2009/12/flash-fiction-16-exhausting-night.html">An Exhausting Night</a> by Lauren Cude via Facebook ~ Slice of Life</p><br /><p><a href="http://wp.me/pxiy5-4p">Albino Promenade</a> by Jeff Posey <a href="http://twitter.com/AnasaziStories">@AnasaziStories</a> ~ Historical</p></div><br /><p></p><br /><h2>The wrap</h2><br /><p>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.</p><br /><p>You can subscribe to the <a rel="external" href="http://search.twitter.com/search.atom?q=%23fridayflash">#fridayflash hashtag</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" /> on Twitter every week for more great flash fiction.</p><br /><p>We’re on <a rel="external" href="http://www.facebook.com/home.php/group.php?gid=119442390567#/group.php?gid=119442390567">Facebook</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" /> too.<br /><br />~jon</p></div><br /><p></p>"J. M. Strotherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01117770768990691070noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2606249221155312974.post-90880953285789728452009-12-01T05:33:00.000-08:002009-12-01T05:33:34.979-08:00The #fridayflash Report – Week 27<a href="http://jmstrother.com/MadUtopia/?p=288">The #fridayflash Report – Week 27</a>: "<p>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…</p><br /><div><br /><h2>The Stories</h2><br /><div><br /><p><a href="http://jmstrother.com/MadUtopia/?p=286">With All the Fixings</a> by J. M. Strother <a href="http://twitter.com/jmstro">@jmstro</a> ~ Slice of Life</p><br /><p><a href="http://www.alexcarrick.com/?p=52">Which Letter of the Alphabet is the Funniest?</a> by Alex Carrick <a href="http://twitter.com/Alex_Carrick">@Alex_Carrick</a> ~ Humor ~ <span> </span></p><br /><p><a href="http://truantpen.blogspot.com/2009/11/very-good-telly.html">Very Good Telly</a> by David Masters <a href="http://twitter.com/davidmasters">@davidmasters</a> ~ Literary ~ <span> </span></p><br /><p><a href="http://tiny.cc/s4Sxi">Unavailable</a> by Karen Schindler <a href="http://twitter.com/Karen%20Schindler%20via%20email">@Karen Schindler via email</a> ~ Science Fiction ~</p><br /><p><a href="http://bit.ly/7l4Brf">The Unknown Girl</a> by Estrella Azul <a href="http://twitter.com/EstrellaAzul">@EstrellaAzul</a> ~ Slice of Life ~</p><br /><p><a href="http://tinyurl.com/y8uym3r">The Touchstone</a> by Lily Mulholland <a href="http://twitter.com/CascadeLily">@CascadeLily</a> ~ Literary ~</p><br /><p><a href="http://tinyurl.com/ybsksme">The Search</a> by Deanna Schrayer <a href="http://twitter.com/deannaschrayer">@deannaschrayer</a> ~ Slice of Life ~</p><br /><p><a href="http://tinyurl.com/yhffsnp">The Last Ride</a> by Eric J. Krause <a href="http://twitter.com/ericjkrause">@ericjkrause</a> ~ Unspecified ~</p><br /><p><a href="http://www.susancrosswrites.blogspot.com/">The bell ringer</a> by Susan Cross <a href="http://twitter.com/SusanJCross">@SusanJCross</a> ~ Slice of Life ~</p><br /><p><a href="http://notfromhereareyou.blogspot.com/2009/11/thanks-to-neptune-fridayflash.html">Thanks to Neptune</a> by Michael J. Solender <a href="http://twitter.com/mjsolender">@mjsolender</a> ~ Slice of Life ~</p><br /><p><a href="http://bit.ly/6dMJEs">Somebody Once</a> by Stephen Parolini <a href="http://twitter.com/noveldoctor">@noveldoctor</a> ~ Literary ~</p><br /><p><a href="http://techtigger.wordpress.com/2009/11/27/flash-fiction-smash-and-grab/">Smash and Grab</a> by Angie <a href="http://twitter.com/techtigger">@techtigger</a> ~ Fantasy ~</p><br /><p><a href="http://bit.ly/8WMKBa">Reminiscence</a> by Laurita Miller <a href="http://twitter.com/LauritaMiller">@LauritaMiller</a> ~ Literary ~</p><br /><p><a href="http://weezel-whatscaresyou.blogspot.com/2009/11/flashfriday-remedy.html">Remedy</a> by Louise Dragon <a href="http://twitter.com/WeezelWords">@WeezelWords</a> ~ Horror/Suspense ~ <span>Debut</span></p><br /><p><a href="http://bit.ly/5TNpuc">Red Barn</a> by Clive Martyn <a href="http://twitter.com/clivem">@clivem</a> ~ Horror/Suspense ~</p><br /><p><a href="http://bit.ly/72fUek">RAM, Get It?</a> by Dana <a href="http://twitter.com/ywgdana">@ywgdana</a> ~ Humor ~</p><br /><p><a href="http://deborahshinegarden.com/2009/11/27/rainy-days-and-busses.aspx">Rainy Days and Busses</a> by Deborah Szajngarten <a href="http://twitter.com/Debs1">@Debs1</a> ~ Slice of Life ~</p><br /><p><a href="http://bit.ly/5C1IuL">Not a Platonic Dialogue</a> by Marisa Birns <a href="http://twitter.com/marisabirns">@marisabirns</a> ~ Humor ~</p><br /><p><a href="http://brelyea.wordpress.com/2009/11/27/nightmare/">Nightmare</a> by Barb Relyea ~ Horror/Suspense ~</p><br /><p><a href="http://kimbatchelor.blogspot.com/">My Life in Publishing: A Fictional Autobiography</a> by Kim Batchelor <a href="http://twitter.com/Kim_Batchelor">@Kim_Batchelor</a> ~ Humor ~ <span>Debut</span></p><br /><p><a href="http://tinyurl.com/yjrpr5k">Mouse in the House</a> by Michelle Dennis Evans <a href="http://twitter.com/MichelleDEvans">@MichelleDEvans</a> ~ Unspecified ~</p><br /><p><a href="http://wp.me/pxiy5-5U">Money for Running</a> by Jeff Posey <a href="http://twitter.com/AnasaziStories">@AnasaziStories</a> ~ Literary ~</p><br /><p><a href="http://thedarkeagle.com/leftovers/">Leftovers</a> by Chris Chartrand <a href="http://twitter.com/ChrisChartrand">@ChrisChartrand</a> ~ Unspecified ~</p><br /><p><a href="http://pegjet.blogspot.com/">Interlude</a> by Peggy McFarland <a href="http://twitter.com/peggywriter">@peggywriter</a> ~ Slice of Life ~</p><br /><p><a href="http://bit.ly/8XDA4q">Hub 12</a> by Maria Protopapadaki-Smith <a href="http://twitter.com/mazzz_in_Leeds">@mazzz_in_Leeds</a> ~ Unspecified ~</p><br /><p><a href="http://trevormcpherson.info/2009/11/27/how-youll-know-fridayflash/">How You’ll Know</a> by Trevor Mcpherson <a href="http://twitter.com/3S_stories">@3S_stories</a> ~ Slice of Life ~</p><br /><p><a href="http://johnwiswell.blogspot.com/2009/11/bathroom-monologue-his-name-is-victor.html">His Name is Victor</a> by John Wiswell <a href="http://twitter.com/Wiswell">@Wiswell</a> ~ Fantasy ~</p><br /><p><a href="http://www.skycycler.com/2009/11/grace/">Grace</a> by Skycycler <a href="http://twitter.com/Skycycler">@Skycycler</a> ~ Literary ~</p><br /><p><a href="http://www.timvansant.com/otoh/2009/11/27/fff-giving-thanks/">Giving Thanks</a> by Tim VanSant <a href="http://twitter.com/TimVanSant">@TimVanSant</a> ~ Slice of Life ~</p><br /><p><a href="http://jonwrites.wordpress.com/2009/11/27/fridayflash-no-6-flash-photography/">Flash Photography</a> by Jon the Storyteller <a href="http://twitter.com/storytellerjon">@storytellerjon</a> ~ Humor ~</p><br /><p><a href="http://albruno3.blogspot.com/2009/11/nick-of-time-and-other-abrasions-escape.html">Escape From The Trailer Park Of Dracula</a> by Al Bruno III <a href="http://twitter.com/albruno3">@albruno3</a> ~ Horror/Suspense ~</p><br /><p><a href="http://bit.ly/8SMFI6">Demons and Acid Don’t Mix</a> by Laura Eno <a href="http://twitter.com/lauraeno">@lauraeno</a> ~ Experimental ~</p><br /><p><a href="http://jdanetyler.wordpress.com/2009/11/27/fridayflash-copyright-protected/">Copyright Protected</a> by J. Dane Tyler <a href="http://twitter.com/darcknyt">@darcknyt</a> ~ Horror/Suspense ~</p><br /><p><a href="http://rblackbirdsong.blogspot.com/2009/11/bumbling.html">Bumbling</a> by Rachel Blackbirdsong <a href="http://twitter.com/RBlackbirdsong">@RBlackbirdsong</a> ~ Literary ~</p><br /><p><a href="http://bit.ly/4nXKox">Bruised Silence</a> by Pia Veleno <a href="http://twitter.com/piaveleno">@piaveleno</a> ~ Unspecified ~</p><br /><p><a href="http://bit.ly/6hsdP7">Black Friday</a> by NoddlaNocdar <a href="http://twitter.com/NoddlaNocdar">@NoddlaNocdar</a> ~ Horror/Suspense</p><br /><p><a href="http://wyld-dandelyon.livejournal.com/74659.html">Black and Blue Friday</a> by Deirdre M. Murphy <a href="http://twitter.com/wyld_dandelyon">@wyld_dandelyon</a> ~ Fantasy ~</p><br /><p><a href="http://shadowsinstone.blogspot.com/2009/11/black-fridayflash_27.html">Black</a> by Carrie Cleaver <a href="http://twitter.com/shadowsinstone">@shadowsinstone</a> ~ Horror/Suspense ~</p><br /><p><a href="http://linda-leftbrainwrite.blogspot.com/2009/11/another-kodacolor-moment.html">Another Kodacolor Moment</a> by Linda Simoni-Wastila <a href="http://twitter.com/drwasy">@drwasy</a> ~ Literary ~</p><br /><p><a href="http://bit.ly/8Cd3Z4">Alley Shade</a> by David G Shrock <a href="http://twitter.com/dracotorre">@dracotorre</a> ~ Unspecified ~</p><br /><p><a href="http://adastra-poetry.blogspot.com/2009/11/fridayflash-dangerous-race.html">A Dangerous Race</a> by Amy Taylor <a href="http://twitter.com/adastrapoetry">@adastrapoetry</a> ~ Cross Genre ~</p><br /><p><a href="http://thedeadadventurersclub.com/2009/11/a-cocktail/">A CockTale</a> by Chance <a href="http://twitter.com/Chance4321">@Chance4321</a> ~ Humor ~</p><br /><p><a href="http://wp.me/plgY5-ds">A Bad Dad</a> by Jim Dempsey <a href="http://twitter.com/jimdempsey">@jimdempsey</a> ~ Humor ~</p></div><br /><p></p><br /><h2>The wrap</h2><br /><p>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.</p><br /><p>You can subscribe to the <a rel="external" href="http://search.twitter.com/search.atom?q=%23fridayflash">#fridayflash hashtag</a> on Twitter every week for more great flash fiction.</p><br /><p>We’re on <a rel="external" href="http://www.facebook.com/home.php/group.php?gid=119442390567#/group.php?gid=119442390567">Facebook</a> too.<br /><br />~jon</p></div><br /><p></p>"J. M. Strotherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01117770768990691070noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2606249221155312974.post-4698940110304118232009-11-09T15:56:00.000-08:002009-11-09T15:56:07.403-08:00The #fridayflash Report – Week 24<a href="http://jmstrother.com/MadUtopia/?p=119">The #fridayflash Report – Week 24</a>: "<div>We seem to be down a little this week, with just 48 stories in the Collector as I put this together. I know of at least two stories not listed, so the count may go up later today. Be sure to check back for any late arrivals. I think NaNoWriMo may have caused a bit of a drop off, but that’s OK. People need to prioritize and there is never any pressure for #fridayflash. Post ‘em when you’ve got ‘em.<br /><p>I’m going to talk to Susan, my personal technology guru, to see if we can add two new features to the Collector. Some people have discovered that they can browse through the listing there and cut and paste the links to go see the stories before the list get generated. I’ll see if we can convert that field to an actual link without breaking the report generator. I also would like to add a checkbox for new participants, so we can easily find debut participants. I think it would pay dividends if we make sure new authors in #firdayflash get encouragement from the rest of us.</p><br /><p>I can now generate the list in alphabetical and reverse alphabetical order. Fair warning – next week’s list will be in reverse alphabetical order, so plan accordingly. <img src="http://jmstrother.com/MadUtopia/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_wink.gif" alt=";)" /> </p><br /><p>Finally, I’d like to ask again how cutting back on retweets is effecting everyone. It still seems to be working nicely for me. Are you all still getting good response, or has the cutback on tweeting hurt your readership?</p><br /><p>Enough with the business meeting. I move we adjourn to actually reading the stories.</p><br /><h2>The Stories</h2><br /><div><br /><p><a href="http://bit.ly/4rK2ZJ">A Grave Giant</a> by David G Shrock <a href="http://twitter.com/dracotorre">@dracotorre</a> Unspecified</p><br /><p><a href="http://flashtold.wordpress.com/">A Hell of a Place</a> by Donald Conrad <a href="http://twitter.com/NoddlaNocdar">@NoddlaNocdar</a> Slice of Life</p><br /><p><a href="http://bit.ly/BGu5r">A Hero’s Grace</a> by E. D. Johnson <a href="http://twitter.com/geektreasure">@geektreasure</a> Unspecified</p><br /><p><a href="http://tinyurl.com/ygslgzg">Alone</a> by Mark Kerstetter <a href="http://twitter.com/markerstetter">@markerstetter</a> Slice of Life</p><br /><p><a href="http://techtigger.wordpress.com/2009/11/06/flash-fiction-automaton/">Automaton</a> by Angie <a href="http://twitter.com/techtigger">@techtigger</a> Fantasy</p><br /><p><a href="http://wp.me/pGgaC-B">Back Left Corner</a> by Olivia Tejeda <a href="http://twitter.com/SimplyOlivia">@SimplyOlivia</a> Literary</p><br /><p><a href="http://linda-leftbrainwrite.blogspot.com/2009/11/bookends-of-life-ii.html">Bookends of a Life: II</a> by Linda Simoni-Wastila <a href="http://twitter.com/drwasy">@drwasy</a> Literary</p><br /><p><a href="http://bit.ly/2pI0oR">Break Creek</a> by Chance <a href="http://twitter.com/Chance4321">@Chance4321</a> Mystery/Thriller</p><br /><p><a href="http://bit.ly/2n9NrJ">Broken Bird</a> by Jenni Derfoldy <a href="http://twitter.com/Jenni_fleur">@Jenni_fleur</a> Unspecified</p><br /><p><a href="http://www.danpowellfiction.com/2009/11/car-park-fridayflash.html">Car Park</a> by Dan Powell <a href="http://twitter.com/danpowfiction">@danpowfiction</a> Magical Realism</p><br /><p><a href="http://www.tonynoland.com/2009/11/fridayflash-cutting.html">Cutting</a> by Tony Noland <a href="http://twitter.com/TonyNoland">@TonyNoland</a> Literary</p><br /><p><a href="http://shadowsinstone.blogspot.com/2009/11/dead-souls-fridayflash.html">Dead Souls</a> by Carrie Cleaver <a href="http://twitter.com/shadowsinstone">@shadowsinstone</a> Horror/Suspense</p><br /><p><a href="http://tinyurl.com/y9fg9x2">Dog’s best friend</a> by Lily Mulholland <a href="http://twitter.com/CascadeLily">@CascadeLily</a> Humor</p><br /><p><a href="http://wp.me/pxiy5-5I" alt="Eskimo Face">Eskimo Face</a> by Jeff Posey <a href="http://twitter.com/AnasaziStories" alt="AnasaziStories">@AnasaziStories</a> Literary</p><br /><p><a href="http://bit.ly/4uSR7X">Excerpt From Adelaide Einstein</a> by April L. Hamilton <a href="http://twitter.com/indieauthor">@indieauthor</a> Slice of Life</p><br /><p><a href="http://bit.ly/2eW1RR">Extradition</a> by Leigh Barlow <a href="http://twitter.com/LeighBarlow">@LeighBarlow</a> Unspecified</p><br /><p><a href="http://bit.ly/3NbR0W">First Place</a> by Maria Protopapadaki-Smith <a href="http://twitter.com/mazzz_in_Leeds">@mazzz_in_Leeds</a> Fantasy</p><br /><p><a href="http://writersnwriters.blogspot.com/2009/11/going-home-fridayflash.html">Going Home</a> by Jim Wisneski <a href="http://twitter.com/Wisneski">@Wisneski</a> Literary</p><br /><p><a href="http://bit.ly/2MyxYR">Googer and Twittle</a> by Deanna Schrayer <a href="http://twitter.com/deannaschrayer">@deannaschrayer</a> Humor</p><br /><p><a href="http://murderinparadise.com/">Her Migration</a> by Shannon Esposito <a href="http://twitter.com/soesposito">@soesposito</a> Slice of Life</p><br /><p><a href="http://ow.ly/zQqH">Look at the sky</a> by Jim Dempsey <a href="http://twitter.com/jimdempsey">@jimdempsey</a> Slice of Life</p><br /><p><a href="http://albruno3.blogspot.com/2009/11/local-heroes-mask-of-reddeath.html">Mask Of The Reddeath</a> by Al Bruno III <a href="http://twitter.com/albruno3">@albruno3</a> Horror/Suspense</p><br /><p><a href="http://bit.ly/3Z1PTK">Monday</a> by Marisa Birns <a href="http://twitter.com/marisabirns">@marisabirns</a> Slice of Life</p><br /><p><a href="http://laur-eventing.blogspot.com/2009/11/flash-fiction-12-next-step.html">Next Step</a> by Lauren Cude <a href="http://twitter.com/NA">@NA</a> Action/Adventure</p><br /><p><a href="http://bit.ly/27h2at">No One Goes Home</a> by J. M. Strother <a href="http://twitter.com/jmstro">@jmstro</a> Horror/Suspense</p><br /><p><a href="http://tinyurl.com/ycz9nsp">Nothing’s Wrong</a> by Michelle D Evans <a href="http://twitter.com/michelledevans">@michelledevans</a> Slice of Life</p><br /><p><a href="http://rblackbirdsong.blogspot.com/2009/08/plantin-season.html">Plantin’ Season</a> by Rachel Blackbirdsong <a href="http://twitter.com/RBlackbirdsong">@RBlackbirdsong</a> Literary</p><br /><p><a href="http://bit.ly/2G3JkF">R-Zero</a> by Sumit Dam <a href="http://twitter.com/sumitsays">@sumitsays</a> Horror/Suspense</p><br /><p><a href="http://thedarkeagle.com/ranger-six/">Ranger Six</a> by Chris Chartrand <a href="http://twitter.com/ChrisChartrand">@ChrisChartrand</a> Western</p><br /><p><a href="http://adastra-poetry.blogspot.com/2009/11/resting-comfortably.html">Resting Comfortably</a> by Amy Taylor <a href="http://twitter.com/adastrapoetry">@adastrapoetry</a> Horror/Suspense</p><br /><p><a href="http://bit.ly/g0DD2">Silvery Wings</a> by Michael J. Solender <a href="http://twitter.com/mjsolender">@mjsolender</a> Horror/Suspense</p><br /><p><a href="http://jonwrites.wordpress.com/2009/11/06/fridayflash-no-4-so-much-mightier/">So Much Mightier</a> by Jon the Storyteller <a href="http://twitter.com/storytellerjon">@storytellerjon</a> Unspecified</p><br /><p><a href="http://www.therussellfamily.org/%7Ecathy/?p=492">Tall Tales</a> by ganymeder <a href="http://twitter.com/ganymeder">@ganymeder</a> Slice of Life</p><br /><p><a href="http://www.alexcarrick.com/?p=1200">The Devil Pulls a Fast One</a> by Alex Carrick <a href="http://twitter.com/Alex_Carrick">@Alex_Carrick</a> Humor</p><br /><p><a href="http://barryjnorthern.blogspot.com/2009/11/fable-of-carp-by-barry-j.html">The Fable of the Carp</a> by Barry J. Northern <a href="http://twitter.com/BarryNorthern">@BarryNorthern</a> Fantasy</p><br /><p><a href="http://ow.ly/zVWA">The Five O’Clock Tram</a> by Laura Eno <a href="http://twitter.com/lauraeno">@lauraeno</a> Unspecified</p><br /><p><a href="http://tiny.cc/4rUTH">The Key</a> by Karen Schindler <a href="http://twitter.com/via%20email">@via email</a> Mystery/Thriller</p><br /><p><a href="http://tinyurl.com/y8zob4z">The King and the Spider</a> by Eric J. Krause <a href="http://twitter.com/ericjkrause">@ericjkrause</a> Unspecified</p><br /><p><a href="http://bit.ly/2q5lxV">The Monster Is Not in the Closet</a> by Stephen Parolini <a href="http://twitter.com/noveldoctor">@noveldoctor</a> Cross Genre</p><br /><p><a href="http://windspirit-girl.livejournal.com/13706.html">The Painting</a> by Melissa <a href="http://twitter.com/melissa_djohnst">@melissa_djohnst</a> Slice of Life</p><br /><p><a href="http://wyld-dandelyon.livejournal.com/72186.html">The Power of Pastry</a> by Deirdre M. Murphy <a href="http://twitter.com/wyld_dandelyon">@wyld_dandelyon</a> Unspecified</p><br /><p><a href="http://bit.ly/1uw1cv" alt="The Reader">The Reader</a> by Laurita Miller <a href="http://twitter.com/LauritaMiller" alt="LauritaMiller">@LauritaMiller</a> Literary</p><br /><p><a href="http://ow.ly/zUiV">The Robotic Intelligence Test</a> by Nick Name <a href="http://twitter.com/namenick">@namenick</a> Science Fiction</p><br /><p><a href="http://imnotemilioestevez.blogspot.com/2009/11/thirst.html">The Thirst</a> by Christian Bell <a href="http://twitter.com/christianbell37">@christianbell37</a> Literary</p><br /><p><a href="http://bit.ly/4jWCFw">The Wink</a> by P.J. Kaiser <a href="http://twitter.com/doublelattemama">@doublelattemama</a> Slice of Life</p><br /><p><a href="http://tinyurl.com/y8mehz4">To Be of Service</a> by KjM <a href="http://twitter.com/kevinjmackey">@kevinjmackey</a> Action/Adventure</p><br /><p><a href="http://deborahshinegarden.com/2009/11/06/tommy-and-the-train-2.aspx">Tommy and the Train</a> by Deborah Szajngarten <a href="http://twitter.com/Debs1">@Debs1</a> Slice of Life</p><br /><p><a href="http://www.timvansant.com/otoh/2009/11/05/fff-under-the-apple-tree/">Under the Apple Tree</a> by Tim VanSant <a href="http://twitter.com/TimVanSant">@TimVanSant</a> Slice of Life</p><br /><p><a href="http://99.244.17.124/">Unlikely Eden</a> by Daine Salmon <a href="http://twitter.com/Sayer">@Sayer</a> Science Fiction</p><br /><p><a href="http://is.gd/4ONRc">Weatherman</a> by Trevor Mcpherson <a href="http://twitter.com/3S_stories">@3S_stories</a> Unspecified</p><br /><p><a href="http://bit.ly/30V5hA">You never forget your first</a> by Estrella Azul <a href="http://twitter.com/EstrellaAzul">@EstrellaAzul</a> Unspecified</p><br /><p><a href="http://bit.ly/OEtPG">Zombie Mask</a> by Pia Veleno <a href="http://twitter.com/piaveleno">@piaveleno</a> Horror/Suspense</p></div><br /><p></p><br /><h2>The wrap</h2><br /><p>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.</p><br /><p>You can subscribe to the <a rel="external" href="http://search.twitter.com/search.atom?q=%23fridayflash">#fridayflash hashtag</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" /> on Twitter every week for more great flash fiction.</p><br /><p>We’re on <a rel="external" href="http://www.facebook.com/home.php/group.php?gid=119442390567#/group.php?gid=119442390567">Facebook</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" /> too.<br /><br />~jon</p></div><br /><p></p>"J. M. Strotherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01117770768990691070noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2606249221155312974.post-79791985032717339602009-10-31T16:08:00.000-07:002009-10-31T16:08:25.638-07:00The #fridayflash Report – Week 23<a href="http://jmstrother.com/MadUtopia/?p=87">The #fridayflash Report – Week 23</a>: "<p>As of the current count, we have 57 stories up for #fridayflash this week. It’s Halloween, so there is no shortage of good Halloween tales, but there is plenty of other good stuff to read as well. I am sure there will be other stories added to the list, as I discover the ones I inevitably miss, so check back again later this weekend. Now, pull up a chair, sit back, and enjoy.</p><br /><p><a href="http://bit.ly/n2erJ">A Dash of Evil</a>, by Dana <a href="http://twitter.com/@ywgdana">@ywgdana</a> Slice of Life</p><br /><p><a href="http://tr.im/DDHS">A Dawn,</a> by Ari Collins <a href="http://twitter.com/@aricollins">@aricollins</a> Literary</p><br /><p><a href="http://tr.im/DDo6">A Space Baptism</a>, by Ari Collins <a href="http://twitter.com/@aricollins">@aricollins</a> Science Fiction</p><br /><p><a href="http://tinyurl.com/ykm6mzb">A Very Tight Hug</a>, by KjM <a href="http://twitter.com/kevinjmackey">@kevinjmackey</a> Action/Adventure</p><br /><p><a href="http://tinyurl.com/ykzsez5">Acrostical Halloween</a>, by Donald Conrad <a href="http://twitter.com/NoddlaNocdar">@NoddlaNocdar</a> Horror/Suspense</p><br /><p><a href="http://bit.ly/1Bflqw">Ashes to Ashes</a>, by Pia Veleno <a href="http://twitter.com/piaveleno">@piaveleno</a> Unspecified – be surprised!</p><br /><p><a href="http://bit.ly/3CQIq1">Assignation</a>, by Leigh Barlow <a href="http://twitter.com/@LeighBarlow">@LeighBarlow</a> Unspecified – be surprised!</p><br /><p><a href="http://wp.me/pGgaC-t">At the Sink</a>, by Olivia Tejeda <a href="http://twitter.com/SimplyOlivia">@SimplyOlivia</a> Literary</p><br /><p><a href="http://www.tonynoland.com/2009/10/fridayflash-back-of-class.html">Back of the Class</a>, by Tony Noland <a href="http://twitter.com/@TonyNoland">@TonyNoland</a> Unspecified – be surprised!</p><br /><p><a href="http://linda-leftbrainwrite.blogspot.com/2009/10/bookends-of-life-i.html">Bookends of a Life: I</a>, by Linda Simoni-Wastila <a href="http://twitter.com/drwasy">@drwasy</a> Unspecified – be surprised!</p><br /><p><a href="http://theothersideofdeanna.wordpress.com/2009/10/30/brotherly-love/">Brotherly Love</a>, by Deanna Schrayer <a href="http://twitter.com/#fridayflash">@#fridayflash</a> Unspecified – be surprised!</p><br /><p><a href="http://bit.ly/3GZthH">Carving terrific Jack-o’-lanterns</a>, by Estrella Azul <a href="http://twitter.com/EstrellaAzul">@EstrellaAzul</a> Unspecified – be surprised!</p><br /><p><a href="http://bit.ly/4cYHrp">Cat House</a>, by J. M. Strother <a href="http://twitter.com/jmstro">@jmstro</a> Unspecified – be surprised!</p><br /><p><a href="http://tinyurl.com/yfgteaf">Compulsion</a>, by Lily Mulholland <a href="http://twitter.com/CascadeLily">@CascadeLily</a> Unspecified – be surprised!</p><br /><p><a href="http://bit.ly/n7Dho">Consumed</a>, by Laurita Miller <a href="http://twitter.com/LauritaMiller">@LauritaMiller</a> Unspecified – be surprised!</p><br /><p><a href="http://bit.ly/3qcZBU">Eternal Question</a>, by Michael J. Solender <a href="http://twitter.com/@mjsolender">@mjsolender</a> Literary</p><br /><p><a href="http://techtigger.wordpress.com/2009/10/30/flash-fiction-family-ties/">Family Ties</a>, by Angie <a href="http://twitter.com/@techtigger">@techtigger</a> Fantasy</p><br /><p><a href="http://tiny.cc/Ho9p1">Fashion advice from the great beyond</a>, by Karen Schindler, via email. Unspecified – be surprised!</p><br /><p><a href="http://soulmurmurs.blogspot.com/#FridayFlash">Geoffrey</a>, by,Jenni Derfoldy <a href="http://twitter.com/jenni_fleur">@jenni_fleur</a> Horror/Suspense</p><br /><p><a href="http://bit.ly/2YE0Ll">Ghost Curtain</a>, by David G Shrock <a href="http://twitter.com/dracotorre">@dracotorre</a> Fantasy</p><br /><p><a href="http://tinyurl.com/yfogffe">Good Friday</a>, by Amanda Scotney <a href="http://twitter.com/rasplemjelly">@rasplemjelly</a> Unspecified – be surprised!</p><br /><p><a href="http://tinyurl.com/yh2fpgo">Graceless</a>, by Amy J Taylor <a href="http://twitter.com/adastrapoetry">@adastrapoetry</a> Slice of Life</p><br /><p><a href="http://bit.ly/2SdgrD">Halloween Guests</a>, by P.J. Kaiser <a href="http://twitter.com/doublelattemama">@doublelattemama</a> Fantasy</p><br /><p><a href="http://writersnwriters.blogspot.com/2009/10/hand-prints-fridayflash.html">Hand Prints</a>, by Jim Wisneski <a href="http://twitter.com/wisneski">@wisneski</a> Horror/Suspense</p><br /><p><a href="http://bit.ly/2uoOnO">Heather</a>, by Daniel Warskow <a href="http://twitter.com/@bookwook">@bookwook</a> Slice of Life</p><br /><p><a href="http://bit.ly/2F6TTP">Hive</a>, by Carrie Cleaver <a href="http://twitter.com/#Fridayflash">@#Fridayflash</a> Science Fiction</p><br /><p><a href="http://bit.ly/2eRhqb">Hocus Pocus</a>, by Marisa Birns <a href="http://twitter.com/@marisabirns">@marisabirns</a> Horror/Suspense</p><br /><p><a href="http://is.gd/4HLQ7">How I leaned to curse</a>, by Trevor Mcpherson <a href="http://twitter.com/3S_stories">@3S_stories</a> Slice of Life</p><br /><p><a href="http://murderinparadise.com/">How to Capture a Soul</a>, by Shannon Esposito <a href="http://twitter.com/soesposito">@soesposito</a> Unspecified – be surprised!</p><br /><p><a href="http://wp.me/pxiy5-5z">It’s Still Not Red</a>, by Jeff Posey <a href="http://twitter.com/AnasaziStories">@AnasaziStories</a> Historical</p><br /><p><a href="http://tinyurl.com/yzgfq5j">Joe</a>, by Mark Kerstetter <a href="http://twitter.com/markerstetter">@markerstetter</a></p><br /><p><a href="http://laur-eventing.blogspot.com/2009/10/flash-fiction-11-last-dance.html">Last Dance</a>, by Lauren Cude, via Facebook.</p><br /><p><a href="http://www.alexcarrick.com/?p=1179">Life was Sweet Again on the Planet Lollipop</a>, by Alex Carrick <a href="http://twitter.com/Alex_Carrick">@Alex_Carrick</a> Humor</p><br /><p><a href="http://ow.ly/xrdw">Midnight Swim</a> , by Laura Eno <a href="http://twitter.com/lauraeno">@lauraeno</a> Horror/Suspense</p><br /><p><a href="http://jonwrites.wordpress.com/2009/10/30/fridayflash-no-3-monster-problems/">Monster Problems</a>, by Jon the Storyteller <a href="http://twitter.com/@storytellerjon">@storytellerjon</a> Unspecified – be surprised!</p><br /><p><a href="http://bit.ly/B52zh">Name Calling</a>, by E. D. Johnson <a href="http://twitter.com/geektreasure">@geektreasure</a> Humor</p><br /><p><a href="http://tinyurl.com/ylkkmqm">Nefertiti Express</a>, by Chris Chartrand <a href="http://twitter.com/ChrisChartrand">@ChrisChartrand</a> Horror/Suspense</p><br /><p><a href="http://bit.ly/32s2oh">One Word</a>, by Stephen Parolini <a href="http://twitter.com/noveldoctor">@noveldoctor</a> Literary</p><br /><p><a href="http://jmstrother.com/bit.ly/2JzdoS">Pets</a>, by April L. Hamilton <a href="http://twitter.com/#fridayflash">@#fridayflash</a> Unspecified – be surprised!</p><br /><p><a href="http://tinyurl.com/ykxu6ud">Piece of Pie</a>, by Michelle D Evans <a href="http://twitter.com/MichelleDEvans">@MichelleDEvans</a> Slice of Life</p><br /><p><a href="http://www.therussellfamily.org/%7Ecathy/?p=472">Plain Jane</a>, by ganymeder <a href="http://twitter.com/ganymeder">@ganymeder</a> Unspecified – be surprised!</p><br /><p><a href="http://tinyurl.com/yglst9s">Pumpkin Patch of the Damned</a>, by Eric J. Krause <a href="http://twitter.com/@ericjkrause">@ericjkrause</a> Unspecified – be surprised!</p><br /><p><a href="http://tinyurl.com/ygvb2x7">Ragnarok</a>, by Dan Faust <a href="http://twitter.com/danfaust">@danfaust</a> Unspecified – be surprised!</p><br /><p><a href="http://bit.ly/1gJxal">Real Papa</a>, by Clive Martyn <a href="http://twitter.com/@clivem">@clivem</a> Horror/Suspense</p><br /><p><a href="http://bit.ly/3D6u0f">Riot</a>, by Maria Protopapadaki-Smith <a href="http://twitter.com/@mazzz_in_Leeds">@mazzz_in_Leeds</a> Unspecified – be surprised!</p><br /><p><a href="http://rblackbirdsong.blogspot.com/2009/10/rumbling.html">Rumbling</a>, by Rachel Blackbirdsong <a href="http://twitter.com/RBlackbirdsong">@RBlackbirdsong</a> Literary</p><br /><p><a href="http://www.timvansant.com/otoh/2009/10/29/schulz-meets-poe/">Schulz meets Poe</a>, by Tim VanSant <a href="http://twitter.com/@TimVanSant">@TimVanSant</a> Humor</p><br /><p><a href="http://wp.me/plgY5-cb">Skin stripper</a>, by Jim Dempsey <a href="http://twitter.com/jimdempsey">@jimdempsey</a> Horror/Suspense</p><br /><p><a href="http://johnwiswell.blogspot.com/2009/10/bathroom-monologue-succubyebye.html">Succubyebye</a>, by John Wiswell <a href="http://twitter.com/@Wiswell">@Wiswell</a> Humor</p><br /><p><a href="http://tinyurl.com/ydfp2wc">Tears of a Clown</a>, by Cecilia Dominic <a href="http://twitter.com/@RandomOenophile">@RandomOenophile</a> Fantasy</p><br /><p><a href="http://grharmon.com/2009/10/29/terror-in-exam-room-three/">Terror in Exam Room Three</a>, by Gary Harmon <a href="http://twitter.com/Gary_Harmon">@Gary_Harmon</a> Humor</p><br /><p><a href="http://bit.ly/3HrIc9">The Dabble With the Occult</a>, by Chance <a href="http://twitter.com/@Chance">@Chance</a> Humor</p><br /><p><a href="http://barryjnorthern.blogspot.com/2009/10/fable-of-great-horned-owl.html">The Fable of the GreatHorned Owl</a>, by Barry J. Northern <a href="http://twitter.com/#fridayflash">@#fridayflash</a> Fantasy</p><br /><p><a href="http://twurl.nl/35flau">The Perfect Escape</a>, by Emma Newman <a href="http://twitter.com/@EmApocalyptic">@EmApocalyptic</a> Science Fiction</p><br /><p><a href="http://bit.ly/Dw9FN">The Tree</a>, by Sumit Dam <a href="http://twitter.com/sumitsays">@sumitsays</a> Unspecified – be surprised!</p><br /><p><a href="http://windspirit-girl.livejournal.com/13556.html">Toward the Light</a>, by Melissa D. Johnston <a href="http://twitter.com/melissa_djohnst">@melissa_djohnst</a> Unspecified – be surprised!</p><br /><p><a href="http://bitandbled.blogspot.com/2009/10/volume-control.html">Volume Control</a>, by Pia Veleno <a href="http://twitter.com/piaveleno">@piaveleno</a> Horror/Suspense</p><br /><h2>We Love Our Readers</h2><br /><p>Thanks to all our readers. We love you. To show our appreciation we are having a reading contest. You can win fabulos prizes (okay, maybe they are not all that fabulous, but they are real prizes) just for reading and commenting on #fridayflash. So pick your favorite author, or nab something out of the Archive, for you chance to win. See the details of the contest <a title="It's a Contest, Baby" href="http://jmstrother.com/MadUtopia/?p=28">here</a>. Then go tell your friends to read it too. Help these writers grow.</p><br /><p>You can subscribe to the <a rel="external" href="http://search.twitter.com/search.atom?q=%23fridayflash">#fridayflash hashtag</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" /> on Twitter every week for more great flash fiction.</p><br /><p>We’re on <a rel="external" href="http://www.facebook.com/home.php/group.php?gid=119442390567#/group.php?gid=119442390567">Facebook</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" /> too.<br /><br />~jon</p><br /><p>—</p><br /><p>Related Link<br /><br />The <a href="http://www.jmstrother.com/tiki-read_article.php?articleId=35">#fridayflash Archive</a> – Check out previous reports to find stories from your favorite authors. Updated weekly.<br /><br />~jon</p>"J. M. Strotherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01117770768990691070noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2606249221155312974.post-77514689153662991002009-10-23T09:34:00.000-07:002009-10-23T09:34:15.815-07:00The #fridayflash Report - Week 21<a href="http://www.jmstrother.com/tiki-view_blog_post.php?blogId=1&postId=330">The #fridayflash Report - Week 21</a>: "<h3>The #fridayflash Report</h3><br /><div style="text-align: left; float: right; clear: none;"><br /><br /><div align="left"><img alt="" src="http://www.jmstrother.com/tiki-view_blog_post_image.php?imgId=77" border="0" /></div><br /><br /></div><br /><br />By now you know the routine. It is inevitable that I've missed someone's story, so I'll just say there are at least 63 stories this week. Stay tuned for a final count. If I missed yours don't hate me, just ping me down in the comments or on Twitter and I'll add it.<br /><br /><br /><br />Conversely, if I've included your story and for some reason you don't want to be on the list, ping me for that too, and I'll take you off. My assumption is that if you tweet under the #fridayflash hashtag you want to be included. But sometimes other people may tweet the link to your story, which can lead to a misunderstanding on my part. That almost happened last week.<br /><br /><br /><br />Three quick reminders that can help both you and me:<br /><br />1. Use a URL shortening service. Your links tend to get mauled upon retweeting if you don't.<br /><br />2. Use links to your post, not to your overall blog. That way people will find your story if they are browsing thorough the archives. I will no longer adjust links in the report. It just takes too much time.<br /><br />3. If you format your tweet <b>Title, by John Doe</b> it makes harvesting the info needed for this report a whole lot easier. I am going to see if I can get folks who do this canonized. :)<br /><br /><br /><br />Lots of great stories, as always. So get out there and start reading!<br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://markerstetter.blogspot.com/2009/10/5-minutes.html" rel="external">5 Minutes</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" />, by Mark Kerstetter <a href="http://twitter.com/markerstetter" rel="external">@markerstetter</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://tinyurl.com/yjt3m6o" rel="external">A Child and the Musician (part 2)</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" />, by C. A. Beninati <a href="http://twitter.com/beninati" rel="external">@beninati</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://wp.me/pxiy5-3x" rel="external">A Spiral-Maker's Questions</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" />, by Jeff Posey <a href="http://twitter.com/AnasaziStories" rel="external">@AnasaziStories</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://tiny.cc/2pufr" rel="external">Aftertaste</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" />, by Karen Schindler via email<br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://bit.ly/YIXz8" rel="external">Are There Always Dogs?</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" /> by Dana <a href="http://twitter.com/ywgdana" rel="external">@ywgdana</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://grharmon.com/2009/10/15/balatrophobia/" rel="external">Balatrophobia</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" />, by Gary Harmon <a href="http://twitter.com/Gary_Harmon" rel="external">@Gary_Harmon</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://bit.ly/vXfaI" rel="external">Beautiful Living</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" />, by Estrella Azul <a href="http://twitter.com/EstrellaAzul" rel="external">@EstrellaAzul</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://tinyurl.com/yh3uank" rel="external">Because I Can</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" />, by Kevin J. Mackey <a href="http://twitter.com/kevinjmackey" rel="external">@kevinjmackey</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://bit.ly/14kUlx" rel="external">Black Male</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" />, by Michael Solender <a href="http://twitter.com/mjsolender" rel="external">@mjsolender</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://bit.ly/1pfyNZ" rel="external">Call of Duty</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" />, by Marisa Birns <a href="http://twitter.com/marisabirns" rel="external">@marisabirns</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://bit.ly/1cdyTy" rel="external">Calm Before the Storm</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" />, by Monica <a href="http://twitter.com/MonicaEmme" rel="external">@MonicaEmme</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://tinyurl.com/clsgb7" rel="external">CAMP</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" />, by Jeremy C. Shipp <a href="http://twitter.com/JeremyCShipp" rel="external">@JeremyCShipp</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://bit.ly/4tSi6g" rel="external">Coming Home</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" />, by KayAnna Kirby <a href="http://twitter.com/kayannak" rel="external">@kayannak</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://josephpaulhaines.com/blog/?p=353" rel="external">Communion</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" />, by Joseph Paul Haines <a href="http://twitter.com/josephhaines" rel="external">@josephhaines</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://bit.ly/11v4Jg" rel="external">Daisy, Daisy</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" />, by Susan J. Cross <a href="http://twitter.com/SusanJCross" rel="external">@SusanJCross</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://bit.ly/hagIA" rel="external">Dear Elizabeth</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" />, by John Wiswell <a href="http://twitter.com/Wiswell" rel="external">@Wiswell</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://ow.ly/uNxQ" rel="external">Delivered Fresh</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" />, by Laura Eno <a href="http://twitter.com/lauraeno" rel="external">@lauraeno</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://tinyurl.com/yhlxkhs" rel="external">EULA</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" />, by Cecilia Dominic <a href="http://twitter.com/RandomOenophile" rel="external">@RandomOenophile</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://bit.ly/1DKbDz" rel="external">Faerie-led</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" />, by Laurita Miller <a href="http://twitter.com/LauritaMiller" rel="external">@LauritaMiller</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://bit.ly/EZpsm" rel="external">Fog and Lembas</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" />, by Deirdre Murphy <a href="http://twitter.com/Wyld_Dandelyon" rel="external">@Wyld_Dandelyon</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://www.truestorieshonestlies.blogspot.com/" rel="external">forgetting to run away</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" />, by Laura Packer <a href="http://twitter.com/storylaura" rel="external">@storylaura</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://rblackbirdsong.blogspot.com/2009/10/fumbling.html" rel="external">Fumbling</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" />, by Rachel Blackbirdsong <a href="http://twitter.com/RBlackbirdsong" rel="external">@RBlackbirdsong</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://is.gd/4mlPM" rel="external">Happy Ending</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" />, by Trevor Mcpherson <a href="http://twitter.com/3S_stories" rel="external">@3S_stories</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://ow.ly/uPnZ" rel="external">Hibernation 2009</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" />, by Rosa Say <a href="http://twitter.com/talkingstory" rel="external">@talkingstory</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://bit.ly/30w2vK" rel="external">High Feast</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" />, by Maria Protopapadaki-Smith <a href="http://twitter.com/mazzz_in_Leeds" rel="external">@mazzz_in_Leeds</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://rblackbirdsong.blogspot.com/2009/10/humbling.html" rel="external">Humbling</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" />, by Rachel Blackbirdsong <a href="http://twitter.com/RBlackbirdsong" rel="external">@RBlackbirdsong</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://www.alexcarrick.com/?p=1044" rel="external">I Got Robbed by a Liquor Store</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" />, by Alex Carrick <a href="http://twitter.com/Alex_Carrick" rel="external">@Alex_Carrick</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://tinyurl.com/ykpshjq" rel="external">Immersion</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" />, by Lily Mulholland <a href="http://twitter.com/CascadeLily" rel="external">@CascadeLily</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://tinyurl.com/yzxl8pv" rel="external">In Memory Alone</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" />, by Al Bruno III <a href="http://twitter.com/AlBruno3" rel="external">@AlBruno3</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://bit.ly/19d2gN" rel="external">In The Name of Science</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" />, by Linda Simoni-Wastila <a href="http://twitter.com/drwasy" rel="external">@drwasy</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://bit.ly/1awEXV" rel="external">Intervention</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" />, by Tony Noland <a href="http://twitter.com/TonyNoland" rel="external">@TonyNoland</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://bit.ly/gF2Md" rel="external">Jack & Jill</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" />, by Elizabeth Ditty <a href="http://twitter.com/ditty1013" rel="external">@ditty1013</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://bit.ly/4kRiOL" rel="external">Life On The Edge</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" />, by Leigh Barlow <a href="http://twitter.com/LeighBarlow" rel="external">@LeighBarlow</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://bit.ly/FridayFlash" rel="external">Mommy Dearest</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" />, by Stefanie Howerton <a href="http://twitter.com/SteferstheGreat" rel="external">@SteferstheGreat</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://bit.ly/cHpUt" rel="external">Organics</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" />, by J. M. Strother <a href="http://twitter.com/jmstro" rel="external">@jmstro</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://tinyurl.com/ct6uu2" rel="external">PARASITE</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" />, by Jeremy C. Shipp <a href="http://twitter.com/JeremyCShipp" rel="external">@JeremyCShipp</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://bit.ly/2EeBtM" rel="external">Nox and Grimm: A Sticky Situation</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" />, by techtigger <a href="http://twitter.com/techtigger" rel="external">@techtigger</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://bit.ly/1ySdt1" rel="external">Righteous Be</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" />, by unlikelyeden <a href="http://twitter.com/unlikelyeden" rel="external">@unlikelyeden</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://bit.ly/3uGkOo" rel="external">Sea Glass</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" />, by Shannon Esposito <a href="http://twitter.com/soesposito" rel="external">@soesposito</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://bit.ly/3nsBMq" rel="external">Silent Treatment</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" />, by Taliana via the web<br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://bit.ly/4sfUIq" rel="external">Slide into Satin and Gold</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" />, by Michelle D. Evans <a href="http://twitter.com/MichelleDEvans" rel="external">@MichelleDEvans</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://bit.ly/2DnMsb" rel="external">Snapped</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" />, by Jodi MacArthur <a href="http://twitter.com/JodiMacArthur" rel="external">@JodiMacArthur</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://bit.ly/2Eud5C" rel="external">Snow Quiet</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" />, by Deanna Schrayer <a href="http://twitter.com/deannaschrayer" rel="external">@deannaschrayer</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://tinyurl.com/ykzsez5" rel="external">Take a Hit</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" />, by Donald Conrad <a href="http://twitter.com/NoddlaNocdar" rel="external">@NoddlaNocdar</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://bit.ly/3m5LXD" rel="external">The Canon</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" />, by Llanor Alleyne <a href="http://twitter.com/Scetches" rel="external">@Scetches</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://bit.ly/f52ov" rel="external">The Darkening</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" />, by Alan Baxter <a href="http://twitter.com/AlanBaxter" rel="external">@AlanBaxter</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://tinyurl.com/yg7u2ks" rel="external">The Lake</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" />, by Jim Wisneski <a href="http://twitter.com/Wisneski" rel="external">@Wisneski</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://tinyurl.com/ykmfbjg" rel="external">The Lake Story</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" />, by Tim VanSant <a href="http://twitter.com/TimVanSant" rel="external">@TimVanSant</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://bit.ly/3FDEa6" rel="external">The Last Page....</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" />, by Chance <a href="http://twitter.com/Chance4321" rel="external">@Chance4321</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://bit.ly/1yRpmD" rel="external">The Shark</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" />, by P.J. Kaiser <a href="http://twitter.com/Doublelattemama" rel="external">@Doublelattemama</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://bit.ly/4cqoP8" rel="external">The Test</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" />, by Barb Relyea via email<br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://bit.ly/11OGB4" rel="external">The Treasure Box</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" />, by E. D. Johnson <a href="http://twitter.com/geektreasure" rel="external">@geektreasure</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://bit.ly/1121N4" rel="external">The Tree Hugger</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" />, by T.J. McIntyre <a href="http://twitter.com/southernweirdo" rel="external">@southernweirdo</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://tinyurl.com/yl92v26" rel="external">The Way Home</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" />, by Amanda Scotney <a href="http://twitter.com/rasplemjelly" rel="external">@rasplemjelly</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://bit.ly/18JOpU" rel="external">Things Are Going to Change</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" />, by Clive Martyn <a href="http://twitter.com/CliveM" rel="external">@CliveM</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://tinyurl.com/ylxe92p" rel="external">Training</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" />, by Lauren Cude via Facebook<br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://tinyurl.com/8jk3dy" rel="external">Trout</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" />, by Jeremy C. Shipp <a href="http://twitter.com/JeremyCShipp" rel="external">@JeremyCShipp</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://bit.ly/RPJ0W" rel="external">untitled</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" />, by Elsa Pozu <a href="http://twitter.com/elsapozu" rel="external">@elsapozu</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://pdbrazill.blogspot.com/" rel="external">V</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" />, by Paul D. Brazill <a href="http://twitter.com/paulbrazill" rel="external">@paulbrazill</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://bit.ly/4hUUQH" rel="external">Vertigo</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" />, by Sumit Dam <a href="http://twitter.com/sumitsays" rel="external">@sumitsays</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://wp.me/pgQ9E-v" rel="external">When a Man Goes Bad</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" />, by Jon Gilbert <a href="http://twitter.com/storytellerjon" rel="external">@storytellerjon</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://bit.ly/GriyQ" rel="external">White</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" />, by ganymeder <a href="http://twitter.com/ganymeder" rel="external">@ganymeder</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://tinyurl.com/yjojjxm" rel="external">Wizard's Last Hope</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" />, by Chris Chartrand <a href="http://twitter.com/ChrisChartrand" rel="external">@ChrisChartrand</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" /><br /><br /><br /><br />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.<br /><br /><br /><br />You can subscribe to the <a href="http://search.twitter.com/search.atom?q=%23fridayflash" rel="external">#fridayflash hashtag</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" /> on Twitter every week for more great flash fiction.<br /><br /><br /><br />We're on <a href="http://www.facebook.com/home.php/group.php?gid=119442390567#/group.php?gid=119442390567" rel="external">Facebook</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" /> too.<br /><br />~jon<br /><br /><hr /><br />Related Link<br /><br />The <a href="http://www.jmstrother.com/tiki-read_article.php?articleId=35" rel="">#fridayflash Archive</a> - Check out previous reports to find stories from your favorite authors. Updated weekly.<br /><br />~jon<br />"J. M. Strotherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01117770768990691070noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2606249221155312974.post-81056438107455854592009-10-10T22:03:00.000-07:002009-10-10T22:03:00.493-07:00The #fridayflash Report - Week 20<a href="http://www.jmstrother.com/tiki-view_blog_post.php?blogId=1&postId=324">The #fridayflash Report - Week 20</a>: "<h3>The #fridayflash Report</h3><br /><div style="text-align: left; float: right; clear: none;"><br /><br /><div align="left"><img alt="" src="http://www.jmstrother.com/tiki-view_blog_post_image.php?imgId=77" border="0" /></div><br /><br /></div><br /><br />It looks like we had around sixty-two stories this week. I always seem to miss a few, thus the fuzzy math. If I left you out let me know. I struggled on whether or not to include a couple of them, as they are from people with protected Twitter accounts. I don't want to intrude on anyone's privacy, so I left them out. I'm trying to contact them to see if they would like to be added. So stay tuned. The list may end up reflecting the number before long.<br /><br /><br /><br />Some people asked me if it was OK to post a previously posted or published story. Sure. As long as it's yours and you have the rights to it I don't care how old it is. The idea is to showcase your work. Tweet away.<br /><br /><br /><br />I also don't care if you post more than one story a week. Ten or fifteen would get a little annoying, but if you want to show off something old, something new, go for it. Just nothing borrowed. Blue is OK too.<br /><br /><br /><br />I've been toying with a 'Best Of' anthology. There are a few other people who have also expressed an interest in that, or something similar. Any thoughts? Would any of you be interested in participating in a Best Of #fridayfalsh anthology?<br /><br /><br /><br />OK, now for what you are really here for. Ladies and gents, I give you this week's flash:<br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://short.to/s5sf" rel="external">4:45</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" />, by Tony Noland <a href="http://twitter.com/TonyNoland" rel="external">@TonyNoland</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://tinyurl.com/yk2apou" rel="external">A Child and The Musician</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" />, by C. A. Beninati <a href="http://twitter.com/beninati" rel="external">@beninati</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://bit.ly/tbE20" rel="external">A Family Kerfuffle</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" />, by Michelle D. Evans <a href="http://twitter.com/MichelleDEvans" rel="external">@MichelleDEvans</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://bit.ly/9jik2" rel="external">A Hell of a Job</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" />, by ganymeder <a href="http://twitter.com/ganymeder" rel="external">@ganymeder</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://tiny.cc/zrTKQ" rel="external">A routine night at Roonies</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" />, by Karen Schindler via email<br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://bit.ly/PNE92" rel="external">A Very Final Solution</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" />, by Avery Tingle <a href="http://twitter.com/IronMan1176" rel="external">@IronMan1176</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://bit.ly/2nyT0Y" rel="external">A Word of Advice</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" />, by Barb Relyea via email<br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://tinyurl.com/yku4to4" rel="external">An Evening Encounter</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" />, by Lauren Cude via Facebook<br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://tinyurl.com/yjf6g8f" rel="external">Baby on Board</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" />, by Hazel Gaynor <a href="http://twitter.com/hotcrossmum" rel="external">@hotcrossmum</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://twurl.nl/mvllqc" rel="external">Burnt</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" />, by Emma Newman <a href="http://twitter.com/EmApocalyptic" rel="external">@EmApocalyptic</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://bit.ly/OfAJc" rel="external">Conflict of Interest</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" />, by P.J. Kaiser <a href="http://twitter.com/Doublelattemama" rel="external">@Doublelattemama</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://wp.me/pxiy5-3s" rel="external">Consumed by the Moon Man</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" />, by Jeff Posey <a href="http://twitter.com/AnasaziStories" rel="external">@AnasaziStories</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://bit.ly/i5EfI" rel="external">Crazy Jane's Dream</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" />, by Laura Packer <a href="http://twitter.com/storylaura" rel="external">@storylaura</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://short.to/t5iq" rel="external">Dead.Again.</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" /> by Michael Solenderby <a href="http://twitter.com/mjsolender" rel="external">@mjsolender</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://retwt.me/IGj2" rel="external">Dental Check</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" />, by Lily Mulholland <a href="http://twitter.com/CascadeLily" rel="external">@CascadeLily</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://tinyurl.com/yjb2uvz" rel="external">Different Perceptions</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" />, by Eric Krause <a href="http://twitter.com/ericjkrause" rel="external">@ericjkrause</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://bit.ly/yXuoP" rel="external">Dream Fulfillment</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" />, by E. D. Johnson <a href="http://twitter.com/geektreasure" rel="external">@geektreasure</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://is.gd/45R4G" rel="external">Dreaming Lies to Change the Truth</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" /> by Kaolin Fire <a href="http://twitter.com/kaolinfire" rel="external">@kaolinfire</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://thefaust.wordpress.com/2009/10/09/fridayflash-eviction-notice/" rel="external">Eviction Notice</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" />, by Dan Faust (protected account, listed by permission)<br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://shadowsinstone.blogspot.com/2009/10/frankies-girl-fridayflash.html" rel="external">Frankie's Girl</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" />, by Carrie Cleaver <a href="http://twitter.com/shadowsinstone" rel="external">@shadowsinstone</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://wp.me/sxrJx-369" rel="external">Friends Like These</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" />, by Gary Harmon <a href="http://twitter.com/Gary_Harmon" rel="external">@Gary_Harmon</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://ow.ly/twSr" rel="external">Graveyard Tales</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" />, by Laura Eno <a href="http://twitter.com/lauraeno" rel="external">@lauraeno</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://tinyurl.com/yf84dqd" rel="external">Goodbye</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" />, by Tomara Armstrong <a href="http://twitter.com/2maraA" rel="external">@2maraA</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://tinyurl.com/ykx4r5n" rel="external">H</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" />, by Paul Brazill <a href="http://twitter.com/paulbrazill" rel="external">@paulbrazill</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://bit.ly/2cqaqg" rel="external">Home Sweet Home</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" />, by techtigger <a href="http://twitter.com/techtigger" rel="external">@techtigger</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://tinyurl.com/yf4o3s5" rel="external">In Which Expectations May Differ Slightly</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" />, by Kate Sherrod <a href="http://twitter.com/KateSherrod" rel="external">@KateSherrod</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://bit.ly/iivcj" rel="external">Indulgence</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" />, by Marisa Birns <a href="http://twitter.com/marisabirns" rel="external">@marisabirns</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://bit.ly/1WJQOB" rel="external">It Pays To Do Research</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" />, by J. M. Strother <a href="http://twitter.com/jmstro" rel="external">@jmstro</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://bit.ly/EZM8I" rel="external">Justice For Cody</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" />, by April L. Hamilton <a href="http://twitter.com/indieauthor" rel="external">@indieauthor</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://bit.ly/12pJKX" rel="external">Kinetic</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" />, by Sayer <a href="http://twitter.com/Sayer" rel="external">@Sayer</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://bit.ly/9mMXU" rel="external">Late Bloomer</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" />, by Maria Protopapadaki-Smith <a href="http://twitter.com/mazzz_in_Leeds" rel="external">@mazzz_in_Leeds</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://bit.ly/15o9qh" rel="external">Mass Extinction</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" />, by Patty Jansen <a href="http://twitter.com/pattyjansen" rel="external">@pattyjansen</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://bit.ly/5OLqO" rel="external">Memories of Feet</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" />, by David Masters <a href="http://twitter.com/davidmasters" rel="external">@davidmasters</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://bit.ly/2GcESK" rel="external">Milking 101</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" />, by Daniel Warskow <a href="http://twitter.com/bookwook" rel="external">@bookwook</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://bit.ly/sdrFz" rel="external">No Militaries in the Gay</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" />, by John Wiswell <a href="http://twitter.com/Wiswell" rel="external">@Wiswell</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://tinyurl.com/yjrhuzx" rel="external">Not A-Mused</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" />, by Tim VanSant <a href="http://twitter.com/TimVanSant" rel="external">@TimVanSant</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://ow.ly/txHk" rel="external">Not Today</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" />, by Jim Wisneski <a href="http://twitter.com/Wisneski" rel="external">@Wisneski</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://tinyurl.com/ykfv9jh" rel="external">One for Sorrow</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" />, by Kevin J. Mackey <a href="http://twitter.com/kevinjmackey" rel="external">@kevinjmackey</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://bit.ly/3uGkOo" rel="external">Outsourced</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" />, by Shannon Esposito <a href="http://twitter.com/soesposito" rel="external">@soesposito</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://bit.ly/3VOvKY" rel="external">Perfect Day</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" />, by Linda Simoni-Wastila <a href="http://twitter.com/drwasy" rel="external">@drwasy</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://bit.ly/vAzp5" rel="external">Pre-Wedding Tension</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" />, by Dan Powell <a href="http://twitter.com/danpowfiction" rel="external">@danpowfiction</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://www.alexcarrick.com/?p=1022" rel="external">Real Estate Purgatory</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" />, Alex Carrick <a href="http://twitter.com/Alex_Carrick" rel="external">@Alex_Carrick</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://tinyurl.com/ajtueu" rel="external">Roadside Burials</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" />, by Al Bruno III <a href="http://twitter.com/AlBruno3" rel="external">@AlBruno3</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://bit.ly/WaiZq" rel="external">The Rosetta Stone</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" />, by anniegirl1138 <a href="http://twitter.com/anniegirl1138" rel="external">@anniegirl1138</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://tinyurl.com/ygjhq7q" rel="external">Sideswiped by Jesus</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" />, by Cecilia Dominic <a href="http://twitter.com/RandomOenophile" rel="external">@RandomOenophile</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://tinyurl.com/ygxfc8s" rel="external">Snatches of Life in Colour</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" />, by Clive Martyn <a href="http://twitter.com/CliveM" rel="external">@CliveM</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://bit.ly/ltY9z" rel="external">The Backstreet Berlin Brawl</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" />, by Chance <a href="http://twitter.com/Chance4321" rel="external">@Chance4321</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://bit.ly/wQpoV" rel="external">The case of... - Found</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" />, Anthony Deaver by <a href="http://twitter.com/AnthonyDeaver" rel="external">@AnthonyDeaver</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://soulmurmurs.blogspot.com/2009/10/dreamer.html" rel="external">The Dreamer</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" />, by Jennifer Derfoldy <a href="http://twitter.com/jenni_fleur" rel="external">@jenni_fleur</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://tinyurl.com/ykpznts" rel="external">The Escape Artist</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" />, by Mark Kerstetter <a href="http://twitter.com/markerstetter" rel="external">@markerstetter</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://bit.ly/GOwnT" rel="external">The Fable of the Starfish</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" />, by Barry Northern <a href="http://twitter.com/BarryNorthern" rel="external">@BarryNorthern</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://tinyurl.com/yg667tf" rel="external">The Hunted</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" />, by Chris Chartrand <a href="http://twitter.com/ChrisChartrand" rel="external">@ChrisChartrand</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://bit.ly/ptNY" rel="external">The Numbing Effect</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" />, by Sarah Joyce Bryant <a href="http://twitter.com/thenightwriter" rel="external">@thenightwriter</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://bit.ly/4t9NI" rel="external">The Pizza Guy</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" />, by T.J. McIntyre <a href="http://twitter.com/southernweirdo" rel="external">@southernweirdo</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://bit.ly/bZh94" rel="external">The Tragic Fate of Armani Claudius</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" />, by Lionel Braud <a href="http://twitter.com/ltrain75" rel="external">@ltrain75</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://bit.ly/16cbD6" rel="external">Three points for the Devil</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" />, by Susan J. Cross <a href="http://twitter.com/SusanJCross" rel="external">@SusanJCross</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://rblackbirdsong.blogspot.com/2009/10/tumbling.html" rel="external">Tumbling</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" />, by Rachel Blackbirdsong <a href="http://twitter.com/RBlackbirdsong" rel="external">@RBlackbirdsong</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://bit.ly/1XuPmi" rel="external">Waiting by the Window</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" />, by Laurita Miller <a href="http://twitter.com/LauritaMiller" rel="external">@LauritaMiller</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://bit.ly/10T4T8" rel="external">Worms Matter</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" />, by Stephen Parolini <a href="http://twitter.com/noveldoctor" rel="external">@noveldoctor</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://tinyurl.com/ylk5xlc" rel="external">You Can't Get There From Here</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" />, by Al Bruno III <a href="http://twitter.com/AlBruno3" rel="external">@AlBruno3</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://bit.ly/jNAsM" rel="external">You Have Been Replaced</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" />, by Elizabeth Ditty <a href="http://twitter.com/ditty1013" rel="external">@ditty1013</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" /><br /><br /><br /><br />I'd like to once again thank 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 coffee, or chocolate even. Then go tell your friends to read it too. Help these writers grow.<br /><br /><br /><br />You can subscribe to the <a href="http://search.twitter.com/search.atom?q=%23fridayflash" rel="external">#fridayflash hashtag</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" /> on Twitter every week for more great flash fiction.<br /><br /><br /><br />We're on <a href="http://www.facebook.com/home.php/group.php?gid=119442390567#/group.php?gid=119442390567" rel="external">Facebook</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" /> too.<br /><br />~jon<br /><br /><hr /><br />Related Link<br /><br />The <a href="http://www.jmstrother.com/tiki-read_article.php?articleId=35" rel="">#fridayflash Archive</a> - Check out previous reports to find stories from your favorite authors. Updated weekly.<br /><br />~jon<br />"J. M. Strotherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01117770768990691070noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2606249221155312974.post-90157002457188156452009-10-08T09:51:00.000-07:002009-10-08T09:51:31.205-07:00The #fridayflash Report - Week 19<a href="http://www.jmstrother.com/tiki-view_blog_post.php?blogId=1&postId=320">The #fridayflash Report - Week 19</a>: "<h3>The #fridayflash Report</h3><br /><div style="text-align: left; float: right; clear: none;"><br /><br /><div align="left"><img alt="" src="http://www.jmstrother.com/tiki-view_blog_post_image.php?imgId=77" border="0" /></div><br /><br /></div><br /><br />At least 63 stories this week. Great turn out and wonderful work. What a terrific group of writers we have. Let me know if I missed your story. I always miss someone (even my own!). :o This was done pretty hastily, so let me know if I've messed up any links.<br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://tinyurl.com/y8hrd7n" rel="external">4 Lost Men</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" />, by Amanda Scotney <a href="http://twitter.com/rasplemjelly" rel="external">@rasplemjelly</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://bit.ly/3uGkOo" rel="external">A Bottle of Spirits</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" />, by Shannon Esposito <a href="http://twitter.com/soesposito" rel="external">@soesposito</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://tinyurl.com/ybpy8hy" rel="external">A Handful Of Bugs</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" />, by Al Bruno III <a href="http://twitter.com/AlBruno3" rel="external">@AlBruno3</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://tinyurl.com/y9vtpfz" rel="external">A Reservoir Dog</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" />, by Lily Mulholland <a href="http://twitter.com/CascadeLily" rel="external">@CascadeLily</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://bit.ly/NlLyE" rel="external">Aeolus</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" />, by Ganymede <a href="http://twitter.com/ganymeder" rel="external">@ganymeder</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://bit.ly/2iItYm" rel="external">B is for Blank</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" />, by randilin <a href="http://twitter.com/randilin" rel="external">@randilin</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://digs.by/TMo" rel="external">Bite</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" />, by Chris Lynch, by <a href="http://twitter.com/chrislynch_mwm" rel="external">@chrislynch_mwm</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://tinyurl.com/ydqjdm2" rel="external">Blink of an Eye</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" />, by Clive Martyn <a href="http://twitter.com/CliveM" rel="external">@CliveM</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://bit.ly/1wT5O" rel="external">Borrowed Time</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" />, by TheBusyMystic <a href="http://twitter.com/TheBusyMystic" rel="external">@TheBusyMystic</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://snurl.com/sbax6" rel="external">Boundaries</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" />, by April L. Hamilton <a href="http://twitter.com/indieauthor" rel="external">@indieauthor</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://bit.ly/8c9py" rel="external">Day 8</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" />, by Chance <a href="http://twitter.com/Chance4321" rel="external">@Chance4321</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://digs.by/TMn" rel="external">Deadly Spider Monkeys</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" />, by Chris Lynch <a href="http://twitter.com/chrislynch_mwm" rel="external">@chrislynch_mwm</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://bit.ly/2qB1lE" rel="external">Dignity</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" />, by Monica <a href="http://twitter.com/MonicaEmme" rel="external">@MonicaEmme</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://bit.ly/4n92PS" rel="external">Enter the Grim</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" />, by techtigger <a href="http://twitter.com/techtigger" rel="external">@techtigger</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://tinyurl.com/y8fpara" rel="external">Evening on the Lake</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" />, by Kevin J. Mackey <a href="http://twitter.com/kevinjmackey" rel="external">@kevinjmackey</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://bit.ly/42hgL2" rel="external">Extinguished</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" />, by Laurita Miller <a href="http://twitter.com/LauritaMiller" rel="external">@LauritaMiller</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://wp.me/pxrJx-6b" rel="external">Fictional Character</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" />, by Gary Harmon <a href="http://twitter.com/Gary_Harmon" rel="external">@Gary_Harmon</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://is.gd/3QTYo" rel="external">Five Hundred Franks</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" />, by Tony Noland <a href="http://twitter.com/TonyNoland" rel="external">@TonyNoland</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://tiny.cc/XkkPE" rel="external">Gentle Giant</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" />, by Karen Schindler via email<br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://tinyurl.com/ybemgdj" rel="external">Harbinger</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" />, by Gloria Oliver <a href="http://twitter.com/GloriaOliver" rel="external">@GloriaOliver</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://tinyurl.com/yd4qgv5" rel="external">I Was A Teenage Romeo</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" />, by Chris Chartrand <a href="http://twitter.com/ChrisChartrand" rel="external">@ChrisChartrand</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://bit.ly/GzJYs" rel="external">I/O Error</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" />, by Sumit Dam <a href="http://twitter.com/sumitsays" rel="external">@sumitsays</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://bit.ly/1M6DYH" rel="external">In the Sinister Lair of Dr. Heisenburg</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" />, by Dana <a href="http://twitter.com/ywgdana" rel="external">@ywgdana</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://tinyurl.com/y8sh2nh" rel="external">Just Another Day</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" />, by Lauren Cude via Facebook<br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://bit.ly/116Q8U" rel="external">Let Go</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" />, by Marisa Birns <a href="http://twitter.com/marisabirns" rel="external">@marisabirns</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://is.gd/3Thh5" rel="external">Making Amends After the War</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" />, by Christine Love <a href="http://twitter.com/christinelove" rel="external">@christinelove</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://tinyurl.com/yaeumjg" rel="external">Malingering</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" />, by Joseph Paul Haines <a href="http://twitter.com/josephhaines" rel="external">@josephhaines</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://tinyurl.com/y9jrqvf" rel="external">North On The Yellowhead</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" />, by Donna Carrick <a href="http://twitter.com/Donna_Carrick" rel="external">@Donna_Carrick</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://twurl.nl/ookrgo" rel="external">On The Shore</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" />, by Deirdre Murphy <a href="http://twitter.com/Wyld_Dandelyon" rel="external">@Wyld_Dandelyon</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://tinyurl.com/yc84ofx" rel="external">Parousia</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" />, by Jennifer Jones <a href="http://twitter.com/jentropy" rel="external">@jentropy</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://bit.ly/mDW5Q" rel="external">Puma and Jaguar Save the Planet</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" />, by Maria Protopapadaki-Smith <a href="http://twitter.com/mazzz_in_Leeds" rel="external">@mazzz_in_Leeds</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://tinyurl.com/y9ses4s" rel="external">Quentin</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" />, by Paul D. Brazill <a href="http://twitter.com/paulbrazill" rel="external">@paulbrazill</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://tinyurl.com/ygfr65q" rel="external">Question</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" />, by Mark Kerstetter <a href="http://twitter.com/markerstetter" rel="external">@markerstetter</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://tiny.cc/LP3b6" rel="external">Rabid</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" />, by Jodi MacArthur <a href="http://twitter.com/JodiMacArthur" rel="external">@JodiMacArthur</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://bit.ly/eJadO" rel="external">Reliable Photographer</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" />, by John Wiswell <a href="http://twitter.com/Wiswell" rel="external">@Wiswell</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://bit.ly/5hWT" rel="external">Rhiannon's Glade</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" />, by Barry Northern <a href="http://twitter.com/BarryNorthern" rel="external">@BarryNorthern</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://bit.ly/3SnVAU" rel="external">Sandstorm</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" />, Carrie Cleaver <a href="http://twitter.com/shadowsinstone" rel="external">@shadowsinstone</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://bit.ly/IqYDp" rel="external">Side of a Bullet</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" />, by E. D. Johnson <a href="http://twitter.com/geektreasure" rel="external">@geektreasure</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://is.gd/3RpUT" rel="external">Small Comforts</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" />, by Trevor Mcpherson <a href="http://twitter.com/3S_stories" rel="external">@3S_stories</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://is.gd/3Sm9F" rel="external">Smile</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" />, by Dan Powell <a href="http://twitter.com/danpowfiction" rel="external">@danpowfiction</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://bit.ly/jAGWL" rel="external">Soulless</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" />, by T.J. McIntyre <a href="http://twitter.com/southernweirdo" rel="external">@southernweirdo</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://bit.ly/13ZXX5" rel="external">Still Eight</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" />, by Stephen Parolini <a href="http://twitter.com/noveldoctor" rel="external">@noveldoctor</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://tinyurl.com/y9ramwb" rel="external">Stumbling</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" />, by Rachel Blackbirdsong <a href="http://twitter.com/RBlackbirdsong" rel="external">@RBlackbirdsong</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://tinyurl.com/yehtl77" rel="external">Sudden Standards</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" />, by Matthew Glenn Ward <a href="http://twitter.com/MattWardWriter" rel="external">@MattWardWriter</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://ow.ly/sk6r" rel="external">The Apple Tree</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" />, by Jim Wisneski <a href="http://twitter.com/Wisneski" rel="external">@Wisneski</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://bit.ly/4keFnT" rel="external">The Book</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" />, by Leigh Barlow <a href="http://twitter.com/LeighBarlow" rel="external">@LeighBarlow</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://bit.ly/FFsua" rel="external">The Bronze Head</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" />, by Elizabeth Ditty <a href="http://twitter.com/ditty1013" rel="external">@ditty1013</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://bit.ly/16L2Ez" rel="external">The case of...</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" />, by Anthony Deaver <a href="http://twitter.com/AnthonyDeaver" rel="external">@AnthonyDeaver</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://wp.me/pxiy5-3g" rel="external">The Chase Begins</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" />, by Jeff Posey <a href="http://twitter.com/AnasaziStories" rel="external">@AnasaziStories</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://tinyurl.com/ybbayge" rel="external">The Chosen One</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" />, by Eric Krause <a href="http://twitter.com/ericjkrause" rel="external">@ericjkrause</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://bit.ly/2h963m" rel="external">The Escape</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" />, by P.J. Kaiser <a href="http://twitter.com/Doublelattemama" rel="external">@Doublelattemama</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://bit.ly/cO3JG" rel="external">The Fable of the Peacock</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" />, by Barry Northern <a href="http://twitter.com/BarryNorthern" rel="external">@BarryNorthern</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://tinyurl.com/y8smnbj" rel="external">The Family Stew</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" />, by Ryan Harron <a href="http://twitter.com/rharron" rel="external">@rharron</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://tinyurl.com/y9sd3km" rel="external">The Lonely Man</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" />, by Chad Beninati <a href="http://twitter.com/beninati" rel="external">@beninati</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://tinyurl.com/y8jw8ee" rel="external">The Mystery Writer</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" />, by Tim VanSant <a href="http://twitter.com/TimVanSant" rel="external">@TimVanSant</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://tinyurl.com/y9r5hkh" rel="external">The Seagull Poet of Butter Bay</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" />, by Alex Carrick <a href="http://twitter.com/Alex_Carrick" rel="external">@Alex_Carrick</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://bit.ly/Nq1Ys" rel="external">This Seat Taken?</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" />, by J. M. Strother <a href="http://twitter.com/jmstro" rel="external">@jmstro</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://tinyurl.com/yely8fk" rel="external">The Sum of His Deeds</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" />, by Michael Solender <a href="http://twitter.com/mjsolender" rel="external">@mjsolender</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://bit.ly/16NQi7" rel="external">untitled</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" />, by KayAnna Kirby <a href="http://twitter.com/KayAnnaKirby" rel="external">@KayAnnaKirby</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://ow.ly/sg14" rel="external">We All Travel</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" />, by Laura Eno <a href="http://twitter.com/lauraeno" rel="external">@lauraeno</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://bit.ly/2baSWk" rel="external">when i refuse the lithium</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" />, by Linda Simoni-Wastila <a href="http://twitter.com/drwasy" rel="external">@drwasy</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://bit.ly/tINQi" rel="external">You Can Call Me Al</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" />, by netta50 <a href="http://twitter.com/netta50" rel="external">@netta50</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://bit.ly/PDIUT" rel="external">Yours</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" />, by unlikelyeden <a href="http://twitter.com/@unlikelyeden" rel="external">@unlikelyeden</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" /><br /><br /><br /><br />Readers: If you enjoy a story you read in the #fridayflash please leave comments when you visit. Writers love feedback. And please tell your friends to read it too. Help these writers grow.<br /><br /><br /><br />You can subscribe to the <a href="http://search.twitter.com/search.atom?q=%23fridayflash" rel="external">#fridayflash hashtag</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" /> on Twitter every week for more great flash fiction.<br /><br /><br /><br />We're on <a href="http://www.facebook.com/home.php/group.php?gid=119442390567#/group.php?gid=119442390567" rel="external">Facebook</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" /> too.<br /><br />~jon<br /><br /><hr /><br />Related Link<br /><br />The <a href="http://www.jmstrother.com/tiki-read_article.php?articleId=35" rel="">#fridayflash Archive</a> - Check out previous reports to find stories from your favorite authors. Updated weekly.<br /><br />~jon<br />"J. M. Strotherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01117770768990691070noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2606249221155312974.post-83440890175561460012009-09-30T09:01:00.000-07:002009-09-30T09:01:28.002-07:00The #fridayflash Report - Week 18<a href="http://www.jmstrother.com/tiki-view_blog_post.php?blogId=1&postId=313">The #fridayflash Report - Week 18</a>: "<h3>The #fridayflash Report</h3><br /><div style="text-align: left; float: right; clear: none;"><br /><br /><div align="left"><img alt="" src="http://www.jmstrother.com/tiki-view_blog_post_image.php?imgId=77" border="0" /></div><br /><br /></div><br /><br />We had at least 56 stories posted this week. I say, 'at least,' because I inevitably miss a few. Again, if I missed yours, or if you would like your citation changed in any way, let me know and I will fix it right away.<br /><br /><br /><br />I'll post another 'helpful hints for #fridayflash' piece tomorrow, if you'd care to take a look. I see a few things people do that could be changed to make life for you and your readers a bit easier.<br /><br /><br /><br />We had several new voices this week and many wonderful stories posted. Thanks for participating, everyone. And a special thanks to those readers who comment and retweet (via Twitter or otherwise). We LOVE you!<br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://ow.ly/r1ah" rel="external">A Betrayal Of Peace</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" />, by Jim Wisneski <a href="http://twitter.com/Wisneski" rel="external">@Wisneski</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://wp.me/paWWN-MU" rel="external">A Calling</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" />, by anniegirl1138 <a href="http://twitter.com/anniegirl1138" rel="external">@anniegirl1138</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://bit.ly/T0fRf" rel="external">A Daemon Meets Its Maker</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" />, by Maria Protopapadaki-Smith <a href="http://twitter.com/mazzz_in_Leeds" rel="external">@mazzz_in_Leeds</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://tinyurl.com/yeth8vs" rel="external">A Level-Headed Man</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" />, by Tony Noland <a href="http://twitter.com/TonyNoland" rel="external">@TonyNoland</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://ow.ly/r4Zi" rel="external">A Room-full of Discard Dreams</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" />, by David Masters <a href="http://twitter.com/davidmasters" rel="external">@davidmasters</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://bit.ly/4yks1u" rel="external">Accelerant</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" />, by Michael Solender <a href="http://twitter.com/mjsolender" rel="external">@mjsolender</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://bit.ly/nYIbe" rel="external">All the Way Home</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" />, by TheBusyMystic<a href="http://www.jmstrother.com/tiki-editpage.php?page=TheBusyMystic" title="Create page: TheBusyMystic">?</a> <a href="http://twitter.com/TheBusyMystic" rel="external">@TheBusyMystic</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://tinyurl.com/ybvzzls" rel="external">An Idiot's Tale</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" />, by Mark Kerstetter <a href="http://twitter.com/markerstetter" rel="external">@markerstetter</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://bit.ly/lM2tt" rel="external">Arrival</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" />, by Dana <a href="http://twitter.com/ywgdana" rel="external">@ywgdana</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://tinyurl.com/yaxovn7" rel="external">Book Club</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" />, by Lily Mulholland <a href="http://twitter.com/CascadeLily" rel="external">@CascadeLily</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://bit.ly/avu4O" rel="external">Break Time</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" />, by Linda <a href="http://twitter.com/drwasy" rel="external">@drwasy</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://tinyurl.com/y9vzmno" rel="external">Business 101</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" />, by Lauren Cude via the Facebook Group Page<br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://tinyurl.com/y9kkzxs" rel="external">Death of a Mattress</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" />, by Alex Carrick <a href="http://twitter.com/Alex_Carrick" rel="external">@Alex_Carrick</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://bit.ly/3hAUry" rel="external">Discards</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" />, by J. M. Strother <a href="http://twitter.com/jmstro" rel="external">@jmstro</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://bit.ly/lMkpW" rel="external">Drought</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" />, by Laurita Miller <a href="http://twitter.com/LauritaMiller" rel="external">@LauritaMiller</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://tinyurl.com/y9z5p6x" rel="external">Duce In The Machine</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" />, by Chris Chartrand <a href="http://twitter.com/ChrisChartrand" rel="external">@ChrisChartrand</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://tinyurl.com/yak75ba" rel="external">Everyone's A Critic</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" />, by Kate Sherrod <a href="http://twitter.com/KateSherrod" rel="external">@KateSherrod</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://bit.ly/14VwnE" rel="external">Fable of the Spider</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" />, by Barry J. Northern <a href="http://twitter.com/BarryNorthern" rel="external">@BarryNorthern</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://tinyurl.com/y9zojaf" rel="external">Falling</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" />, by ganymeder <a href="http://twitter.com/ganymeder" rel="external">@ganymeder</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://bit.ly/n0PEo" rel="external">Family</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" />, by Avery Tingle <a href="http://twitter.com/IronMan1176" rel="external">@IronMan1176</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://digs.by/Pmi" rel="external">Football Town</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" />, by Chris Lynch <a href="http://twitter.com/chrislynch_mwm" rel="external">@chrislynch_mwm</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://tinyurl.com/y9eoq2k" rel="external">Friday Night</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" />, by Amanda Scotney <a href="http://twitter.com/rasplemjelly" rel="external">@rasplemjelly</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://tinyurl.com/yc2rbgr" rel="external">Guerrilla Smile</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" />, by John Wiswell <a href="http://twitter.com/Wiswell" rel="external">@Wiswell</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://bit.ly/4FFSJl" rel="external">Joshua Part 1: Lost Causes</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" />, by Avery Tingle <a href="http://twitter.com/IronMan1176" rel="external">@IronMan1176</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://tinyurl.com/yd5aqmj" rel="external">Learning to Swim</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" />, by 3S_stories <a href="http://twitter.com/3S_stories" rel="external">@3S_stories</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://tinyurl.com/y952sul" rel="external">Lifes A Gas</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" />, by Paul Brazill <a href="http://twitter.com/paulbrazill" rel="external">@paulbrazill</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://is.gd/3FOJh" rel="external">Lip Shtick</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" />, by judy b <a href="http://twitter.com/jbonze" rel="external">@jbonze</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://tinyurl.com/ybc69h8" rel="external">Living Dead Nerd</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" />, by Al Bruno III <a href="http://twitter.com/AlBruno3" rel="external">@AlBruno3</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://bit.ly/QHsEW%7E" rel="external">Long Time</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" />, by netta50 <a href="http://twitter.com/netta50" rel="external">@netta50</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://is.gd/3EB7m" rel="external">Loop</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" />, by Dan Powell <a href="http://twitter.com/danpowfiction" rel="external">@danpowfiction</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://bit.ly/1RmVsn" rel="external">Love Knows Few Boundaries</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" />, by Clive Martyn <a href="http://twitter.com/CliveM" rel="external">@CliveM</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://twurl.nl/3sdlwa" rel="external">Miller & the Monster</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" />, by Deirdre Murphy <a href="http://twitter.com/Wyld_Dandelyon" rel="external">@Wyld_Dandelyon</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://bit.ly/mjcxx" rel="external">Minneapolis or Bust</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" />, by PJ Kaiser <a href="http://twitter.com/Doublelattemama" rel="external">@Doublelattemama</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://bit.ly/TESfj" rel="external">My Amelia</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" />, by Amelia Delacroix <a href="http://twitter.com/unpleasantries" rel="external">@unpleasantries</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://bit.ly/ibg76" rel="external">Obsession and Random Acts of Kindness</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" />, by Susan Cross <a href="http://twitter.com/SusanJCross" rel="external">@SusanJCross</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://tinyurl.com/y8mv3xv" rel="external">One Last Ink Blot</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" />, by Shannon Esposito <a href="http://twitter.com/soesposito" rel="external">@soesposito</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://tinyurl.com/ydv44qh" rel="external">Open the Box</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" />, by Eric Krause <a href="http://twitter.com/ericjkrause" rel="external">@ericjkrause</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://wp.me/pxrJx-5u" rel="external">Power Words</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" />, by Gary Harmon <a href="http://twitter.com/Gary_Harmon" rel="external">@Gary_Harmon</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://bit.ly/1ojBkN" rel="external">Raj and Friends Discuss his Birthplace</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" />, by Alex Carrick <a href="http://twitter.com/Alex_Carrick" rel="external">@Alex_Carrick</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://wp.me/pof2L-bY" rel="external">Reclaiming of the Soul</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" />, by Sarah Joyce Bryant <a href="http://twitter.com/thenightwriter" rel="external">@thenightwriter</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://bit.ly/370ZH" rel="external">Running with Scissors</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" />, by Karen Schindler, via email<br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://tinyurl.com/yahutgp" rel="external">Ships Passing</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" />, Matt Marko <a href="http://twitter.com/litrock" rel="external">@litrock</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://tinyurl.com/ydotlog" rel="external">Sophie's Day</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" />, by Paige Bruce <a href="http://twitter.com/ecurbmp" rel="external">@ecurbmp</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://bit.ly/AmprB" rel="external">Strange Death</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" />, by Alan Baxter <a href="http://twitter.com/AlanBaxter" rel="external">@AlanBaxter</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://bit.ly/8G0pF" rel="external">Summer Rain</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" />, by Leigh Barlow <a href="http://twitter.com/LeighBarlow" rel="external">@LeighBarlow</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://tinyurl.com/ya45fwt" rel="external">Tea Time With Warthog</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" />, by Jodi MacArthur<a href="http://www.jmstrother.com/tiki-editpage.php?page=MacArthur" title="Create page: MacArthur">?</a> <a href="http://twitter.com/JodiMacArthur" rel="external">@JodiMacArthur</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://ow.ly/qYGs" rel="external">The Bridge</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" />, by Laura Eno <a href="http://twitter.com/lauraeno" rel="external">@lauraeno</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://is.gd/3F3Sd" rel="external">The Cadillac</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" />, by Carrie Cleaver <a href="http://twitter.com/shadowsinstone" rel="external">@shadowsinstone</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://ow.ly/r4qx" rel="external">The Garage Sale</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" />, by Rosa Say <a href="http://twitter.com/talkingstory" rel="external">@talkingstory</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://tinyurl.com/nvbonf" rel="external">The Italian Soda Man</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" />, by Chad Beninati <a href="http://twitter.com/beninati" rel="external">@beninati</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://bit.ly/N9h9o" rel="external">The Portrait</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" />, by Elizabeth Ditty <a href="http://twitter.com/ditty1013" rel="external">@ditty1013</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://tinyurl.com/ydj2pu6" rel="external">The Sweetest Meal</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" />, by E. D. Johnson <a href="http://twitter.com/geektreasure" rel="external">@geektreasure</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://tinyurl.com/y8zq8fk" rel="external">Theo</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" />, by Marisa Birns <a href="http://twitter.com/marisabirns" rel="external">@marisabirns</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://tinyurl.com/ydmwk26" rel="external">Three Beers and a Monster</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" />, by Cecilia Dominic <a href="http://twitter.com/RandomOenophile" rel="external">@RandomOenophile</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://bit.ly/oL2l1" rel="external">Tootsa and the Fat Man’s Prostitute</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" />, by Jeff Posey <a href="http://twitter.com/AnasaziStories" rel="external">@AnasaziStories</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://bit.ly/h53ZJ" rel="external">Tunics</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" />, by unlikelyeden <a href="http://twitter.com/unlikelyeden" rel="external">@unlikelyeden</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" /><br /><br /><br /><br />Readers: If you enjoy a story you read in the #fridayflash please leave comments when you visit. Writers love feedback. And please tell your friends to read it too. Help these writers grow.<br /><br /><br /><br />You can subscribe to the <a href="http://search.twitter.com/search.atom?q=%23fridayflash" rel="external">#fridayflash hashtag</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" /> on Twitter every week for more great flash fiction.<br /><br /><br /><br />We're on <a href="http://www.facebook.com/home.php/group.php?gid=119442390567#/group.php?gid=119442390567" rel="external">Facebook</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" /> too.<br /><br />~jon<br /><br /><hr /><br />Related Link<br /><br />The <a href="http://www.jmstrother.com/tiki-read_article.php?articleId=35" rel="">#fridayflash Archive</a> - Check out previous reports to find stories from your favorite authors. Updated weekly.<br /><br />~jon<br />"J. M. Strotherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01117770768990691070noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2606249221155312974.post-80263802062085098712009-09-20T10:04:00.000-07:002009-09-20T10:04:03.313-07:00The #fridayflash Report - Week 17<a href="http://www.jmstrother.com/tiki-view_blog_post.php?blogId=1&postId=307">The #fridayflash Report - Week 17</a>: "<h3>The #fridayflash Report</h3><br /><div style="text-align: left; float: right; clear: none;"><br /><br /><div align="left"><img alt="" src="http://www.jmstrother.com/tiki-view_blog_post_image.php?imgId=77" border="0" /></div><br /><br /></div><br /><br />We had at least 60 stories posted this week. That number is subject to change, as I always seem to miss a few in the first pass. If I missed your story, or messed up your citation in any way, please let me know. I'll patch things up as soon as possible.<br /><br /><br /><br />Thank you all again for participating in #fridayflash. The most consistent comment I see about this weekly event is that it is so much fun. It most certainly is. It seems similar in nature to a musical jam session, and is just as vibrant and alive. You are a wonderful bunch of writers and make every weekend a pleasure.<br /><br /><br /><br />Thanks again to everyone who reads and comments on the stories. The writers <b>love</b> you! Speaking of stories, here they are:<br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://tinyurl.com/mxjgtp" rel="external">6 Word Story</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" />, by paulbrazill <a href="http://twitter.com/paulbrazill" rel="external">@paulbrazill</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://tinyurl.com/FFPietrJess" rel="external">13 to Life</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" />, by Shannon Reinbold-Gee <a href="http://twitter.com/SReinboldGee" rel="external">@SReinboldGee</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://bit.ly/KqJLU" rel="external">A Dichotmy of Hearts</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" />, by netta50 <a href="http://twitter.com/netta50" rel="external">@netta50</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://bit.ly/OJEkj" rel="external">A Love Story</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" />, by Elizabeth Ditty <a href="http://twitter.com/ditty1013" rel="external">@ditty1013</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://ow.ly/q0ha" rel="external">An Orbital Flight With a Small Surprise</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" />, by Nick Name <a href="http://twitter.com/namenick" rel="external">@namenick</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://bit.ly/7aNNB" rel="external">Anti-Social Networking</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" />, by Maria Protopapadaki-Smith <a href="http://twitter.com/mazzz_in_Leeds" rel="external">@mazzz_in_Leeds</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://tiny.cc/rAXrj" rel="external">Art of Growing Up</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" />, by Kylie Szymesko <a href="http://twitter.com/lautir" rel="external">@lautir</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://bit.ly/4rFLf3" rel="external">Artifacts</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" />, by Dana <a href="http://twitter.com/ywgdana" rel="external">@ywgdana</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://tiny.cc/m2Ea2" rel="external">Asunder</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" /> by Karen Schindler, via email<br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://bit.ly/Sp6mC" rel="external">Best Friends Forever</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" />, by J. M. Strother <a href="http://twitter.com/jmstro" rel="external">@jmstro</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://ow.ly/pUC5" rel="external">Burnt Offerings</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" />, by Laura Eno <a href="http://twitter.com/lauraeno" rel="external">@lauraeno</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://bit.ly/iTL0L" rel="external">Deep Dreams</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" />, by Deirdre Murphy <a href="http://twitter.com/Wyld_Dandelyon" rel="external">@Wyld_Dandelyon</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://bit.ly/3YkHc4" rel="external">Family Ties</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" />, by CJ <a href="http://twitter.com/h0jp0j" rel="external">@h0jp0j</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://tinyurl.com/krjyyb" rel="external">Forgetting the Horse</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" />, by TheBusyMystic <a href="http://twitter.com/TheBusyMystic" rel="external">@TheBusyMystic</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://twurl.nl/vtbkpc" rel="external">Getting Ready</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" />, by Great Igl <a href="http://twitter.com/gretaigl" rel="external">@gretaigl</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://is.gd/3pP89" rel="external">Heading Home</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" />, by Dan Powell <a href="http://twitter.com/danpowfiction" rel="external">@danpowfiction</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://is.gd/3oOEm" rel="external">Jesus Finds Sammy</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" />, by Pippa Hennessy <a href="http://twitter.com/battypip" rel="external">@battypip</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://j.mp/17vxdt" rel="external">Latest Innovation</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" />, by Anthony Deaver <a href="http://twitter.com/AnthonyDeaver" rel="external">@AnthonyDeaver</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://bit.ly/1wswBt" rel="external">Lifeguard Off Duty</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" />, by LindaSW <a href="http://twitter.com/drwasy" rel="external">@drwasy</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://bit.ly/tcB2u" rel="external">Meant to Fade</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" />, by Stephen Parolini <a href="http://twitter.com/noveldoctor" rel="external">@noveldoctor</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://bit.ly/NDf5B" rel="external">My Muses</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" />, by Christina Vincent via <a href="http://twitter.com/shadowsinstone" rel="external">@shadowsinstone</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://bit.ly/ZDczy" rel="external">Myla By Moonlight</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" />, by Inez Kelley <a href="http://twitter.com/iamachiapet" rel="external">@iamachiapet</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://tinyurl.com/npnull" rel="external">No Sanctuary</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" /> by Lily Mulholland <a href="http://twitter.com/CascadeLily" rel="external">@CascadeLily</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://tinyurl.com/npjgcg" rel="external">Of Lines and String</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" />, by Jeff Posey <a href="http://twitter.com/AnasaziStories" rel="external">@AnasaziStories</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://tiny.cc/gZO0W" rel="external">Oh Hell, It’s Shail</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" /> by Jodi MacArthur <a href="http://twitter.com/JodiMacArthur" rel="external">@JodiMacArthur</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://bit.ly/j9DcR" rel="external">Oh What A Nightmare</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" />, by KayAnna Kirby <a href="http://twitter.com/kayannak" rel="external">@kayannak</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://tinyurl.com/qulfqp" rel="external">One Rainy Day</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" />, by Eric Krause <a href="http://twitter.com/ericjkrause" rel="external">@ericjkrause</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://bit.ly/2msYWL" rel="external">One Thought</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" />, by Alan Baxter <a href="http://twitter.com/AlanBaxter" rel="external">@AlanBaxter</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://tinyurl.com/mma27g" rel="external">Oozing My Religion</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" />, by Al Bruno III <a href="http://twitter.com/AlBruno3" rel="external">@AlBruno3</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://tinyurl.com/lkk3js" rel="external">Pay Day</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" />, by Amanda Scotney <a href="http://twitter.com/rasplemjelly" rel="external">@rasplemjelly</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://tinyurl.com/mkyrx9" rel="external">Pepito Ponder His Status</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" />, by Kate Sherrod <a href="http://twitter.com/KateSherrod" rel="external">@KateSherrod</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://tinyurl.com/l26eaq" rel="external">Razorland</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" />, by Ann Aguirre <a href="http://twitter.com/ann_aguirre" rel="external">@ann_aguirre</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://tinyurl.com/my9tpp" rel="external">Reduced Price</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" />, by Lauren Cude, via Facebook<br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://bit.ly/xXRzi" rel="external">Reflect</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" />, by Matt Marko <a href="http://twitter.com/litrock" rel="external">@litrock</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://tinyurl.com/m6utae" rel="external">Résumé Blues</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" />, by Marisa Birns <a href="http://twitter.com/marisabirns" rel="external">@marisabirns</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://tinyurl.com/kvsn27" rel="external">Retirement</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" />, by E. D. Johnson <a href="http://twitter.com/geektreasure" rel="external">@geektreasure</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://is.gd/3rbDL" rel="external">Rocketman</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" />, by kaolin fire <a href="http://twitter.com/kaolinfire" rel="external">@kaolinfire</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://tinyurl.com/kugzvs" rel="external">Solar Storm of 1989</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" />, by Shannon Esposito <a href="http://twitter.com/soesposito" rel="external">@soesposito</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://bit.ly/1L5icb" rel="external">Squirrels and Lizards</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" />, by Susan J. Cross <a href="http://twitter.com/SusanJCross" rel="external">@SusanJCross</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://is.gd/3rbCM" rel="external">Swiss Jones</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" />, by kaolin fire <a href="http://twitter.com/kaolinfire" rel="external">@kaolinfire</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://bit.ly/c6zGg" rel="external">Taking A Stand</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" />, by Leigh Barlow <a href="http://twitter.com/LeighBarlow" rel="external">@LeighBarlow</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://ow.ly/15PHOC" rel="external">The Bus Stop</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" />, by Jim Wisneski <a href="http://twitter.com/Wisneski" rel="external">@Wisneski</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://tiny.cc/B47LP" rel="external">The Collector</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" />, by Trevor Mcpherson <a href="http://twitter.com/3S_stories" rel="external">@3S_stories</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://tinyurl.com/kwqtfl" rel="external">The Darkness</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" />, by Laurita Miller <a href="http://twitter.com/LauritaMiller" rel="external">@LauritaMiller</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://bit.ly/1awEXV" rel="external">The Death of Lee Harvey Oswald</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" />, by Tony Noland <a href="http://twitter.com/TonyNoland" rel="external">@TonyNoland</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://tinyurl.com/ntrmvb" rel="external">The End of All Things</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" />, by Kevin J. Mackey <a href="http://twitter.com/kevinjmackey" rel="external">@kevinjmackey</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://bit.ly/2XCLbs" rel="external">The Final Installment</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" /> by P.J. Kaiser <a href="http://twitter.com/Doublelattemama" rel="external">@Doublelattemama</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://tinyurl.com/l8c2w4" rel="external">The Mechanics of Seeing</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" />, by Mark Kerstetter <a href="http://twitter.com/markerstetter" rel="external">@markerstetter</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://bit.ly/1ZJcY5" rel="external">The Melting Man</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" />, by ganymeder <a href="http://twitter.com/ganymeder" rel="external">@ganymeder</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://bit.ly/288MsK" rel="external">The Naked Man</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" />, by Leigh Barlow <a href="http://twitter.com/LeighBarlow" rel="external">@LeighBarlow</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://bit.ly/2ry8KI" rel="external">The Patient Will See You Now</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" />, by Michael Solender <a href="http://twitter.com/mjsolender" rel="external">@mjsolender</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://bit.ly/14zRcn" rel="external">The Rule of Eleven Daughters</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" />, by John Wiswell <a href="http://twitter.com/Wiswell" rel="external">@Wiswell</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://wp.me/pBTnl-I" rel="external">The Top Ten Reasons</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" />, by Rosalind Stone <a href="http://twitter.com/etch_in_stone" rel="external">@etch_in_stone</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://ow.ly/q0rN" rel="external">The Truth Will Set You Free</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" />, by Rosa Say <a href="http://twitter.com/talkingstory" rel="external">@talkingstory</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://tinyurl.com/mj3odu" rel="external">The Two Princes in The Tower</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" />, by anniegirl1138 <a href="http://twitter.com/anniegirl1138" rel="external">@anniegirl1138</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://bit.ly/YLphj" rel="external">The Warden</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" />, by Chris Chartrand <a href="http://twitter.com/ChrisChartrand" rel="external">@ChrisChartrand</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://wp.me/pxrJx-4W" rel="external">The Vicious Cycle</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" />, by Gary Harmon <a href="http://twitter.com/Gary_Harmon" rel="external">@Gary_Harmon</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://tiny.cc/9tfdX" rel="external">Time Will Heal All</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" />, by Clive Martyn <a href="http://twitter.com/CliveM" rel="external">@CliveM</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://bit.ly/Ehki6" rel="external">untitled</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" />, by Stefanie Howerton <a href="http://twitter.com/SteferstheGreat" rel="external">@SteferstheGreat</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://bit.ly/9KyUI" rel="external">War Zombies</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" />, by Carrie Cleaver <a href="http://twitter.com/shadowsinstone" rel="external">@shadowsinstone</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" /><br /><br /><br /><br />Readers: If you enjoy a story you read in the #fridayflash please leave comments when you visit. Writers love feedback. And please tell your friends to read it too. Help these writers grow.<br /><br /><br /><br />You can subscribe to the <a href="http://search.twitter.com/search.atom?q=%23fridayflash" rel="external">#fridayflash hashtag</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" /> on Twitter every week for more great flash fiction.<br /><br /><br /><br />We're on <a href="http://www.facebook.com/home.php/group.php?gid=119442390567#/group.php?gid=119442390567" rel="external">Facebook</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" /> too.<br /><br />~jon<br /><br /><hr /><br />Related Link<br /><br />The <a href="http://www.jmstrother.com/tiki-read_article.php?articleId=35" rel="">#fridayflash Archive</a> - Check out previous reports to find stories from your favorite authors. Updated weekly.<br /><br />~jon<br />"J. M. Strotherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01117770768990691070noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2606249221155312974.post-91677132784152451672009-09-13T12:04:00.000-07:002009-09-13T12:04:30.345-07:00The #fridayflash Report - Week 16<a href="http://www.jmstrother.com/tiki-view_blog_post.php?blogId=1&postId=297">The #fridayflash Report - Week 16</a>: "<h3>The #fridayflash Report</h3><br /><div style="text-align: left; float: right; clear: none;"><br /><br /><div align="left"><img alt="" src="http://www.jmstrother.com/tiki-view_blog_post_image.php?imgId=77" border="0" /></div><br /><br /></div><br /><br />By my count we had forty-nine stories posted this week. I often miss one or two in the first go round, the Margarita last night probably didn't help much in that regard, so we still may break fifty. If I have left you out, or messed up your citation in any way, please let me know and I will correct it immediately. We have a great group of participating writers and the stories each week continue to amaze. Congratulations all, and keep spreading the word about the #fridayflash.<br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://bit.ly/3vPnR" rel="external">A real joker</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" />, by John Wiswell <a href="http://twitter.com/Wiswell" rel="external">@Wiswell</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://bit.ly/yN0z7" rel="external">A Very Fine Year</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" />, by Ryan Harron <a href="http://twitter.com/rharron" rel="external">@rharron</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://bit.ly/hTUdB" rel="external">Bad Maintenance</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" />, by Laura Eno <a href="http://twitter.com/lauraeno" rel="external">@lauraeno</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://tinyurl.com/ln5bed" rel="external">Breaks</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" />, by Marisa Birns <a href="http://twitter.com/marisabirns" rel="external">@marisabirns</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://bit.ly/11Ggj" rel="external">Brothers</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" />, by Leigh Barlow <a href="http://twitter.com/LeighBarlow" rel="external">@LeighBarlow</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://tiny.cc/aEehm" rel="external">Catholic Guilt and Lima Beans</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" />, by Kylie Szymesko <a href="http://twitter.com/lautir" rel="external">@lautir</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://j.mp/8IVKh" rel="external">Chances</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" />, by Anthony Deaver <a href="http://twitter.com/AnthonyDeaver" rel="external">@AnthonyDeaver</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://bit.ly/1D0xcf" rel="external">Darkening</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" />, by Alan Baxter <a href="http://twitter.com/AlanBaxter" rel="external">@AlanBaxter</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://tinyurl.com/lkjkpe" rel="external">Don't Touch</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" />, by Anton Gully <a href="http://twitter.com/antongully" rel="external">@antongully</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://bit.ly/1Vztwc" rel="external">Dragonwalk</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" />, by Sayer <a href="http://twitter.com/Sayer" rel="external">@Sayer</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://bit.ly/Raesp" rel="external">Dutch Elm Disease</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" />, by J. M. Strother <a href="http://twitter.com/jmstro" rel="external">@jmstro</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://tinyurl.com/lffwt7" rel="external">Finding a Nice Girl</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" />, by Tomara Armstrong <a href="http://twitter.com/2maraA" rel="external">@2maraA</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://tinyurl.com/osjxe2" rel="external">Flight From the Battlefield</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" />, by shannon esposito <a href="http://twitter.com/soesposito" rel="external">@soesposito</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://bit.ly/KxqVT" rel="external">Folsom Prison Blues</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" />, by Say Hello, Beanty <a href="http://twitter.com/SayHelloBeanty" rel="external">@SayHelloBeanty</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://bit.ly/z4tY1" rel="external">Garden of Eden</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" />, by Lauren Cude, via Facebook.<br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://bit.ly/noNOy" rel="external">Hall of Messages</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" />, by PJ Kaiser <a href="http://twitter.com/Doublelattemama" rel="external">@Doublelattemama</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://bit.ly/ggk1Y" rel="external">Heading Toward the Border</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" />, by Christina Vincent <a href="http://twitter.com/stina8753" rel="external">@stina8753</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://tinyurl.com/n5tvn8" rel="external">Hedge Fund</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" />, by Jennifer Jones <a href="http://twitter.com/jentropy" rel="external">@jentropy</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://tinyurl.com/m68qts" rel="external">Knocked Out</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" />, by Michael Solender<a href="http://twitter.com/mjsolender" rel="external">@mjsolender</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://tinyurl.com/mwhmh9" rel="external">Last Conversation</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" />, by Kevin J. Mackey <a href="http://twitter.com/kevinjmackey" rel="external">@kevinjmackey</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://tinyurl.com/lffwt7" rel="external">Letter to the Editor</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" />, by CJ <a href="http://twitter.com/h0jp0j" rel="external">@h0jp0j</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://bit.ly/178SqN" rel="external">Look Here</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" />, by Laurita Miller via Facebook<br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://tiny.cc/C1vw8" rel="external">Now and Then</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" />, by Trevor Mcpherson <a href="http://twitter.com/3S_stories" rel="external">@3S_stories</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://bit.ly/7GRok" rel="external">One More Night</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" />, by Xan Marcelles <a href="http://twitter.com/crookedfang" rel="external">@crookedfang</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://tinyurl.com/n3x78e" rel="external">Ouroboros</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" />, by kaolin fire <a href="http://twitter.com/kaolinfire" rel="external">@kaolinfire</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://bit.ly/4s3hkp" rel="external">Rain</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" />, by Carrie Cleaver <a href="http://twitter.com/shadowsinstone" rel="external">@shadowsinstone</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://bit.ly/sQgr5" rel="external">Rescue Dog</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" />, by randilin <a href="http://twitter.com/randilin" rel="external">@randilin</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://ow.ly/oX6e" rel="external">Rope Me Up</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" />, by Jim Wisneski <a href="http://twitter.com/Wisneski" rel="external">@Wisneski</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://bit.ly/Jnae0" rel="external">Shot Of The Good Stuff</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" />, by Chris Chartrand <a href="http://twitter.com/ChrisChartrand" rel="external">@ChrisChartrand</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://bit.ly/g4z8c" rel="external">Tea Time Takes Me Away</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" />, by ganymeder<a href="http://twitter.com/ganymeder" rel="external">@ganymeder</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://tinyurl.com/l673d5" rel="external">The Boy Who Cried Sue</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" />, by E. D. Johnson <a href="http://twitter.com/geektreasure" rel="external">@geektreasure</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://bit.ly/hwd5B" rel="external">The Bust</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" />, by Dana <a href="http://twitter.com/ywgdana" rel="external">@ywgdana</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://bit.ly/VtwLh" rel="external">The Greatest Question of Our Time</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" />, by KayAnna Kirby <a href="http://twitter.com/kayannak" rel="external">@kayannak</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://twurl.nl/l4jxl0" rel="external">The Only Thing Left</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" />, by Stephen Book <a href="http://twitter.com/StephenBook" rel="external">@StephenBook</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://bit.ly/P6nsb" rel="external">The Perfect Gift</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" />, by Deirdre Murphy <a href="http://twitter.com/Wyld_Dandelyon" rel="external">@Wyld_Dandelyon</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://tiny.cc/lj9Vx" rel="external">The Phone</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" />, by Karen Schindler via email<br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://tinyurl.com/p9behb" rel="external">The Real Thing</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" />, by Mark Kerstetter <a href="http://twitter.com/markerstetter" rel="external">@markerstetter</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://wp.me/paWWN-LV" rel="external">The Second First Date</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" />, by anniegirl1138 <a href="http://twitter.com/anniegirl1138" rel="external">@anniegirl1138</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://bit.ly/Pd8UN" rel="external">The Sneeze</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" />, by Susan Cross <a href="http://twitter.com/SusanJCross" rel="external">@SusanJCross</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://bit.ly/3RvafQ" rel="external">The Third Attempt to Take the Teddy</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" />, by Nick Name <a href="http://twitter.com/namenick" rel="external">@namenick</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://tinyurl.com/lafpvh" rel="external">The Waiting Game</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" />, by Lily Mulholland <a href="http://twitter.com/CascadeLily" rel="external">@CascadeLily</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://bit.ly/oL2l1" rel="external">The Witchery of Flutes</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" />, by Jeff Posey <a href="http://twitter.com/AnasaziStories" rel="external">@AnasaziStories</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://is.gd/32SdO" rel="external">Third Shift at McSweeny's</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" />, by Tony Noland <a href="http://twitter.com/TonyNoland" rel="external">@TonyNoland</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://bit.ly/fyCMU" rel="external">Tomorrow</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" />, by Benjamin Solah <a href="http://twitter.com/benjaminsolah" rel="external">@benjaminsolah</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://tinyurl.com/mgcatu" rel="external">Uncle Ron</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" />, by Eric Krause <a href="http://twitter.com/ericjkrause" rel="external">@ericjkrause</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://twitter.com/southernweirdo" rel="external">untitled</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" />, by T.J. McIntyre <a href="http://twitter.com/southernweirdo" rel="external">@southernweirdo</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" /> It's in a tweet.<br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://tinyurl.com/m3ythf" rel="external">Virus Scans & Empty Promises</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" />, by Dan Powell <a href="http://twitter.com/danpowfiction" rel="external">@danpowfiction</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://bit.ly/obdbY" rel="external">Wickedly Smooth</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" />, by netta50 <a href="http://twitter.com/netta50" rel="external">@netta50</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://bit.ly/13RmBL" rel="external">Wolf and Twilight</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" />, by Clifford Fryman <a href="http://twitter.com/Selorian" rel="external">@Selorian</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" /><br /><br /><br /><br />Readers: If you enjoy a story you read in the #fridayflash please leave comments when you visit. Writers love feedback. And please tell your friends to read it too. Help these writers grow.<br /><br /><br /><br />You can subscribe to the <a href="http://search.twitter.com/search.atom?q=%23fridayflash" rel="external">#fridayflash hashtag</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" /> on Twitter every week for more great flash fiction.<br /><br /><br /><br />We're on <a href="http://www.facebook.com/home.php/group.php?gid=119442390567#/group.php?gid=119442390567" rel="external">Facebook</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" /> too.<br /><br />~jon<br /><br /><hr /><br /><b>Related Link</b><br /><br /><a href="http://www.jmstrother.com/tiki-read_article.php?articleId=35" rel="">The #fridayflash Archive</a> - Check out previous reports to find stories from your favorite authors. Updated weekly.<br /><br />~jon<br />"J. M. Strotherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01117770768990691070noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2606249221155312974.post-73976827934783032802009-09-05T18:58:00.000-07:002009-09-05T18:58:20.989-07:00The #fridayflash Report - Week 15<a href="http://www.jmstrother.com/tiki-view_blog_post.php?blogId=1&postId=291">The #fridayflash Report - Week 15</a>: "<h3>The #fridayflash Report</h3><br /><div style="text-align: left; float: right; clear: none;"><br /><br /><div align="left"><img alt="" src="http://www.jmstrother.com/tiki-view_blog_post_image.php?imgId=77" border="0" /></div><br /><br /></div><br /><br />Well, #fridayfalsh continues to grow, both in terms of number of stories posted and the talent shown by the writers participating. We had a lot of simply excellent fiction posted this week. I am very proud of this group of very special people.<br /><br /><br /><br />If I missed anyone's story please let me know and I will add it. Likewise, if you are unhappy with your byline here give me a shout and I'll fix that too. Thank you all for participating, and a special thank you to everyone who reads and comments on the stories.<br /><br /><br /><br />So, without further ado, I give you this week's <b>48</b> (yes, I said 48!) stories:<br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://tiny.cc/DSHpQ" rel="external">28 Gears - Part 2</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" />, by Kylie Szymesko <a href="http://twitter.com/lautir" rel="external">@lautir</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://is.gd/2TVCB" rel="external">A Passionate Robot Murder</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" />, by Christine Love <a href="http://twitter.com/christinelove" rel="external">@christinelove</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://tinyurl.com/m8hvm3" rel="external">A Summer Job</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" />, by Susan J Cross <a href="http://twitter.com/SusanJCross" rel="external">@SusanJCross</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://ow.ly/o2Qi" rel="external">A Thought for a Sentence</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" />, by Jim Wisneski <a href="http://twitter.com/Wisneski" rel="external">@Wisneski</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://tinyurl.com/mqtu3d" rel="external">Achievment</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" />, by Gloria Oliver <a href="http://twitter.com/GloriaOliver" rel="external">@GloriaOliver</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://tinyurl.com/l7utjh" rel="external">Birth of an Idol</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" />, by shannon esposito <a href="http://twitter.com/soesposito" rel="external">@soesposito</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://tinyurl.com/m3l6of" rel="external">Change of Season</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" />, by Jennifer Duncan <a href="http://twitter.com/quidite" rel="external">@quidite</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://bit.ly/df7ns" rel="external">Decennial General Meeting</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" />, by Alan Baxter <a href="http://twitter.com/AlanBaxter" rel="external">@AlanBaxter</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://bit.ly/2RGOD2" rel="external">Do Unto Others</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" />, by Karen Schindler - Karen is not on Twitter. Follow her on her blog.<br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://tinyurl.com/nqvmvm" rel="external">Earth Receives a Memento</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" />, by Kate Sherrod <a href="http://twitter.com/KateSherrod" rel="external">@KateSherrod</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://tinyurl.com/nh36ph" rel="external">Eliza Plum: Credit Crunch Mum</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" />, by Hazel Gaynor <a href="http://twitter.com/hotcrossmum" rel="external">@hotcrossmum</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://bit.ly/vHmtp" rel="external">Good Night</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" />, by Sayer <a href="http://twitter.com/Sayer" rel="external">@Sayer</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://is.gd/2RIfX" rel="external">Half Mown Lawn</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" />, by Dan Powell <a href="http://twitter.com/danpowfiction" rel="external">@danpowfiction</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://is.gd/2TzRV" rel="external">Love Is the Seventh Wave</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" />, by judy b <a href="http://twitter.com/jbonze" rel="external">@jbonze</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://tinyurl.com/lm23gr" rel="external">More than three's a crowd</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" />, by Kevin J. Mackey <a href="http://twitter.com/kevinjmackey" rel="external">@kevinjmackey</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://bit.ly/hTUdB" rel="external">Move Over</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" />, by Laura Eno <a href="http://twitter.com/lauraeno" rel="external">@lauraeno</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://is.gd/2Quux" rel="external">Nearer Comes the Moon</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" />, by Tony Noland <a href="http://twitter.com/TonyNoland" rel="external">@TonyNoland</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://tinyurl.com/n96gkt" rel="external">Neatly Pressed</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" />, Jennifer Jones by <a href="http://twitter.com/jentropy" rel="external">@jentropy</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://tinyurl.com/lqbafk" rel="external">NonFiction</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" />, by anniegirl1138 <a href="http://twitter.com/anniegirl1138" rel="external">@anniegirl1138</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://tinyurl.com/nuwzp7" rel="external">Out Of the Closet</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" />, by Stephen Book <a href="http://twitter.com/StephenBook" rel="external">@StephenBook</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://bit.ly/12nLBs" rel="external">Pancakes</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" />, by Maegan Denton Bacon <a href="http://twitter.com/MaegMaeg" rel="external">@MaegMaeg</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://bit.ly/oL2l1" rel="external">Perhaps You Shouldn’t</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" />, by Jeff Posey <a href="http://twitter.com/AnasaziStories" rel="external">@AnasaziStories</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://is.gd/2T68z" rel="external">Pizza Night</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" />, by Pippa Hennessy <a href="http://twitter.com/battypip" rel="external">@battypip</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://tinyurl.com/lw3bl3" rel="external">Poker Face</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" />, by Tomara Armstrong <a href="http://twitter.com/2maraA" rel="external">@2maraA</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://www.oooalice.blogspot.com/" rel="external">Press Goodbye</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" />, by Marisa Birns <a href="http://twitter.com/marisabirns" rel="external">@marisabirns</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://wp.me/ARxu" rel="external">Private Ceremony</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" />, by Tanya L. Schofield <a href="http://twitter.com/tlschofield" rel="external">@tlschofield</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://bit.ly/4eONOq" rel="external">Progress</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" />, by Anton Gully <a href="http://twitter.com/antongully" rel="external">@antongully</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://bit.ly/4t0ztq" rel="external">Raindrops</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" />, by PJ Kaiser <a href="http://twitter.com/Doublelattemama" rel="external">@Doublelattemama</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://twurl.nl/nbcfwn" rel="external">Recording</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" />, by Greta Igl <a href="http://twitter.com/gretaigl" rel="external">@gretaigl</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://bit.ly/T5Mm0" rel="external">Respiratory Arrest</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" />, by Michael Solender <a href="http://twitter.com/mjsolender" rel="external">@mjsolender</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://bit.ly/12DvD4" rel="external">Sad n Sorry</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" />, by Michelle D Evans <a href="http://twitter.com/MichelleDEvans" rel="external">@MichelleDEvans</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://bit.ly/15kNHD" rel="external">Since You're Gone</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" />, by netta50 <a href="http://twitter.com/netta50" rel="external">@netta50</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://tinyurl.com/lb546c" rel="external">Snowgate</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" />, by Lily Mulholland <a href="http://twitter.com/CascadeLily" rel="external">@CascadeLily</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://bit.ly/mrFcc" rel="external">Sometimes the Gods Just Laugh</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" />, by Susan Sonnen <a href="http://twitter.com/susanmuses" rel="external">@susanmuses</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://tiny.cc/ghp8Z" rel="external">Stuck</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" />, by CJ <a href="http://twitter.com/h0jp0j" rel="external">@h0jp0j</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://tiny.cc/AVHxw" rel="external">Switcheroo</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" />, by 3S_stories <a href="http://twitter.com/3S_stories" rel="external">@3S_stories</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://tinyurl.com/mo79ct" rel="external">Taping Lydia</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" />, Jodi Cleghorn by <a href="http://twitter.com/JodiCleghorn" rel="external">@JodiCleghorn</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://bit.ly/3e2GwR" rel="external">The Boat</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" />, by Benjamin Solah <a href="http://twitter.com/benjaminsolah" rel="external">@benjaminsolah</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://tinyurl.com/krkdud" rel="external">The Carver's Daughter</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" />, by Chris Chartrand <a href="http://twitter.com/ChrisChartrand" rel="external">@ChrisChartrand</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://bit.ly/LgvMJ" rel="external">The Field Trip</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" />, by ganymeder <a href="http://twitter.com/ganymeder" rel="external">@ganymeder</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://bit.ly/1brSmc" rel="external">The Hunt</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" />, by Anthony Deaver <a href="http://twitter.com/AnthonyDeaver" rel="external">@AnthonyDeaver</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://ow.ly/o4ys" rel="external">The Manager</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" />, by Rosa Say <a href="http://twitter.com/rosasay" rel="external">@rosasay</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://bit.ly/CSfPt" rel="external">The Race</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" />, by Matthew Bacon <a href="http://twitter.com/FogJuice" rel="external">@FogJuice</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://bit.ly/WZWJ1" rel="external">The Shrine</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" />, by Leigh Barlow <a href="http://twitter.com/LeighBarlow" rel="external">@LeighBarlow</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://bit.ly/4xvrue" rel="external">Trying on Life</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" />, by KayAnna Kirby <a href="http://twitter.com/kayannak" rel="external">@kayannak</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://tinyurl.com/nq68vt" rel="external">untitled</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" />, by dragonwrites <a href="http://twitter.com/dragonwrites" rel="external">@dragonwrites</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://tinyurl.com/nkdgjc" rel="external">What If</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" />, by Lauren Cude - Lauren is not on Twitter. Follow her on her blog.<br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://tinyurl.com/lycpze" rel="external">When He Comes Calling</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" />, by Eric Krause <a href="http://twitter.com/ericjkrause" rel="external">@ericjkrause</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" /><br /><br /><br /><br />Readers: If you enjoy a story you read in the #fridayflash please leave comments when you visit. Writers love feedback. And please tell your friends to read it too. Help these writers grow.<br /><br /><br /><br />You can subscribe to the <a href="http://search.twitter.com/search.atom?q=%23fridayflash" rel="external">#fridayflash hashtag</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" /> on Twitter every week for more great flash fiction.<br /><br /><br /><br />We're on <a href="http://www.facebook.com/home.php/group.php?gid=119442390567#/group.php?gid=119442390567" rel="external">Facebook</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" /> too.<br /><br />~jon<br />"J. M. Strotherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01117770768990691070noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2606249221155312974.post-49552641490683606132009-09-02T06:34:00.000-07:002009-09-02T06:34:07.231-07:00Some Friendly #fridayflash Advice<a href="http://www.jmstrother.com/tiki-view_blog_post.php?blogId=1&postId=287">Some Friendly #fridayflash Advice</a>: "<h3>Some Friendly #fridayflash Advice</h3><br />Thanks to a little recent <a href="http://editorunleashed.com/2009/08/26/flash-fiction-gets-social-with-fridayflash/" rel="external">good press</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" /> #fridayflash seems to really be taking off. As more and more writers join the fray, I thought it might be a good idea to share a little friendly advice on how to make the most of it as a participating author. Some flashers (who would have ever thought that would be a good term) are new to Twitter and may not know a few tricks of the trade, so to speak. A few are new to blogging, and might be overlooking a couple of simple things that will improve their rate of return visits. I offer the following in the spirit of constructive advice, and hope you will find it useful.<br /><br /><br /><br /><b>Tweet It Short and Sweet</b><br /><br />One of the big advantages of taking part in #fridayflash is that other people will retweet your link. Make it easy on them. Keep your initial tweet short enough to allow for easy retweeting without making the reader edit your tweet to get it to fit. 140 characters is very unforgiving. Leave space for <b>RT @yourhandle </b>, (yes that final space is intentional). My sample here just took up 15 characters.<br /><br /><br /><br /><b>Information, Please</b><br /><br />That said, make your tweet as informative as possible. Include the title of the story (short titles take up fewer characters), add a little teaser if you have room for it, as well as the URL and hashtag. It can be a challenge, but it can be done. <a href="http://kjmackey.typepad.com/kjm_on_the_web/" rel="external">Kevin J. Mackey</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" /> (follow <a href="http://twitter.com/kevinjmackey" rel="external">@kevinjmackey</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" /> on Twitter) does it every week, in haiku no less!<br /><br /><br /><br /><b>Engage the Reader</b><br /><br />Turn on the comment feature of your blog. Engage with your readership. It encourages return visits, sometimes even back and forth dialog. Make it easy for your readers to leave comments. I realize one way to cut down on spam is to make people register, but many people will not register on a new site just to leave a comment. I don't. One more account to keep track of. Allow anonymous comments and guard against spam by other means (CAPTCHA, or holding comments until approved).<br /><br /><br /><br /><b>Check the Spam</b><br /><br />Speaking of spam, check your filter to make sure you are not killing good comments. I seem to get tagged as spam quite often for some reason (perhaps the long URL I use to point to my blog). It makes me sad. -weeping- -weeping-<br /><br /><br /><br /><b>Polish the Silver</b><br /><br />As #fridayflash grows it will take more effort on the part of readers to visit, read, and comment on the stories presented. Inevitability they will begin to cull the list just to save time. To keep them interested in your stories give them a quality read. Over time they will begin to seek yours out. #fridayflash is an experiment in crowd-sourcing. In crowd-sourcing, the shiny silver gets noticed.<br /><br /><br /><br /><b>Help Me Out</b><br /><br />On a personal note, I do The #fridayflash Report, usually on the following Saturday. It is a labor intensive task, with much cutting and pasting of tidbits of information to make a useful list. To help me do that please make the information I need easily accessible. Those items are:<br /><br /><ul><br /><br /><li> A shortened URL – I can deal with long URLs, but it means I have to copy and paste them into TinyURL and then copy and paste that into the report. It would be so much easier if I could just copy it directly from your Tweet.<br /><br /></li><li> The title of the story – If it's in the Tweet I don't have to do another copy and paste from your blog.<br /><br /></li><li> Your name – the name you would like have used as attribution in the report. It can be a moniker, but I need to know how to attribute you. In the tweet works best (by John Q Public), followed by a byline on the actual story, followed by your name in your Twitter profile. As a last resort I will dig through About Me pages for names, but it takes a lot of time. Eventually time constraints will force me to stop doing that. By the way, I think an author should <b>always</b> put a byline or copyright notice on any story they put out. It's yours, after all.<br /><br /></li></ul><br />Remember, #fridayflash is open to all. You do not have to be on Twitter to participate. I will tweet links as long as you get me the information. You can do that by leaving a comment on the previous week's report, posting the info on the <a href="http://www.facebook.com/home.php/group.php?gid=119442390567#/group.php?gid=119442390567" rel="external">Facebook group page</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" />, or by sending it in an email. I won't post links to explicit erotica. Nor will I retweet or include them in the report. I'm not a prude, but I'd rather #fridayflash not be associated with that. My email address is jstro # swbell # net (do the appropriate substitutions).<br /><br /><br /><br />We have a great group of writers here, and it is a pleasure to read your stories every week. You continue to amaze me and energize my own writing. Thank you so much for participating.<br /><br /><br /><br />Now, write on.<br /><br />~jon"J. M. Strotherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01117770768990691070noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2606249221155312974.post-61900340057706762382009-08-29T18:42:00.000-07:002009-08-29T18:42:24.455-07:00The #fridayflash Report - Week 14<a href="http://www.jmstrother.com/tiki-view_blog_post.php?blogId=1&postId=283">The #fridayflash Report - Week 14</a>: "<h3>The #fridayflash Report</h3><br /><div style="text-align: left; float: right; clear: none;"><br /><br /><div align="left"><img alt="" src="http://www.jmstrother.com/tiki-view_blog_post_image.php?imgId=77" border="0" /></div><br /><br /></div><br /><br />Never underestimate the power of a little press. Maria Schneider graciously allowed me to do a guest post on her blog, <a href="http://editorunleashed.com/2009/08/26/flash-fiction-gets-social-with-fridayflash/" rel="external">Editor Unleashed</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" />, about #fridayflash, and man, did it work. We had many new voices join us this week, for a total of thirty-five stories. Thank you, Maria! I also want to thank all the wonderful writers who contributed as well as our fabulous readers who retweet and comment. You are all great.<br /><br /><br /><br />Normally I welcome each new author personally in the Report. But there are so many that's a dicey proposition - I may miss someone and inadvertently offend. Plus my gray cells aren't what they used to be and I may welcome someone who is not new. Yikes! How would that make them feel? So, Welcome all! Come back next week, and bring a friend!<br /><br /><br /><br />Now, for your reading pleasure - the list:<br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://tinyurl.com/ktc4cu" rel="external">A Basement Story</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" />, by Shannon Esposito <a href="http://twitter.com/soesposito" rel="external">@soesposito</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://groups.google.com/group/flashfictionfridays/msg/f788a20c089d9090" rel="external">A Robot Argues With Her Creator's Father About Reading a Eulogy</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" />, by Christine Love <a href="http://twitter.com/christinelove" rel="external">@christinelove</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://bit.ly/RwX4W" rel="external">Adelaide</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" />, by Heather <a href="http://twitter.com/unlikelyeden" rel="external">@unlikelyeden</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://bit.ly/1vyHPD" rel="external">Brain Helmet 2000</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" />, by Chris Chartrand <a href="http://twitter.com/ChrisChartrand" rel="external">@ChrisChartrand</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://bit.ly/jirJf" rel="external">Cyber Mummies</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" />, by Anthony Deaver <a href="http://twitter.com/AnthonyDeaver" rel="external">@AnthonyDeaver</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://bit.ly/H5JCv" rel="external">Eggs Over Easy</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" />, by Matthew Bacon <a href="http://twitter.com/FogJuice" rel="external">@FogJuice</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://tinyurl.com/ljttjm" rel="external">Exile of Innocence</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" />, by Tomara Armstrong <a href="http://twitter.com/2maraA" rel="external">@2maraA</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://is.gd/2E6Uf" rel="external">Firefighting</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" />, by Pippa Hennessy <a href="http://twitter.com/battypip" rel="external">@battypip</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://tinyurl.com/lf74p3" rel="external">Final Call</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" />, by Kevin J. Mackey <a href="http://twitter.com/kevinjmackey" rel="external">@kevinjmackey</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://bit.ly/k8vyT" rel="external">Forgiveness</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" />, by Alan Baxter <a href="http://twitter.com/AlanBaxter" rel="external">@AlanBaxter</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://twurl.nl/mwdciy" rel="external">Gone</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" />, by Stephen Book <a href="http://twitter.com/StephenBook" rel="external">@StephenBook</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://bit.ly/sKEpj" rel="external">Hancock Pool</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" />, by J. M. Strother <a href="http://twitter.com/jmstro" rel="external">@jmstro</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://wp.me/pARxu-2e" rel="external">Hostage</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" />, Tanya L. Schofield <a href="http://twitter.com/tlschofield" rel="external">@tlschofield</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://bit.ly/huOrD" rel="external">I Only Ate Half</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" />, by Susan Sonnen <a href="http://twitter.com/susanmuses" rel="external">@susanmuses</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://is.gd/2EkOi" rel="external">Impact</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" />, by Dan Powell <a href="http://twitter.com/danpowfiction" rel="external">@danpowfiction</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://tinyurl.com/lw2wyj" rel="external">Inspection</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" />, by netta50 <a href="http://twitter.com/netta50" rel="external">@netta50</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://tinyurl.com/nvgu7x" rel="external">Jamie's Home</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" />, by Eric Krause <a href="http://twitter.com/ericjkrause" rel="external">@ericjkrause</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://www.susancrosswrites.blogspot.com/" rel="external">Just Words</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" />, by Susan Cross <a href="http://twitter.com/SusanJCross" rel="external">@SusanJCross</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://bit.ly/LU7PT" rel="external">Knowing</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" />, by Lauren Cude - Lauren is not on Twitter, but you can follow her on her blog.<br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://bit.ly/qwzQF" rel="external">Maxwell the Magnificent</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" />, by Dana <a href="http://twitter.com/ywgdana" rel="external">@ywgdana</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://www.jentropy.com/archives/389" rel="external">Missed Connection</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" />, by Jennifer Jones <a href="http://twitter.com/jentropy" rel="external">@jentropy</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://www.washthebowl.com/" rel="external">Pulling Teeth</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" />, by Craig <a href="http://twitter.com/washthebowl" rel="external">@washthebowl</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://bit.ly/fHnuE" rel="external">Of Penguins and Men</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" />, by ganymeder <a href="http://twitter.com/ganymeder" rel="external">@ganymeder</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://networkedblogs.com/p10173230" rel="external">Rex 84 – The Beginning</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" />, by anniegirl1138 <a href="http://twitter.com/anniegirl1138" rel="external">@anniegirl1138</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://bit.ly/to7wu" rel="external">Samantha's Dress</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" />, by PJ Kaiser <a href="http://twitter.com/Doublelattemama" rel="external">@Doublelattemama</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://ow.ly/lFlk" rel="external">Saved By The Yellow Light</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" />, by Jim Wisneski <a href="http://twitter.com/Wisneski" rel="external">@Wisneski</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://bit.ly/12WShV" rel="external">The Best of Times</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" />, by Michelle Evans <a href="http://twitter.com/MichelleDEvans" rel="external">@MichelleDEvans</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://bit.ly/oL2l1" rel="external">The Fat Man’s Chance</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" />, by Jeff Posey <a href="http://twitter.com/AnasaziStories" rel="external">@AnasaziStories</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://bit.ly/1tERpL" rel="external">The Last Pirate</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" />, by Leigh Barlow <a href="http://twitter.com/LeighBarlow" rel="external">@LeighBarlow</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://tinyurl.com/mq49ew" rel="external">The Ropodsteak</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" />, by Ryan Harron <a href="http://twitter.com/rharron" rel="external">@rharron</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://bit.ly/hTUdB" rel="external">The Teacup</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" />, by Laura Eno <a href="http://twitter.com/lauraeno" rel="external">@lauraeno</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://ow.ly/n4LO" rel="external">The Vision</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" />, by Rosa Say <a href="http://twitter.com/talkingstory" rel="external">@talkingstory</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://oooalice.blogspot.com/" rel="external">The Yin and The Yan of It</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" />, by Marisa Birns <a href="http://twitter.com/marisabirns" rel="external">@marisabirns</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://tinyurl.com/km6teg" rel="external">Their First Adventure</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" />, by Kate Sherrod <a href="http://twitter.com/KateSherrod" rel="external">@KateSherrod</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://bit.ly/14zbmp" rel="external">Viking Blood</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" />, by Anton Gully <a href="http://twitter.com/antongully" rel="external">@antongully</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://tiny.cc/lMYL8" rel="external">untitled</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" />, by Kay Anna Kirby <a href="http://twitter.com/kayannak" rel="external">@kayannak</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" /><br /><br /><br /><br />Please don't tell my children, but I am fallible. So if I've messed up anything in the above list, or missed your story, please let me know. I'll fix it ASAP.<br /><br /><br /><br />Hope to see you all back next week - writers and readers alike.<br /><br /><br /><br />Readers: If you enjoy a story you read in the #fridayflash please leave comments when you visit. Writers love feedback. And please tell your friends to read it too. Help these writers grow.<br /><br /><br /><br />You can subscribe to the <a href="http://search.twitter.com/search.atom?q=%23fridayflash" rel="external">#fridayflash hashtag</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" /> on Twitter every week for more great flash fiction.<br /><br /><br /><br />We're on <a href="http://www.facebook.com/home.php/group.php?gid=119442390567#/group.php?gid=119442390567" rel="external">Facebook</a><img src="http://www.jmstrother.com/img/icons/external_link.gif" alt=" (external link)" border="0" /> too.<br /><br />~jon<br />"J. M. Strotherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01117770768990691070noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2606249221155312974.post-49887008698711948232009-08-17T17:56:00.000-07:002009-08-17T18:10:22.159-07:00Just An ExperimentAlan Rinzler has his third and final round of book proposal crits up. The series has been very educational. <a href="http://bit.ly/LV6Ck">http://bit.ly/LV6Ck</a><br /><br />So, what was the experiment, you ask? I just used one of the new social networking tools on Google Reader, the Send To tool, to post one of my tweets onto my Blogger blog.<br /><br />Boy, was that a waste of time?<br /><br />No. It was a valuable lesson. I'll tell you why soon.<br />~jonJ. M. Strotherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01117770768990691070noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2606249221155312974.post-3650855700722702722009-03-09T09:07:00.000-07:002009-08-17T18:12:21.786-07:00Not Really HereMy real blog is <a href="http://www.jmstrother.com/tiki-view_blog.php?blogId=1">Mad Utopia</a> at JMStrother.com<br />~jonJ. M. Strotherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01117770768990691070noreply@blogger.com0