This is a quick and dirty post because I procrastinated putting it together because, well, that’s what I do, sometimes. Sigh. If I proclaimed New Years resolutions I’d proclaim not to procrastinate but I don’t so I won’t. So if, like me, you’ll be huddling in your home tonight cursing the fireworks that frighten your … More Favorite Fiction: 4th Quarter 2021
It’s Prosery Monday at dVerse Poetry Pub. Today Merril challenges us to write a prose piece of no more than 144 words including the following quote: “I am bombarded yet I stand.”From Adrienne Rich, “Planetarium” My piece is titled “Clipped Wings”. Your ceramic bird fell and shattered like our dreams of a long, shared life. … More Clipped Wings
Shouldn’t it still be April? Lol, well it soon will be again. I have been meaning to post links to my recent publications as they occur but never did so here they are, if anyone is interested. Many thanks to the wonderful Editors who accepted these pieces. All of these journals are stellar and ones … More It’s crazy how time flies
Oh, friends. I have a stellar selection of Flash Fiction for you this quarter. Stellar! Each one of these stories blew me away when I read them. They range from poignant and heartbreaking to spooky and freaky. They are all great reads for Rocktober & will rock your Pumpkin Spice world. Do not skip a … More Favorite Fiction 3rd Quarter 2021
All of the writers I’m linking to today did way more than “pretty well”. Flash Fiction is hard to write. It takes critical thinking, imagination – lots of imagination – and really good flow. IMO, good flow from one section or scene to the next is really important for a satisfying read. If, as a … More Favorite Flash Fiction: 1st Quarter 2021
I’m happy to have a new Flash Fiction in Love in the Time of Covid Chronicle. Thanks to Michelle Elvy and Witi Ihimaera for publishing this piece & to Michelle for her awesome editing suggestions. Don’t miss this gorgeous issue!
It’s a rainy Monday morning and I have the radio (yes, a real radio!) on the local Classic Rock station, something I rarely do anymore. It’s all about streaming on Spotify, Pandora, Amazon, Soundcloud, and probably zillions of other services I don’t even know about. But, for a girl who grew up listening to FM … More Rainy Day Reading
It’s been Lucky February for me! I am so grateful to Twin Pies Literary and Fevers of the Mind Poetry Blog for selecting my work for their fine publications. My Flash Fiction piece, “Four Levels of Infatuation“, is in Twin Pies new issue. Thank you, Jessica Evans and D.T. Robbins! My two poems, “Shelter in … More Twin Pies Lit + Fevers of the Mind
Can I just say that the more Flash Fiction I read, the more I want to read. I love this genre so much and man are we lucky to have some really great FF writers in our world. Here are a few stories that just wowed me recently. Enjoy! * Jennifer Toddhunter in Twin Pies … More Flash Fiction That Will Drop Your Mouth Open
I’m late in thanking the Editors of New World Writing for accepting and publishing my Flash Fiction, Zipped, on January 4. I was thrilled to get this acceptance and check NWW off my literary bucket list! I encourage you to add NWW to your reading list. I’ve been busy since my last post, hence my … More Fiction in New World Writing
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