I was fortunate to be chosen for the Micro Madness 2022 long list recently and my video reading is up today on the Flash Frontier YouTube channel. My piece is titled “Wild Horses” – yep, after the song. Big thanks to judges Meg Pokrass and Rose Collins for this honor. Congrats to all the short … More 3 Quick Things
Ghosts and dreams and sleepwalkers through life are all part and parcel of these eight stories. With just a touch of surrealism they draw the reader into a singular fictional world where we forget all about real world problems. After the list, my wee interview with Sheree Shatsky about the writing of her story “Good … More Favorite Fiction 1st Quarter 2022
I have two new poems in the new issue of Anti-Heroin Chic. Many thanks to Editor James Diaz for accepting these poems. Also, I had a wee story in Paragraph Planet last week which publishes one 75 word story every day. I took a screenshot (below) because stories do not have their own url. I … More New Poetry & Microfiction
A quick update on my recent publications. Today I have two centos in Emerge Journal’s Tenth Anniversary issue. Thanks to Ariana DenBlyker for her years of work and support for the writing community and happy anniversary! My poems are here and here. I have two new flash fiction pieces online also. When Your Momma Leaves … More Poems & Flash Fictions
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!
Charlotte Hamrick 