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Flash Fiction: The Booklet by Chiara De Giorgi
Welcome to The Spot Writers. This month’s prompt: a book keeps appearing out of the blue in the most unexpected and unusual places. This week’s story comes from Chiara De Giorgi. Chiara dreams, reads, edits texts, translates, and occasionally writes … Continue reading
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Writer Wednesday and Flash Fiction with David Fulcher
This week, I had the chance to catch up with David Fulcher. We’ve attended several author events together, and I’m happy to feature his flash fiction piece, “Madame Zeist’s Perfume,” as well as a bit about him and his work. … Continue reading
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Flash Fiction: Rogue Copies by Phil Yeats
Welcome to The Spot Writers. This month’s prompt: a book keeps appearing out of the blue in the most unexpected and unusual places. This week’s story comes from Phil Yeats. Phil (using his Alan Kemister pen name) recently published his … Continue reading
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Flash Fiction: Back to Work by Val Muller
Welcome to The Spot Writers. This month’s prompt: a book keeps appearing out of the blue in the most unexpected and unusual places. Today’s tale comes to you from Val Muller, author of the spooky novel The Man with the … Continue reading
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Writer Wednesdays: Wolves Don’t Knock
Today I had the chance to interview C. A. MacKenzie. She’s a member of the Spot Writers, the group bringing free flash fiction to this blog for the last several years. Her novel, Wolves Don’t Knock, can be purchased at … Continue reading
Toddler Tuesday: Possession
When I was growing up, my dad used to call me by the dog’s name, the dog by my sister’s name, my sister by my mother’s name, and all sorts of other combinations. I thought he was insane. Turns out, … Continue reading
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Flash Fiction: The Notepad by Cathy MacKenzie
Welcome to The Spot Writers. This month’s prompt: a book keeps appearing out of the blue in the most unexpected and unusual places. This week’s story comes from Cathy MacKenzie. Cathy’s novel, WOLVES DON’T KNOCK, is available from her locally … Continue reading
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Writer Wednesdays: Connections (Happy Halloween!)
This Halloween begins with a weird anecdote. On more than a few occasions, my two-year-old daughter has seemed to read my mind. I would be thinking about something completely unrelated to what we’re doing, and without warning she would ask … Continue reading
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Flash Fiction: If you can’t kill it, make it your friend by Chiara De Giorgi
The current prompt: News these days contain a plethora of depressing stuff from floods and wildfires and other environmental problems, to mass shootings, to refuge problems and other political and social crises, to whatever you like as your favourite example. … Continue reading
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Writer Wednesdays: MHB Hughes & 1777–Danbury on Fire!
For this week’s Writer Wednesday, I’m happy to feature M. H. B. Hughes, author of 1777–Danbury on Fire! I was fortunate enough to help Millicent with the editing and layout of the novel, and the book has special meaning to … Continue reading
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