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Exercise in using dialogue and vernacular mid twentieth century speech to tell a one scene story. The story is about the aftermath of a bar fight.

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Age, especially witnessing it in parents, does have it’s lighter moments, few as they might be.

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Just something I dreamed and wanted to post. Any suggestions, insights, critiques, and observations are welcome.

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Regardless of the mode, the creative spirit knows zero boundary lines. (A prosetry/flash fiction work)

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The perception, amusement and angst of the incarcerated and the "tough" decision that follows

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The question asked by this flash fiction:'Ia guy ever to old to pick up chicks?' The reader gets to answer.

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On a breezy 75 degree day from my trailer in Florida, watching a black snake watch me.

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Beauty is more than skin deep

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(Flash Fiction) With so much wanting, so little fulfillment, the problem's solution seems totally out of reach for some.

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A young woman finds a way to honor her mother on what would have been her 50th birthday. Any and all thoughts appreciated.

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Greetings from the southland, motel that is.

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Observations from down in the hollar

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A flash fiction ode to those tween twits who keep the marketing departments employed. Used to be, you 'd seen the only parts of a movie worth paying for when you'd watched the 2 or 3 minute trailer, but now, it takes only 6 seconds; unless, of course, you want to see the 2 or 3 minute trailer that the 6 second trailer was previewing so you'd hopefully pluck down the 12 bucks to see the 7200 second movie that is due in, oh, let's be fair, 6 months, 12 months, 18 months from now? And we thought adolescent mentality necessarily harbored only short attention spans.

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One girl's struggle with addiction

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We all have our heyday! But, will we remember? Another entry choice for the Esquire Magazine's 79th Anniversary, flash fiction contest/ 79 words. All feedback welcome. Thank you...

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observations from someplace unimportant

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This one takes place several centuries ago. It's probably going to come off as preachy toward the end, but, in my opinion, much less so than previous stories I've submitted. It could, IMO, be summed up as "Judge not, lest ye be judged." Pros and cons, please.

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This is a much shorter piece than the others I've published. It is a dark tale about a hypocritical man who takes the law into his own hands and experiences a unique justice. Pros and cons. I'll lie down quietly for surgery...

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With all the political raucous taking place of late over privacy infringement, e.g., drones, hacking, et al, I thought it might be interesting for readers to picture themselves from the POV of this short story of a mannequin noting all the things he should perhaps not be seeing. So, from a writer's POV, some flash fiction on the art of seeing what is arguably important to be seen.

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This was the very first thing I ever posted on this site. However, at the time,it was about 1800 words. I've chopped it down to a little over 600 in order to enter contest. It needs lots of help. I'm concerned with the repetition of old woman, so help me there if you can. I worry about the ending as well, I'm not sure if I should have them leave the room together or not, so tell me what you think. Even a new title would be good, but I can't come up with one. So, anything you have to offer is much appreciated.

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Observations from somewhere unimportant under the palm trees

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Observations from somewhere unimportant under a palm tree

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Observations from someplace totally unimportant for the duration

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How much more will it take?

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Some prosetry unpacking, a short story hoping to find with time that vagaries will fade, wisdom will appear.

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This is a 100 word story for The Loft Literary Center's short story contest. Any feedback is appreciated. I previously posted it as a 79-word story for Esquire, never heard anything and added a few words (21 to be exact) for The Loft...

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From hurricane alley

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Experimenting with the sense of space in short fiction—short and long lens descriptive attention to surroundings in contrast to an event.

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A manifesto on rebirthing yourself after ugly relationships.

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Tis is a brief submission I flashed out, thinking of a market on Duotrope that is seeking experimental stream of conciousness type stuff with a twist. I think this simple bit of flow may fit the bill. High school for me seemed a surreal carnival of creative and painful crucibles. If it was like that for you, perhaps you will relate. In any case, heres comes a flow with a flip.

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Finding the right format for what needs grounding is troublesome at times... especially when one is addressing a universal malaise and feels impotent to impact a change. So… flash fiction.

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OK, ok…now I’m trying my hand at flash fiction. I went to a funeral this week and my step-brother-in-law made an offhand comment and…well….here you go. Let me know if it works as flash fiction, if the “plot” comes across. Any feedback.

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Transporting oneself to an imaginary place works wonders for a rainy day. (A prosetry exploration)

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An old gag posted shortly after the election in November of 2008. Taken out of mothballs, dusted off and reposted. All comments welcome.

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This is another piece of flash fiction about Cowgirl Kristie - a real person I had the pleasure to meet in the Badlands, S.D. this past summer. As you can see, she left quite an impression. Any feedback is welcome, particularly if you think her story would be interesting enough to delve into a bit more and develop into a longer story or perhaps a novel.

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Was an entry in an older contest.. Thought I would pull it out again and do a run through seeing if I have improved in catching nits with punctuation etc! Personally would love to simply 'cheat' email it to a better writer and have him/her do it!!! wha ha.. Any and all feedback.. Especially technical

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Cowgirl Kristie (a woman I met during a recent trip to South Dakota) is at loose ends and decides to travel to NYC to see the famed Empire State Building.

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A man gets a glimpse of the life he might have had. I originally wrote this with the limitation of only 750 words. I wonder if that stunted it a little bit. Is it too choppy?

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Does this have impact? Does it have enough umph to stand on its own? I originally wrote this with a 750 word limit, but I'm wondering if I should expand it. Thoughts?

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A prosetry reminder: Some would argue that today’s readers are unaware of how unyielding some writers of yesterday chose to be--at any cost.

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This is the inspiration for the first three chapters of the novel I am working on, Summer Break, that I also uploaded previously for review. Let me know what you think :)

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A flash fiction question: At what point does existence become something else?

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This is a contest entry for The Loft Literary Center's call for submissions personifying the month of October. Any feedback is welcome!

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In this flash fiction/prosetry amalgamation, I tried to picture the planet’s technology leaping ahead exponentially. As such, it’s easy to forget how isolated and intimate happiness can be sometimes.

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Senior citizens need to learn new things but Spanish may be too much of a challenge. Especially if the teacher is in rehab.

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observations from someplace unimportant

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Casting Call/ re-write Another entry choice... for the 79th anniversary issue of Esquire Magazine, 79word flash fiction contest. Help me pick which one to use. Thanks Cindi

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With so little to take one’s mind off insanity’s headlines, flash-fiction dreams have their advantage…once in a while.

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Observations from under a palm tree beside my trailer.

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A twenty-four-year-old convicted sex offender, out on parole loses the battle and reoffends. Does the ocean imagery give you a sense of what is going on with him internally? All feedback is appreciated.

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