I entered the YeahWrite Super Challenge #14 (Fiction) last month. In round one, I was charged with crafting a story in 48 hours using no more than 1,000 words, incorporating a specific location (lost) and a specific object (a single sock.) This is my 999-word entry. Unfortunately, I didn't score highly enough to move on … Continue reading Freedom (YeahWrite Super Challenge #14 Round One Entry – Fiction)
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Six Blocks (Fiction – Round 2 Story for NYC Midnight Short Story Challenge)
Synopsis: News of a nearby prison break sends a retired judge down memory lane. Haunted by his final trial, he takes a harrowing walk to the corner drug store. The honorable Justice Frank A.R. Anderson, retired from the bench some 15 years, was out of sorts. He’d been dozing in his shabby recliner all afternoon before … Continue reading Six Blocks (Fiction – Round 2 Story for NYC Midnight Short Story Challenge)
(Fiction) Clever Little Monkey
This one was my entry into round one, challenge one for the NYC Midnight 2016 Flash Fiction Challenge in July, 2016. Although it didn't earn me any points with the judges, I'm sharing it here to keep myself honest and to get all of these stories housed in one place. My prompts for this were: … Continue reading (Fiction) Clever Little Monkey