Greta says they are coming for us.
Greta is never wrong.
She knew a fire would destroy the town hall. Told everyone she ran into at the grocery store. The idiots arrested her two days after it burned down. Of course they had to release her the next day—she had an airtight alibi. She was at her [...]
I hope you all did not give up on me — here is the very tardy #FridayFlash Report for last week. We had another great week, with eighty-two stories over all, including four debuts. Please be sure to visit and comment on the stories of all our wonderful new writers. Welcome Susanna Khoo, Susan Helene [...]
It was an old Manila rope. We found it, like so many of our childhood treasures, in the city dump. We could not believe our luck. It was at least fifty feet long, and other than a few frayed spots, in perfectly good shape. What idiot would throw such a thing away?
My friend, Jimmy, shimmied [...]
We had eighty-eight stories this week, including five debuts. Our debut authors include India Drummond, Hazel Katherine Larkin, Isabel Joely Black, Susanna David, and Rick Maughan. Please be sure to visit, and give them a warm welcome to the fold.
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Gladys heard car doors and stepped to the front window to investigate.
“Henry!”
Henry startled, now fully awake in his recliner, where he had been half dozing.
“It’s Carol, come. Along with the whole lot of ‘em.”
Henry jerked the recliner down, and struggled to his feet. “I best get a shirt on.”
He shambled down the hall of their [...]
My life has been full. Full of joy. Full of pain. Full of hardship and happiness, sorrows and delights. Eighty-five years makes for a full life, after all. Now, in an instant, I see it reflected back at me like tiny dioramas flashing through my mind. The joy of coloring books on the living room [...]
We had eighty-nine stories this week, with seven debuts. Please welcome Travis King, Nathan Oliver, Vandamir Windrider, Jason Coggins, Rachel Carter, B.T. Sønderby, and Raisa Gonzalez to #fridayflash. Be sure to drop in, read their stories, and leave them a comment.
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The hallway took on a surreal feel – things in his peripheral vision started fading to white, the linoleum seemed to cling to his feet, making moving forward quite difficult. Sound became super attenuated. He could hear the doctor two rooms down clearly discussing a patient’s care, the squeak of a food cart in the [...]
Today I present the winning essay in the first #fridayflash writing contest – What #fridayflash Means to Me. We had seven lovely entries. The following entry, by the esteemed John Wiswell, won and gets honored here on Mad Utopia. I think John captured the essential nature of #fridayflash quite well, a true writing community and [...]
Wow, we had eighty-three (86!) stories on the #FridayFlash circuit this week including eleven debuts. Quite a week. Please give a warm welcome to Sarah Callejo, Jane Travers, Runbeagle, Kemari Howell, Kate Davis-Holmes, NL Gervasio, Nomar Knight, BrainhazeWP, David Garrett, Denise Covey, and Anneke Klein. We are honored that you have joined us.
If you did [...]
Loading ...Wife of the Gods, by Kwei Quartey Wife of the Gods is a debut mystery novel from Kwei Quartey. Set in Ghana, it introduces Inspector Darko Dawson, of the Accra's Criminal Investigative Department (CID). Dawson is a deeply flawed, but earnest man, haunted by personal loss, though blessed with a loving and understanding family. more...
