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.
If you had a story posted as #fridayflash, and you don’t find it in this list, please visit the Collector and add your details. I’ll update the listing to include you.
The Stories
‘Til Death Do Us Part by Stefanie Howerton @SteferstheGreat ~ Horror ~
A brick for your candy floss by BrainhazeWP @BrainhazeWP ~ Slice of Life ~
A Juicy Date by Sarah Callejo @SCallejo ~ Romance ~
A small goddess by Anke Wehner @Anke ~ Fantasy ~
A Small Misunderstanding by Gracie Motley @gracecrone ~ Horror ~
Abigail White by J. Timothy King @JTimothyKing ~ Literary ~
Absolute Zero by Travis King @travisking ~ Science Fiction ~ Debut
ALBINO VILLAGE by Anthony Venutolo @bukowskisbaseme ~ Horror ~
An Unbroken Chain by KjM @kevinjmackey ~ Slice of Life ~
Bargaining by Tonya R. Moore @mikodragonfly ~ Fantasy ~
Benching A Wolf by Cathy Olliffe @Matthiasville ~ Horror ~
Broommates: Hedgehog’s Dilemma by Valerie Valdes @valerievaldes ~ Cross Genre ~
Burning by Deanna Schrayer @deannaschrayer ~ Romance ~
Chained Love by Eric J. Krause @ericjkrause ~ Horror ~
Close Encounters with Goldfish by Alison Wells @alisonwells ~ Slice of Life ~
Cooties by Donald Conrad @NoddlaNocdar ~ Horror ~
Courage by Paul Servini @None ~ Romance ~
Crowning Glory by Jane Travers @janetravers ~ Romance ~
Diagnosed by Michelle Dennis Evans @michelledevans ~ Steampunk ~
Dragonfire by NL Gervasio @NLGervasio ~ Fantasy ~
Essence by Annie Evett @AnnieEvett ~ Science Fiction ~
Falling Fruit by Nathan Oliver @SubversiveVibe ~ Unspecified ~ Debut
Fast Food by Laura Eno @LauraEno ~ Cross Genre ~
Festival of the Lift by Mike Robertson @miker_lazlo ~ Fantasy ~
Finding Comfort by G. P. Ching @gpching ~ Slice of Life ~
Fired by Aidan Fritz @AidanFritz ~ Cross Genre ~
Flying (and prize draw) by Emma Newman @EmApocalyptic ~ Slice of Life ~
For The Love Of Mike! by Sam Adamson @FutureNostalgic ~ Horror ~
GAME OF LIFE’S CLUE by Absolutely*Kate @AbsolutelyKate ~ Magical Realism ~
Ghost Host by Carrie Clevenger @carrieclevenger ~ Thriller ~
Gone in 60 Seconds by Denise Covey @pichetsinparis ~ Action ~
Gonna Fly Now by Christian Bell @christianbell37 ~ Unspecified ~
Great Gams, Pt. 1 by J. Dane Tyler @DarcKnyt ~ Suspense ~
Hard Brown by Benjamin Solah @benjaminsolah ~ Horror ~
I Love You… by J. M. Strother @jmstro ~ Slice of Life ~
If I Write You A Love Song by Kat DelRio @katdelrio ~ Unspecified ~
In The Nursery by Marc Nash @ExisleMoll ~ Literary ~
It’s All in Your Mind by Jim Bronyaur @jimbronyaur ~ Horror ~
Judgement Day by Heather Lloyd @heatherlloyd83 ~ Slice of Life ~
Listen by Rebecca Emin @RebeccaEmin ~ Unspecified ~
Love, Rosalee by Kemari Howell @Kemari ~ Literary ~
Manhattan in the morning by Jim Dempsey @jimdempsey ~ Crime ~
Megalo-Man vs. Dr. Tarantula by Tony Noland @TonyNoland ~ Science Fiction ~
Metamorphosis by Thom Gabrukiewicz @tgabrukiewicz ~ Unspecified ~
Midnight Lover by Vandamir Windrider @Vandamir ~ Cross Genre ~ Debut
No! by Clive Martyn @Clivem ~ Horror ~
Non-prime Meridian by Jason Coggins @thehedgemonkey ~ Action ~ Debut
Odd Surprise by Nomar Knight @Nomar_Knight ~ Horror ~
Off the Bright Side by John Wiswell @Wiswell ~ Fantasy ~
Oh, Anya by Anna Tan @natzers ~ Slice of Life ~
On The Button by Rachel Carter @rachcarter ~ Science Fiction ~ Debut
Panda Slippers by David Masters @davidmasters ~ Slice of Life ~
Pink Slip by Elijah Toten @authoreit ~ Unspecified ~
Prelude pt 5 by Timothy P. Remp @Tim_Remp_Writer ~ Science Fiction ~
Promises by A. M. Harte @am_harte ~ Horror ~
Rain by Diandra Linnemann @LaCaffeinata ~ Slice of Life ~
Remote Control by Jason Warden @ShadowCastAudio ~ Cross Genre ~
She-Hero by Jodi Cleghorn @JodiCleghorn ~ Cross Genre ~
Six Minutes by Maria Kelly @mkelly317 ~ Slice of Life ~
Sleep by Amanda Scotney @rasplemjelly ~ Unspecified ~
Snagging by adamjkeeper @adamjkeeper ~ Science Fiction ~
Something Not Hunger by Matt Merritt @1block ~ Horror ~
SPENT by Linda Simoni-Wastila @drwasy ~ Literary ~
Tanited Love by Melissa L. Webb @melissalwebb ~ Horror ~
The Beautiful Visitor by T.J. McIntyre @southernweirdo ~ Horror ~
The Boss Needs A Fix by Pamila Payne @mspamila ~ Horror ~
The cat’s on the roof by Karen Schindler @karenfrommentor ~ Unspecified ~
The Cell by Denis Vaughan @inshin ~ Suspense ~
The End by Danielle La Paglia @Dannigrrl5 ~ Western ~
The Fourth of July by Wulfie @wulfshado ~ Horror ~
The Glowing by Louise Dragon @WeezelWords ~ Science Fiction ~
The Happiness Tree and Me by Anton Gully @pablogully ~ Humor ~
The Man’s too Big by Mark Kerstetter @markerstetter ~ Historical ~
THE MANLY ADVENTURES OF ABNER DEGGENT: Island of the Toroga by Al Bruno III @albruno3 ~ Humor ~
The P Word by Mari Juniper @marirandomities ~ Fantasy ~
The Perils of Evolution by B.T. Sønderby @aerodaydreams ~ Humor ~ Debut
The Phone Call by Kate Davis-Holmes @crystalsinabox ~ Slice of Life ~
The Short Life of a Biscuiteer by Joanie Rich @nightcrafter ~ Horror ~
The Spy Who Loved Me, Part 2 by Kathy Fenton White @kfentonwhite ~ Unspecified ~
The Ultimate Betrayal by Raisa Gonzalez @BookLover73 ~ Thriller ~ Debut
Thoki & Lor: DWINDLED by Monica Marier @lil_monmon ~ Humor ~
Through the Pearly Gates by T.S. Bazelli @tsbazelli ~ Humor ~
Through Window Glass by Rachel Blackbirdsong @RBlackbirdsong ~ Literary ~
Truth or Fiction by Lauren Cude @NA ~ Slice of Life ~
Undead Unlove by David G Shrock @dracotorre ~ Horror ~
Under Siege by Angie C. @techtigger ~ Fantasy ~
Unforgettable by Icy Sedgwick @icypop ~ Fantasy ~
Waiting for the flags to go out by Kate Davis-Holmes @crystalsinabox ~ Unspecified ~
Whatever You Wish For by Aislinn O’Connor @Aislinnye24 ~ Science Fiction ~
In Other News
The galley of our first anthology, The Best of #fridayflash – Volume One, was sent out to all the participating authors this week. I am awaiting feedback from all concerned and am in the process of doing the final tweaks. We should have the anthology release within the month.
If you have something noteworthy of general interest to the #fridayflash community please send it on to me via email or Twitter DM, and I will consider it for inclusion in this newsletter.
The wrap
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~jon


Wow! I thought this would be a slow week because of the holiday, but am glad I was wrong, (yea, write that down, won’t happen again).
Welcome to all debuters!
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