I’m going to talk to Susan, my personal technology guru, to see if we can add two new features to the Collector. Some people have discovered that they can browse through the listing there and cut and paste the links to go see the stories before the list get generated. I’ll see if we can convert that field to an actual link without breaking the report generator. I also would like to add a checkbox for new participants, so we can easily find debut participants. I think it would pay dividends if we make sure new authors in #firdayflash get encouragement from the rest of us.
I can now generate the list in alphabetical and reverse alphabetical order. Fair warning – next week’s list will be in reverse alphabetical order, so plan accordingly. 
Finally, I’d like to ask again how cutting back on retweets is effecting everyone. It still seems to be working nicely for me. Are you all still getting good response, or has the cutback on tweeting hurt your readership?
Enough with the business meeting. I move we adjourn to actually reading the stories.
The Stories
A Grave Giant by David G Shrock @dracotorre Unspecified
A Hell of a Place by Donald Conrad @NoddlaNocdar Slice of Life
A Hero’s Grace by E. D. Johnson @geektreasure Unspecified
Alone by Mark Kerstetter @markerstetter Slice of Life
Automaton by Angie @techtigger Fantasy
Back Left Corner by Olivia Tejeda @SimplyOlivia Literary
Bookends of a Life: II by Linda Simoni-Wastila @drwasy Literary
Break Creek by Chance @Chance4321 Mystery/Thriller
Broken Bird by Jenni Derfoldy @Jenni_fleur Unspecified
Car Park by Dan Powell @danpowfiction Magical Realism
Cutting by Tony Noland @TonyNoland Literary
Dead Souls by Carrie Cleaver @shadowsinstone Horror/Suspense
Dog’s best friend by Lily Mulholland @CascadeLily Humor
Eskimo Face by Jeff Posey @AnasaziStories Literary
Excerpt From Adelaide Einstein by April L. Hamilton @indieauthor Slice of Life
Extradition by Leigh Barlow @LeighBarlow Unspecified
First Place by Maria Protopapadaki-Smith @mazzz_in_Leeds Fantasy
Going Home by Jim Wisneski @Wisneski Literary
Googer and Twittle by Deanna Schrayer @deannaschrayer Humor
Her Migration by Shannon Esposito @soesposito Slice of Life
Look at the sky by Jim Dempsey @jimdempsey Slice of Life
Mask Of The Reddeath by Al Bruno III @albruno3 Horror/Suspense
Monday by Marisa Birns @marisabirns Slice of Life
Next Step by Lauren Cude @NA Action/Adventure
No One Goes Home by J. M. Strother @jmstro Horror/Suspense
Nothing’s Wrong by Michelle D Evans @michelledevans Slice of Life
Plantin’ Season by Rachel Blackbirdsong @RBlackbirdsong Literary
R-Zero by Sumit Dam @sumitsays Horror/Suspense
Ranger Six by Chris Chartrand @ChrisChartrand Western
Resting Comfortably by Amy Taylor @adastrapoetry Horror/Suspense
Silvery Wings by Michael J. Solender @mjsolender Horror/Suspense
So Much Mightier by Jon the Storyteller @storytellerjon Unspecified
Tall Tales by ganymeder @ganymeder Slice of Life
The Devil Pulls a Fast One by Alex Carrick @Alex_Carrick Humor
The Fable of the Carp by Barry J. Northern @BarryNorthern Fantasy
The Five O’Clock Tram by Laura Eno @lauraeno Unspecified
The Key by Karen Schindler @via email Mystery/Thriller
The King and the Spider by Eric J. Krause @ericjkrause Unspecified
The Monster Is Not in the Closet by Stephen Parolini @noveldoctor Cross Genre
The Painting by Melissa @melissa_djohnst Slice of Life
The Power of Pastry by Deirdre M. Murphy @wyld_dandelyon Unspecified
The Reader by Laurita Miller @LauritaMiller Literary
The Robotic Intelligence Test by Nick Name @namenick Science Fiction
The Thirst by Christian Bell @christianbell37 Literary
The Wink by P.J. Kaiser @doublelattemama Slice of Life
To Be of Service by KjM @kevinjmackey Action/Adventure
Tommy and the Train by Deborah Szajngarten @Debs1 Slice of Life
Under the Apple Tree by Tim VanSant @TimVanSant Slice of Life
Unlikely Eden by Daine Salmon @Sayer Science Fiction
Weatherman by Trevor Mcpherson @3S_stories Unspecified
You never forget your first by Estrella Azul @EstrellaAzul Unspecified
Zombie Mask by Pia Veleno @piaveleno Horror/Suspense
The wrap
Thanks to all our readers. We love you. And please, if you enjoy a story leave comments when you visit. Writers love feedback almost as much as chocolate. Maybe more! Then go tell your friends to read it too. Help these writers grow.
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~jon
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I think the biggest problem is still getting the word out to brand new people that they need to list it here.
Thanks as always for your hard work and head cheerleader status!
Perhaps when someone visits a first timer they could leave a suggestion to add their story to the Collector. I’m hoping to make it more attractive to new writers by adding a ‘Debut’ button to the Collector so they stand out a bit.
~jon
Jon, I don’t tweet, but it sure sounds like you have found a great place to be. All these great stories produced because of your butt in chair movitation. Keep on having fun!