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.
If you posted a #fridayflash, and it does not show up in this listing, please go to the Collector and add your details. I will then add it to the list.
The Stories
83 by Michelle Dennis Evans @michelledevans ~ Slice of Life ~
A?B by Linda Simoni-Wastila @drwasy ~ Literary ~
A Call from Cthulhu by Travis King @travisking ~ Humor ~
A girl in every port by Adam J. Keeper @adamkeeper ~ Science Fiction ~
A Life Experienced by Coyote Southbridge @AntiSocBtrfly ~ Unspecified ~
A Little White by Leigh Barlow @LeighBarlow ~ Science Fiction ~
A Special Anniversary by LyndaSinclair @sudnleavalable ~ Unspecified ~
Adrift by T.S. Bazelli @tsbazelli ~ Horror ~
Alma by Louise Dragon @WeezelWords ~ Horror ~
And The Ship Sailed On by Chris Chartrand @chrischartrand ~ Adventure ~
Arcade by Diandra Linnemann @LaCaffeinata ~ Science Fiction ~
Camera Shy by Elijah Toten @authoreit ~ Unspecified ~
Caroline by India Drummond @IndiaDrummond ~ Fantasy ~ Debut
Compulsion by Marc Nash @ExisleMoll ~ Literary ~
Coup d’cash by Benjamin Solah @benjaminsolah ~ Horror ~
Cycles by Vandamir Windrider @Vandamir ~ Science Fiction ~
Diggin’ For Worms by Jim Bronyaur @jimbronyaur ~ Horror ~
Discovered Country by Catherine Russell @ganymeder ~ Literary ~
Doing the Undoable by John Wiswell @Wiswell ~ Humor ~
Enjoy the Show by Jen Brubacher @jen_b ~ Unspecified ~
False Alarms by Peggy McFarland @peggywriter ~ Horror ~
Fenghuang: The August Rooster by Aidan Fritz @AidanFritz ~ Fantasy ~
First Person Negative by Jason Warden @ShadowCastAudio ~ Cross Genre ~
First Will and Testament by davidbdale @davidbdale ~ Literary ~
Frank’s Legacy by Hazel Katherine Larkin @hazelklarkin ~ Slice of Life ~ Debut
GODDESS or GUTTERSNIPE? by Anthony Venutolo @bukowskisbaseme ~ Literary ~
Great Gams 3 by J. Dane Tyler @DarcKnyt ~ Suspense ~
Grey Ghost Gone by Tony Noland @TonyNoland ~ Fantasy ~
Happy Birthday by Laura Eno @LauraEno ~ Unspecified ~
Hate Breed by Nomar Knight @Nomar_Knight ~ Horror ~
He the Moon by Mark Kerstetter @markerstetter ~ Unspecified ~
Ignorance is Bliss by Walt White @waltw ~ Action ~
In My Mind’s Eye by Alan W. Davidson @AW_Davidson ~ Slice of Life ~
Just Business by Neil Shurley @thatneilguy ~ Crime ~
Lars Rehnquist is Always Wrong by David Garrett @carpedavid ~ Humor ~
Maternal Instincts by Kemari Howell @Kemari ~ Humor ~
Maybe He’ll Stay by Pamila Payne @ms.pamila ~ Unspecified ~
Mr. Luck on a Job by Katherine Nabity @katen ~ Thriller ~
Necrofiche by Maria Protopapadaki-Smith @mazzz_in_Leeds ~ Unspecified ~
Never Good Enough by Joanie Rich @nightcrafter ~ Slice of Life ~
Ninja by Thom Gabrukiewicz @tgabrukiewicz ~ Unspecified ~
No Complaints by P.J. Kaiser @doublelattemama ~ Fantasy ~
One More by Clive Martyn @clivem ~ Horror ~
Organise! by Isabel Joely Black @TheCharmQuark ~ Suspense ~ Debut
Paris Diaries II: On the Seine by Kim Batchelor @Kim_Batchelor ~ Humor ~
Peaches by Susan Cross @SusanJCross ~ Slice of Life ~
Pink is the Color of Shame by Tomara Armstrong @2maraA ~ Unspecified ~
Politiks by Jessica Rosen @jessrosenbooks ~ Science Fiction ~
Polly Wants A Cracker! by Icy Sedgwick @icypop ~ Humor ~
Precious Machine by Al Bruno III @albruno3 ~ Horror ~
Prelude Fin by Timothy P. Remp @TIm_Remp_Writer ~ Science Fiction ~
Proper Young Ladies Should Never… by Alex Carrick @Alex_Carrick ~ Humor ~
Return to Titan by KjM @kevinjmackey ~ Science Fiction ~
Rocky Shore by Rebecca Emin @RebeccaEmin ~ Slice of Life ~
Shadows Ghosts Wraiths by Eric J. Krause @ericjkrause ~ Unspecified ~
Shattered by Danielle La Paglia @Dannigrrl5 ~ Horror ~
Shiny Snail Trails by Estrella Azul @EstrellaAzul ~ Unspecified ~
Six Days by Rachel Carter @rachcarter ~ Slice of Life ~
Six Word Story by Mari Juniper @marirandomities ~ Fantasy ~
Small Town Investigation by Paul Servini @None ~ Unspecified ~
SPELL: “CALLING FORTH A LOVER” by Absolutely*Kate @AbsolutelyKate ~ Magical Realism ~
Square Root by Christian Bell @christianbell37 ~ Unspecified ~
Swelter by Donald Conrad @NoddlaNocdar ~ Cross Genre ~
The Bell by Emma Newman @Emapocalyptic ~ Slice of Life ~
The Brithday Smile by Brainhaze @Brainhazewp ~ Slice of Life ~
The Car Trip by Gracie Motley @gracecrone ~ Slice of Life ~
The Key by Angie C. @techtigger ~ Fantasy ~
The Ladvhil Cat by Jason Coggins @thehedgemonkey ~ Fantasy ~
The Ones Who Can’t Be Seen by Melissa L. Webb @melissalwebb ~ Horror ~
The Other White Meat by Wulfie @wulfshado ~ Horror ~
The Rhubarb Summer by Susanna David @sad19 ~ Slice of Life ~ Debut
The Spitting Scotsman by Rick Maughan @rickmaughan ~ Humor ~ Debut
The Thing In The Basement by John McDonnell @McDonnellWrite ~ Horror ~
The Tunnel by Cathy Olliffe @Matthiasville ~Unspecified ~
The UCF Stories #15: Repercussions by Sam Adamson @FutureNostalgic ~ Fantasy ~
The Visitor by Jacky Fowler @JackyHSF ~ Cross Genre ~
Too Close to the Sun by Virginia Moffatt @VirginiaMoffatt ~Unspecified ~
Transmission by Denis Vaughan @inshin ~ Science Fiction ~
Travel-changed Mind by Anke Wehner @Anke ~ Unspecified ~
Tuesday by Rachel Blackbirdsong @RBlackbirdsong ~ Literary ~
Vicarious by Carrie Clevenger @carrieclevenger ~ Horror ~
Village Temptation by Roger Wilson @rogerwilson2001 ~ Fantasy ~
Wanda Warmheart’s Witchy Ways by Karen Schindler @karenfrommentor ~ Magical Realism ~
Wasabi Boy by Michael J. Solender @mjsolender ~ Crime ~
Weston Peese by Monica Marier @lil_monmon ~ Horror ~
Where It All Began by Stephen A. Watkins Jr. @swatkinsjr ~ Fantasy ~
Why? by T.J. McIntyre @southernweirdo ~ Horror ~
In Other News
Jim Bronyaur had two of his stories published in new anthologies from Static Movement. His story, Fire, was picked up for the Inner Fears Anthology, and The Dark Side appears in the anthology, Flash! Both anthologies are currently available from Amazon. Congratulations, Jim!
If you have news to share with the #fridayflash community please don’t hesitate to drop me a line at jstro @ swbell DOT net, or DM me on Twitter. We’d like to happy dance with you.
The wrap
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~jon


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Jon -
Thanks for posting those links!
Jim
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