Happy Anniversary!
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This was week 26 of #fridayflash, thus marking our six month anniversary. The #fridayflash Reader’s Contest has successfully concluded. The winners are Jim Wisneski, Donald Conrad, and ganymeder. I’ll be contacting them to arrange delivery of their $10 gift certificates sometime this weekend.
The Best of 2009 #fridayflash Anthology has been announced, and we already have four stories submitted. And speaking of stories, we have 46 on queue for you so far this week. Please give a warm welcome to our four debut authors this week, Kat Del Rio, Peggy McFarland, Sam, and Jim Dempsey. If your story is not on the list visit the Collector and enter the details. I’ll add late arrivals as they roll in.
You may have noticed a change at the Collector. We’ve trimmed down the visible columns to make it more viewable, added a hover over so you can see all the details once you’ve added a story, and created a new page called FridayFlash Master List. If you click on that link you will generate a page with clickable links to the stories that have been entered into the Collector as of your visit. That way, if you’re the antsy type, you don’t have to wait around for The #fridayflash Report to come out to start delving into your reading list.
Speaking of reading lists…
The Stories
A Brush With Death by Maria Protopapadaki-Smith @mazzz_in_Leeds ~ Humor
A Head to Get Ahead by Peggy McFarland @peggywriter ~ Science Fiction ~ Debut
A Murder of Crows by Rachel Blackbirdsong @RBlackbirdsong ~ Literary
Alice by Dana Larose @ywgdana ~ Humor
Angelcake Excerpt by April L. Hamilton @indieauthor ~ Humor
Birthday Cake by Christian Bell @christianbell37 ~ Unspecified
Cherie Takes Over by Marisa Birns @marisabirns ~ Slice of Life
Clarabelle by David G Shrock @dracotorre ~ Fantasy
Coming Back by Mark Kerstetter @markerstetter ~ Slice of Life
Dangling About by Michael J. Solender @mjsolender ~ Slice of Life
Dinner by Deborah Szajngarten @Debs1 ~ Slice of Life
High Flyer by Linda Simoni-Wastila @drwasy ~ Unspecified
If It Didn’t Happen, It Can’t Happen by John Wiswell @Wiswell ~ Science Fiction
Inn of the Stars by Deirdre M. Murphy @wyld_dandelyon ~ Science Fiction
Inspiration by Barb Relyea via email ~ Mystery/Thriller
Is it Art? by Dan Powell @danpowfiction ~ Horror/Suspense
In Short Order by J. Dane Tyler @darcknyt ~ Horror/Suspense
Just another night in tight jeans by Karen Schindler via email ~ Humor
Lost dreams of a broken link by Estrella Azul @EstrellaAzul ~ Slice of Life
Mashed Potatoes by J. M. Strother @jmstro ~ Slice of Life
Mr Fluffles and the Art of Feline Psychiatry by Sam @FutureNostalgic ~ Unspecified ~ Debut
Nocturne by KjM @kevinjmackey ~ Magical Realism
Noteworthy by Laurita Miller @LauritaMiller ~ Literary
Paper Please by Susan Cross @susanjcross ~ Humor
Pictures by Jim Wisneski @wisneski ~ Literary
Practice Session by Chris Chartrand @ChrisChartrand ~ Cross Genre
Pretty In Pink by Al Bruno III @albruno3 ~ Horror/Suspense
Racist Bastard by Tony Noland @tonyNoland ~ Literary
River Storm by Michelle D Evans @MichelleDEvans ~ Slice of Life
Swiveling to a New Perspective by Donald Conrad @NoddlaNocdar ~ Experimental
The Beast by Jim Dempsey @jimdempsey ~ Humor ~ Debut
The Berserker by Kat Del Rio @katdelrio ~ Unspecified ~ Debut
The Devil’s Game by Laura Eno @lauraeno ~ Unspecified
The Fable of the Glow-worm by Barry J. Northern @BarryNorthern ~ Fantasy
The Getaway by Lou Freshwater @lfreshwater ~ Unspecified
The Hunted: A Story in Verse by Amy Taylor @adastrapoetry ~ Unspecified
The Loonie by P.J. Kaiser @doublelattemama ~ Slice of Life
The Most Blasted Blizzard by Chance @chance4321 ~ Humor
The Numbing Effect (Cont.) by Sarah Joyce Bryant @thenightwriter ~ Cross Genre
The prisoner by Lily Mulholland @CascadeLily ~ Horror/Suspense
The Refrigerator Door by Eric J. Krause @ericjkrause ~ Fantasy
The Survivor by Lauren Cude via Facebook ~ Action/Adventure
The Wedding Gift by Carrie Cleaver @shadowsinstone ~ Horror/Suspense
The World’s Most Expensive First Date by Tim VanSant @TimVanSant
Three is a Crowd by Angie @techtigger ~ Fantasy
Too Skinny by Jeff Posey @AnasaziStories ~ Literary
Turkey Day by ganymeder @ganymeder ~ Slice of Life
Venus Rising by Skycycler @skycyler ~ Literary
Watermelon Secrets by Melissa @melissa_djohnst ~ Slice of Life
When words collide by Prats/Pratsie @Pratsie ~ Experimental
When Worlds Collide by Jim Wisneski @wisneski ~ Literary
Witness to a Backyard Execution by Alex Carrick @Alex_Carrick ~ Humor
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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Oops, Jon I forgot to enter my story in the collector. Is it too late?
It’s never too late, Dan. I do a sweep through the collector several times during the weekend to add late arrivals. I’m going out tonight, but I’ll look for yours tomorrow morning and add it to the list.
~jon
I think there is an impression that horror dominates #fridayflash. But if one studies the above Wordle you’ll notice it is less prevalent than Slice of Life, Humor, and Literary. I’ve done a similar Wordle on last week’s pieces, and had similar results. It just goes to show that there is quite a diverse group of writers doing #fridayflash, and there should always be something to appeal to everyone. I am really glad we added genre to the report. It makes discovery so much richer. Thanks to CliveM for suggesting it.
~jon
Woo, I’m top of the list
Well, unless Dan pips me to the post!
The Wordle for #fridayflash is interesting. I wouldn’t have thought it slanted toward SoL like it does. Excellent thing you’ve got going here, and I personally would like to thank you. It’s been fun.