Flash Fiction Friday #10 Welcome to the final edition of my “Microfiction Summer” project! (Made possible by the Kickstarter backers for my latest novel Cracked! A Magic iPhone Story.) This particular story is about weaponizing love, free will, and superheroes (because superheroes are so popular?). Superheroic Affection Inspired by Astrid Utrata, who suggested “love, rippled.”…
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Flash Fiction Friday: Mosaic
Flash Fiction Friday #9 The penultimate week of this Microfiction Summer! (Made possible by the Kickstarter backers for my latest novel Cracked! A Magic iPhone Story.) I’m posting this week’s story from WorldCon… so of course it’s one of the non-genre ones. Ooops. Mosaic Inspired by James Truher, who suggested “glass cutter, 12:34 p.m., cornflower blue.” …
Flash Fiction Friday: Prisoner of the Housing Development
Flash Fiction Friday #8 Just two more weeks left of my Microfiction Summer. (Made possible by the Kickstarter backers for my latest novel Cracked! A Magic iPhone Story.) This is my fave of the remaining stories: a little creepy, a little fantasy-gone-wrong, and a huge debate in my household over which color Luke’s lightsaber would be…
Flash Fiction Friday: Identity Crisis
Flash Fiction Friday #7 Identity Crisis Inspired by Melissa Pagonis, who suggested “sushi, evening, purple.” The waitress ran a purple hologram-detection light over my ID and shook her head. “That’s not you,” she said. It was definitely me. Elizabeth Rissi. Five-foot-five, brown eyes, willing organ donor. Sure, it wasn’t a great…
Flash Fiction Friday: The Wise Man and the Wisent
Flash Fiction Friday #6 All summer, I’ll be posting a flash story every Friday. In today’s, I play with the “holy beheading” tale. (This is possibly a bit esoteric these day, but they were all the rage in the middle ages!) The Wise Man and the Wisent Inspired by Mike Kenyon, who suggested…
Flash Fiction Friday: Seattle Freeze-Frame
Flash Fiction Friday #5 All summer, I’ll be posting a flash story every Friday. Today’s is a contemporary piece set in my home city of Seattle. Seattle Freeze-Frame Inspired by Mark Hirschman, who suggested “camera, 5 p.m., matte silver.” Richard had no friends. He had a lovely craftsman triplex in Seattle, where he…
Flash Fiction Friday: Spaceships Aren’t Compostable
Flash Fiction Friday #4 All summer, I’ll be posting a flash story every Friday. Today I’ve chosen a contemporary, humorous piece since Cracked! A Magic iPhone Story is on sale today and tomorrow for 99c. It seemed like a good match. (I’ve also chosen it because today is the compost pick-up day at my house.) …
Flash Fiction Friday: Peal and Ring
Flash Fiction Friday #3 All summer, I’ll be posting a flash story every Friday. This one is my copy editor’s favorite. Peal and Ring For Gretchen. Inspired by Bob Bauman, who suggested “church bells, 3:23 p.m., turquoise.” Marie was in love with the boy who rang the church bells. She’d never met him,…
Flash Fiction Friday: Operation Orange Chicken Casserole
Flash Fiction Friday #2 All summer, I’ll be posting a flash story every Friday. Click to read last week’s (“Werewolf Friendly Hair Straighteners Are Hard To Find”). Operation: Orange Chicken Casserole Inspired by Jayson Potter, who suggested “plant, 1:30, orange.” Let me tell you about Operation: Orange Chicken Casserole. This was back when…
Flash Fiction Friday: Werewolf-Friendly Hair Straighteners Are Hard To Find
Flash Fiction Friday #1 For the next 9-10 weeks, you can read free fiction right here on this website. I’ll be posting a flash story every Friday. These pieces are inspired by Kickstarter backers for the Cracked! A Magic iPhone Story project. Their ideas are awesome, so I want to share them with you. This…
