Wednesday, January 13, 2010

The Clarity of Night: Forgotten Ornithology

Jason Evans, attorney, writer, and twilightkeeper, has been hosting a Silhouette Short Fiction Contest on his bustling blog, The Clarity of Night. The challenge was to scribe a flash of 250 words or less on a provided image. My story, Forgotten Ornithology is entry #142.

The Clarity of Night: Forgotten Ornithology

Writers came out of the woodwork for this one. Many of my favorite writing friends have submitted their stories:

David Barber: Nature Is Cruel

Lee Hughes: The Mending of the Broken

Michael A. Kechula: Terrible News

Jodi MacArthur: Midnight Feathers

Michael J. Solender: Jumper

John Wiswell: No Sam For You

Jeffrey S. Callico: Window Seat

Go to the index link below for a full directory of all writers entered in the contest:

The Clarity of Night

9 comments:

  1. I had forgotten about this site. :/ Will definitely go over and read up now. Good luck to you and the others on your list!

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  2. Some very boss entries over there, not the least of which is yours. Good stuff for sure.

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  3. Excellent take on the pic Angel. Loved the contrast in this piece - old women are diabolical...how exciting for me:)

    PS - thanks for all the links, very helpful.

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  4. Excellent piece. "absent wings" was like a sharp, quick stab - you have a talent for choosing just the right words. I enjoyed the subtle bird refrences throughout.

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  5. Whoa! This is a linktastic blog post to keep one occupied for a while! I left comments over at the site, cheers Angel!

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  6. Glad you posted your story, and I'm flattered to be counted amongst your favorite writing buddies. We're fond of you too, Angel.

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  7. Thanks for sticking us on your link list. We appreciate it.

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  8. That was haunting. You captured a full story in less than 250 words. Amazing.

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  9. What a great flash, Angel! This was very poetic, too. I didn't expect this surreal sort of slant from you. I guess I need to read you more often. I know you write poetry, too - I've read some of your wonderful work at Every Day Poets, but this - this was magical. Keep up the great work. I'll have to check this site out! I see some other stories there I need to read as well.

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