At the Bijou: El Dia de los Reyes

Just in time for the holiday season, my story, El Dia de los Reyes (The Day of the Kings) is featured along side Ian Rochford's very cool tale, A Room at the Star down At the Bijou.

At the Bijou: El Dia de los Reyes, Angel Zapata

At the Bijou: A Room at the Star, Ian Rochford

Creator/editor/wordsmith/Harbinger 33 champion, Absolute Kate Pilarcik continues to inspire and publish writers every Tuesday and Thursday on her virtual theater blog. She’s a truly lovely woman with a remarkably giving heart. Thanks, Kate.

NYC Midnight Tweet me a Story: The Semi-Finals

I registered for the NYC Midnight Tweet me a Story Contest a few hours before the deadline last week. Basically, at 7pm the next evening they provided a key word (my word assignment was Produce) and every writer had until 11:59pm the same night to enter up to three, 140-character stories. They would then narrow down the entries to the Top 25 and put them up for reader vote. Both my stories made it into the Top 25 of my category, which puts me as a contender for the finals.

My request is to stop by, and if you like either or both, please vote for me. My stories begin, “She squeezed the tomato” and “His experimental pesticides had worked.”

The NYC Midnight Tweet me a Story Contest

Thanks in advance, fellow writers and readers.

Every Day Poets: Family Portrait

Got my poem, Family Portrait up on Every Day Poets.

Every Day Poets: Family Portrait

Once again, my sincere thanks to all the good people of this amazing poetry site.

I know I haven’t spent much time blogging in the cyberworld lately. You know us writer-types. I’ll try not to be such a hermit.

Flashshot: Howl

My new micro-horror piece, Howl is up on G.W. Thomas’ Flashshot. As always, if you miss reading it today, it’ll be available on the Last Ten Flashshots page.

Flashshot: Howl

Not From Here Are You? The Ash Blossoms

Michael Solender, blog meister of Not From Here Are You? has included my honorable mention story The Ash Blossoms in his remarkable Feast of Flash series.

Not From Here Are You? The Ash Blossoms

And Daniel Stine’s gratifying flash, Thanks Giving.

Not From Here Are You? Thanks Giving

Go have yourself a gander.

Thank you, Michael!

Negative Suck: The Animals Want to Drive…

Writer, and now editor extraordinaire, Jeffrey Callico (aka wiredwriter) has the virgin issue of Negative Suck up for your viewing pleasure. You can find my poem The Animals Want to Drive, but I Can’t Find my Keys wandering about its non-sucking pages.

Negative Suck: The Animals Want to Drive, but I Can’t Find my Keys

A huge congrats to Mr. Callico! After sinking your teeth into his negative suck-fest, drop by his blog:

What is but may not be

And a shout out to my pal, Jodi MacArthur whose art is also featured.

Flashshot: Front Lawn Nativity

Just in time for the holiday season, my micro piece Front Lawn Nativity is featured today on Flashshot. As always, thanks goes to editors G.W. Thomas and Guy Koehler.

Flashshot: Front Lawn Nativity

And don’t forget, if you miss reading it today, it’ll be available for the next ten days on the Last Ten Flashshots page.

Last Ten Flashshots

The Legendary: Three Poems

Huge thanks to editors Jim Parks and Katie Moore over at The Legendary where my poems Lost Communication, Walls of Air and Remarry appear in their November Issue #11. They publish amazing poetry, fiction and non-fiction. Drop by, read, and submit your work.

The Legendary: Three Poems

Said No to NaNo? Here are Two Tiny Alternatives

Okay, I admit it; I dodged the NaNo bullet this year. It’s not like I’ve stopped writing, I just don’t have 50,000 consecutive words in me at this time. The good news is I’ve been busy scribing flash and poetry all month long. So there. (Submit pic of defiant tongue here).

Recently, I found a couple of fun sites to wet the end of your quills and get those juices flowing (hmm…that came out dirtier-sounding than I intended) and wanted to share them with you.

THE ONE-MINUTE WRITER
Daily prompts that challenge you to pen a masterpiece…in 60 seconds! Writer, C. Beth has kindly provided a timer to jitter your nerves while you write. Basically you read the prompt, press play on the clock, and go!

THE ONE-MINUTE WRITER

BTW, she’s a limerick genius and you can view some of her brilliant five-liners at my next recommendation:

SEVEN DAYS, SEVEN ANSWERS
Daily prompts inspired by a variety of cues. Per the blog, “Read the cue, react to the cue. There's no right answer, no research required. I cite sources where applicable but it's all about coming up with creative answers. Winners are picked in a week.” It’s a challenge, so you get to compete with your peers. Win a coveted winner’s button to sport on your blog. And you have an opportunity to win one for every day of the week.

SEVEN DAYS, SEVEN ANSWERS

Have fun!

The New Flesh: Evolution

Editor, William Pauley III has published my tale of the Octopi. Stop by The New Flesh and find out what happens when sea creatures fall from the sky.

The New Flesh: Evolution

Thanks III!