We had really good turn out this week, with 83 stories reported in the Collector. Three of these were debuts. Please welcome Chris Kelly, Jason Sullivan, and Amalia Dillin to the Friday Flash experience. Be sure to visit and leave a comment on their stories. If you posted a Friday Flash and it does not show up in the listing, please visit the Collector where you can add your details, then ping me to let me know you’ve added it. I’ll be happy to update the list to include it.
The Stories
Worst Origin Story Ever by Harry Markov @harrymarkov ~ Cross Genre ~
Woman by Catherine Russell @ganymeder ~ Experimental ~
Wilful Misunderstanding by Anke Wehner @Anke ~ Humor ~
Why Mabel Stopped Going to Church by Cathy Webster (Olliffe) @Matthiasville ~ Unspecified ~
White Powder Scare by Mark Kerstetter @markerstetter ~ Unspecified ~
When You Wish by Emma Kerry @emma_kerry ~ Unspecified ~
Wet Umbrellas by Benjamin Solah @benjaminsolah ~ Literary ~
Wedding Magic by Lauren Cude @NA ~ Magical Realism ~
Walther P99 by Clive Martyn @clivem ~ Slice of Life ~
Very Mild Superpowers by Laura Rachel Fox @LostLibraryGirl ~ Horror ~
Valentia by Tim VanSant @TimVanSant ~ Horror ~
Up in Smoke by Stephen Book @StephenBook ~ Crime ~
Troll Serial #11 – Kreptus’s Explanation, part 1 by Mari Juniper @marirandomities ~ Fantasy ~
The Writer by Mandy K James @akjames61 ~ Slice of Life ~
The Vampire In Times Square by Monica Marier @lil_monmon ~ Horror ~
The UCF Stories #24: Dragonrise by Sam Adamson @FutureNostalgic ~ Fantasy ~
The Trials of St. Jerome by Thom Gabrukiewicz @tgabrukiewicz ~ Unspecified ~
The Nick Of Time (and other abrasions): Angel Hair And Baby’s Breath by Al Bruno III @albruno3 ~ Horror ~
The new kid, Donny by Jim Bronyaur @jimbronyaur ~ Horror ~
The Nature of Power by Tiffany Herr @herrvoice ~ Literary ~
The Names by Marc Nash @ExisleMoll ~ Literary ~
The Mystery of the Witch’s Knickers by Alex Carrick @Alex_Carrick ~ Humor ~
The Lord Of The Manor by Kari Fay @morganafiolett ~ Unspecified ~
The Haunting of Nona by Shannon Esposito @soesposito ~ Suspense ~
The Great Chocolate Conspiracy: Episode 7 by Anne Tyler Lord @AnneTylerLord ~ Crime ~
The Giving by Rebecca Emin @RebeccaEmin ~ Unspecified ~
The Elevator by J. M. Strother @jmstro ~ Horror ~
The Egg by Chris Kelly @IndieChris ~ Fantasy ~ Debut
The Black and White Photograph by Eric J. Krause @ericjkrause ~ Horror ~
The Benton House by Jessica Rosen @jessrosenbooks ~ Unspecified ~
The Art of Blowing Bubbles by Adam Byatt @revhappiness ~ Slice of Life ~
The (R)Evolution of Smith by Katherine Nabity @katen ~ Unspecified ~
That Cold, Dark Womb of Stars by T.J. McIntyre @southernweirdo ~ Western ~
Temper by Laura Cummins @jacsmom ~ Slice of Life ~
Tattoo by S. May @yamnasus ~ Slice of Life ~
Swarm by Karen Schindler @karenfrommentor ~ Suspense ~
Starting Over by Danielle La Paglia @Dannigrrl5 ~ Slice of Life ~
SOMETHING BRAND NEW by Anthony Venutolo @bukowskisbaseme ~ Horror ~
Shedding by Emma Newman @emapocalyptic ~ Slice of Life ~
Shape Shifter Assassins by Mike Robertson @miker_lazlo ~ Science Fiction ~
Reach For It! by Harry B. Sanderford @Harry B. Sanderford ~ Humor ~
Rabbit Ears by Rachel Blackbirdsong @RBlackbirdsong ~ Literary ~
Possible Origins for Him. 7. by John Wiswell @Wiswell ~ Action ~
Picking up the tab by Steve Green @n/a ~ Horror ~
One Last Visit by Gracie Motley @gracecrone ~ Horror ~
One Last Drink by Nomar Knight @Nomar_Knight ~ Horror ~
Oh Super! by Annie Evett @AnnieEvett ~ Humor ~
Nocturnal Omissions by Maria Protopapadaki-Smith @mazzz_in_Leeds ~ Unspecified ~
Night and Day by Virginia Moffatt @VirginiaMoffatt ~ Unspecified ~
Needs Returned by Jason Warden @ShadowCastAudio ~ Horror ~
Necessities by Vandamir Windrider @Vandamir ~ Cross Genre ~
Minister of the Eyrie by Aidan Fritz @AidanFritz ~ Fantasy ~
Migraine by Sarah Hendrix @shadowflame1974 ~ Unspecified ~
Lunch With a Psychic by Kat Del Rio @katdelrio ~ Slice of Life ~
Larry Runs Away by John McDonnell @McDonnellWrite ~ Humor ~
Keep The Devil Close by Pamila Payne @mspamila ~ Unspecified ~
Just a Story by Laurita Miller @lauritamiller ~ Horror ~
It’s a Prison by Kat Del Rio @katdelrio ~ Unspecified ~
If You Build It by Nick Bryan @NickMB ~ Humor ~
Hysterica by Jason Sullivan @jas_chronicles ~ Unspecified ~ Debut
House-fishing: A Love Story by Carrie Clevenger @carrieclevenger ~ Romance ~
Homecoming by Amalia Dillin @AmaliaTd ~ Fantasy ~ Debut
Hia Breoedd Part 3 by James Tallett @thefourpartland ~ Fantasy ~
Her Smile by Michael J. Solender @mjsolender ~ Fantasy ~
Haf of HERO8 – Episode 3 by Keith Dugger @KeithDugger ~ Unspecified ~
Gnarly (another Claire Morgane tale) by Johanna Harness @johannaharness ~ Fantasy ~
Forever by Clive Martyn @clivem ~ Horror ~
Flintlock Roulette by Icy Sedgwick @icypop ~ Adventure ~
Fences by G. P. Ching @gpching ~ Horror ~
Don’t Touch That Dial by Rol Hirst @rolhirst ~ Horror ~
Departure by Anke Wehner @Anke ~ Fantasy ~
Damn Shame by Chris Hayes-Kossmann @ruzkin ~ Crime ~
Curiosity: a fairy tale in two parts (2) by Valerie Valdes @valerievaldes ~ Fantasy ~
Criminals by J.E. Ignatius McNeill @dreamrock ~ Adventure ~
Cool. by Daine Salmon @Sayer ~ Science Fiction ~
Comfort of Friends by Linda Simoni-Wastila @drwasy ~ Literary ~
Clockwork Pumpkins by Kate Frost @frostkat ~ Steampunk ~
Beating the Odds by T.S. Bazelli @tsbazelli ~ Humor ~
Among The Stalks by Melissa L. Webb @melissalwebb ~ Horror ~
Air by Elijah Toten @authoreit ~ Unspecified ~
Adventure! by Tony Noland @TonyNoland ~ Fantasy ~
Accident by A.S. Boudreau @ASBoudreau ~ Unspecified ~
A Bakers Dozen by Brainhaze @brainhazewp ~ Slice of Life ~
In The News
Just two items in the news this week, but they are both good ones.
Laurita Miller’s blog, Brain Droppings, has been nominated in the Best Culture & Literature category for the 2010 Canadian Blog Awards. The polls close at noon tomorrow, October 17th, so skedaddle on over there if you want to have any say in the matter. To vote click on the category title (Culture and Literature) and it will take you to the poll. Congratulations on the nomination, Laurita, you well deserve it. Here’s hoping for the very best.
Laura Eno released her newest book this week: Don’t Fall Asleep: A Dream Assassin Novel (Volume 1). Somehow I managed to sleep through the launch party at her blog, but it looks like everyone had a good time. Laura always throws a nice party. Don’t Fall Asleep is available on Amazon here. Check it out. Congratulations, Laura!
The wrap
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