Category Archives: Fiction

PHIL’S FRIDAY PREDICTION FOR 31 JANUARY 2013: BECOMING ONE FLESH

Posted on 31 January 2013 by

New flash fiction over at Phil Ambler’s Friday Prediction –    Rules – 100 words max flash fiction or poetry using the following words – jigsaw, capture, pimento.  Deadline is 9pm UK time on Thursday 31 January 2013. BECOMING ONE FLESH By Veronica … Continue reading →

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BOOK REVIEW – KATHERINE TOMLINSON’S NIGHTFALLS: Notes From The End Of The World

Posted on 25 January 2013 by

Nightfalls: Notes From The End of The World by Katherine Tomlinson My rating: 5 of 5 stars Author and former editor of Dark Valentine magazine, Katherine Tomlinson brings us Nightfalls: Notes From The End of The World, a collection of short stories themed around ‘the … Continue reading →

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DRUNK ON THE MOON 2 – A New Roman Dalton Anthology by Paul D Brazill

Posted on 29 December 2012 by

You know how, come Christmas morning, you felt there was something missing from under the tree… but you couldn’t quite put your finger on what it was? Allow me… Paul D. Brazill and Pulp Metal Fiction bring you the long-awaited … Continue reading →

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FLASH FICTION FRIDAY – F3 – CYCLE 102 – NIGHT THINGS: GHOST STORY

Posted on 31 October 2012 by

Prompt:  “You think that…the only truth that matters is that which can be measured.  That isn’t always the case…some truths can’t be quantified…they just are and we have to accept that.” Dusk has fallen, casting long shadows across the narrow … Continue reading →

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FLASH FICTION FRIDAY – F3 – CYCLE 101 – IS ANYONE THERE?: NO TURNING BACK

Posted on 22 October 2012 by

Prompt:  Michael Juzwik brings us this week’s prompt for F3 – “You’ve spent the night deep underground in a cavern, one in a series of caves that have ‘drawn’ you, inexplicably, for years.  You and your partner/guide settle in for … Continue reading →

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PHIL’S FRIDAY PREDICTION FOR OCTOBER 18, 2012: TEEN ANGST

Posted on 14 October 2012 by

New flash fiction over at http://phlambler.blogspot.com/2012/10/the-prediction-and-life-goes-on.html Rules – 100 words max flash fiction or poetry using the following words – dodge, pretend, monastery.  Deadline is 9pm UK time on Thursday 18 October 2012. (Author’s note – Contains mature subject matter.) … Continue reading →

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FLASH FICTION FRIDAY – F3 – CYCLE 98 – BAD THINGS…: FALLEN… REDUX

Posted on 2 October 2012 by

Prompt:  Craft us a tale about a vampyre, but forget all the stereotypes.  Be scary, be wild, be hilarious… be touching.  Paint us a picture of one of them that we’d never expect. Genre:  Open Word Count:  1500 words Deadline:  … Continue reading →

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FLASH FICTION FRIDAY – F3 – CYCLE 97 – CROSSROADS: WHEN YOU REACH THE CROSSROADS…

Posted on 26 September 2012 by

This week’s prompt is Flannery Alden’s favorite painting, John Rogers Cox’s ‘Gray and Gold’, which resides at the Cleveland Museum of Art. Prompt: Use the painting ‘Gray and Gold’ as inspiration and setting for your story. Word Limit:  1,300 words … Continue reading →

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PHIL’S FRIDAY PREDICTION FOR SEPTEMBER 27, 2012: FEEDING MOTHER

Posted on 22 September 2012 by

New flash fiction over at http://phlambler.blogspot.com/2012/09/the-prediction-changing-times.html Rules – 100 words max flash fiction or poetry using the following words – rabbit, clamp, languish.  Deadline is 9pm UK time on Thursday 27 September 2012. FEEDING MOTHER By Veronica Marie Lewis-Shaw ~~**~~ … Continue reading →

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PHIL’S FRIDAY PREDICTION FOR SEPTEMBER 13, 2012: UNDER A KILLING MOON

Posted on 13 September 2012 by

New flash fiction over at http://phlambler.blogspot.com/2012/09/the-prediction-look-out-hes-coming.html Rules – 100 words max flash fiction or poetry using the following words – eclipse, dangle, stiff.  Deadline is 9pm UK time on Thursday 13 September 2012. UNDER A KILLING MOON By Veronica Marie … Continue reading →

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