Angelo reached out to remove one of the leaves from Dabe's hair, but coulnd't bring himself to do it. The yellow looked so bold in the darkness, a perfect contrast of emotions. "You know he is going to find us, right?" Dave looked up, his dark eyes reflecting the cobalt blue sky. There was so much worry in them that Angelo nearly wept. "He can't hurt us anymore." Angelo slid his fingers down the tight skin of Dave's belly. He's dead now." His hand slipped under the denim and found the raging...Read Full Story
Join me in playing this writing game with hundreds of other bloggers including G-Man , Steveroni and Brian Miller called 55 Flash Fiction Fridays. Random Acts of Kindness Are Few and Far Between The pleasure’s in the giving Watching faces gleam Bestowing something trivial They never did expect A hug, a smile, a minor bequest Witnessing the joyful affect Never take things for granted As modest as they seem For someone around the corner Is ready to make you beam. FlogYoBlog Friday...Read Full Story
Join me in playing this writing game with hundreds of other bloggers including G-Man , Steveroni and Brian Miller called 55 Flash Fiction Fridays. Eyes cast down Motionless Pondering Picking my thumb nails Feeling my heart bleed Knowing I ought to be suffering But unable to sense the pain Disconnected and muted Unsure and scared My carefully assembled wall Constructed slowly and Mysteriously behind my back Unaware of its progression Wondering how I collaspe it without destroying myself...Read Full Story
Vande Mataram
Vande Mataram is the national song of India. It is not to be confused with the national anthem of India. The lyrics were written by Bankim Chandra Chatterji, in a mix of Sanskrit and Bengali. The song was written in 1876, but published in 1882. The title means “Long live the Mother”. The first version of the Flag of India had
Vande mataram lyrics in English
vande maataram..
vande maataram..
maataram..
sujalaam sufalaam malayaj sheetalaam
sasyashyaamalaam...Read Full Story
I knew that my tax return was probably inaccurate as there was some doubt about how much income should be declared. It was fair to say that I was nervous.
The assessor, after carefully going through my 179 page RC546(b)iii(F) form, gave me a long, lingering stare over her glasses and broke the silence.
“I feel that you are not being completely honest about your answers” she accused.
“I’m sorry” I stammered. “I’m not good with maths, I’m a bit nervous” I offered by way of excuse as my...Read Full Story
This is a revised article I published a couple of years ago on a different blog. Read the original post here. A few years ago, while going over some of my flash fiction stories in a writing group, one woman said that she didn’t “get” the stories.
Greg sez, "Check out this collection of all-new flash fiction from some huge names -- Neil Gaiman, Lev Grossman, Scott Westerfeld, Michael Moorcock, Gene Wolfe, N.K Jemisin, IO9 contributing editor Ann VanderMeer, and tons more -- based around a ...
Flash fiction about a seasoned lawyer trying to break in his new partner using his own method. Flash Fiction is a unique form of short story, imposing a limit on length. Usually it's only 1000 words or less.Contributor: Ky3le GorbskiPublished: Jan 30, 2012
B’nai Torah Youth (BNTY), the youth group of Temple B’nai Torah, 2900 Jerusalem Avenue at Oakfield Avenue, Wantagh, will celebrate a community Shabbat, Fri., Jan 27, 8 p.m. Members of the youth group will lead the service with creative writings, prayer and song.read more
A Clockwork Orange England lacked a dystopian vision. Anthony Burgess lacked cash. After three weeks of work, our droog rectified the situation.
Pace: 2,785 words/day Price: An albatross. As Burgess himself wrote: "The book I am best known for, or only known for, is a novel I am prepared to repudiate...
The theme for this month’s temporarily renamed Flash Fiction Thursday is Escape. This month's local Flash Fiction writer is Simon A. Smith, reading his piece "Home Videos Don't Lie," which originally appeared in...
An expanded offering of sessions and activities at the AAG Annual Meeting will focus on careers and professional development. Key topics cover preparation for careers in the business, government, nonprofit and academic sectors. A resume-writing workshop ...
For the past two weeks, you've delighted us with your flash fiction pieces about dead (and undead) giants and disembodied brains that surf the web. This week ... If you're inspired, write a piece of flash fiction based on the picture and post it in ...
Cold weather got you down? Looking for something to do ... Until one winter day when he met a girl. THE LIBERATION OF MAX MCTRUE takes place in a single day. The classic Boy Meets Girl story. Well, sort of: Boy meets homeschooled girl.
Or he could begin this column by explaining how he has won lots of awards for his poetry, prose, short stories, book reviews, essays, fiction, nonfiction ... Shop cold-storage warehouse and used his free time to immerse himself in his literary ...
55 Flash Fiction stories are ultra-short works of (usually) fiction that must make up a complete, self sufficient story -- even if the story is part of a larger whole. The catch? The story must be EXACTLY 55 words, no more, no less. Some writers have strung together "serial-55's" making up a larger story, which is allowable as long as each...more
55 Flash Fiction stories are ultra-short works of (usually) fiction that must make up a complete, self sufficient story -- even if the story is part of a larger whole. The catch? The story must be EXACTLY 55 words, no more, no less. Some writers have strung together "serial-55's" making up a larger story, which is allowable as long as each segment can stand on its own.
If you're up for a writing challenge, there is a group of 55'ers that presents each week in 55 Flash Fiction Friday. Even if you don't submit a story of your own, the submissions of these writers is usually quite entertaining. And you certainly can't complain that they're overly verbose! The 55 Flash Fiction Friday meme is hosted by G-Man at http://g-man-mrknowitall.blogspot.com/. Join in the fun... we look forward to it!