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Wayne Unze, the unofficial dean of small business brokerage in Albuquerque, retired this week. He spent 30 years in the business and was director of business brokerage at NAI Maestas & Ward. His successor in the role is John Smith. “I plan to do absolutely nothing but fish, read, travel and relax for the first two months, and then start writing a book on how to buy and sell a business. I’ve seen too many mistakes made by nice people, and...  

Stories in your pocket: how to write flash fiction 16 May is the first ever day celebrating the art of micro-fiction. But what are the pros and cons of ultra short stories – and what's the secret of writing them? Follow David Gaffney's tips and post your own flash fiction.  

It's National Flash Fiction Day and you've been sending in your ultra short stories, after reading flash fiction expert David Gaffney's top tips. Read a selection belowBy Bethonie, 15They're coming. On balloons, on boats, on planes, on foot - they are coming. They come across the sea and the sky, the rock and the sand.What do they call thmselves? Humans. Mankind. Kind? Not the word I would use to describe them. What do they seek? Answers. We...  

Earlier this week we celebrated National Flash Fiction day by asking for our readers' flash novels. Now we're looking for your flash criticismFor those who were too deeply engrossed in an old-fashioned book to be following the week's literary news, Wednesday was our first National Flash Fiction Day.We celebrated this microcosmic event by commissioning David Gaffney, one of the pioneers of the form, to come up with a how-to guide for aspirant...  

Earlier this week we celebrated National Flash Fiction day by asking for our readers' flash novels. Now we're looking for your flash criticismFor those who were too deeply engrossed in an old-fashioned book to be following the week's literary news, Wednesday was our first National Flash Fiction Day.We celebrated this microcosmic event by commissioning David Gaffney, one of the pioneers of the form, to come up with a how-to guide for aspirant...  

16 May is the first ever day celebrating the art of micro-fiction. But what's the secret of writing ultra short stories? Follow David Gaffney's tips and email in your own flash fiction masterpieces - we'll publish our favourites in the Your Stories section on the site. Keep your stories to fewer than 150 words and send them to childrens.books@guardian.co.uk with 'flash fiction' in the subject headerIt's National Flash Fiction Day on Wednesday...  

I've written about flash fiction before, and now I'm going to write about it again.This morning I decided I was going to take another shot at writing some flash fiction for my two page May Days goal. But first I thought I'd do a little flash research on the subject. Wouldn't you know it, today is National Flash-Fiction Day in the UK. The Brits also came up with World Book Night, known as Book Day over there, evidently. They come up with the...  

On Monday, flash-fiction specialist David Gaffney revealed the secrets of writing in the form. Scores of readers had a go. To mark National Flash Fiction Day, he looks at four of the bestAfter my article on how to write flash fiction was published on the blog on Monday, I was delighted to see people posting examples of their own micro-fiction. I read a few and was amazed at the variety of themes, styles and approaches people employed to create...  

Entries are invited for the Cha Flash Fiction Contest (China, UK). Theme: Misinterpretation. First prize: £50, Second: £30, Third: £20. Free entry. All three winning pieces will receive first publication in a special section in the fifth anniversary issue of...  

Unusual literary journal’s fabric is flash fiction By CArolyn Kellogg Los Angeles Times Published Apr 13, 2012 09:25PM MDT There are all kinds of literary journal formats: oversized, pocket-sized, letter-pressed, emailed, mimeographed and stapled, tablet-only, on postcards, and so on. And then there is the Safety Pin Review. Each issue of the Safety Pin Review is a very short short written on a piece of fabric in bold lettering. The...  

Flash Fiction Friday goes numeric. This month's local writer Tony Van Hart was born and raised in the West Allis. A copy writer, he works for a living and writes for sanity. He's hoping that some day those two will collide. He...  

Today we can publish the winners in each of the two categories. Kay Wilson, who wrote The Chocolatier, describes herself as a 50-year-old mother of two teenagers, James and Freya, who lives in East Boldon and is a self-employed PR consultant. Her interests ...  

In a sense, every edition of the Safety Pin Review is a back issue. That’s because every issue is first published on the back of someone’s shirt or jacket with the help of a few safety pins. Safety Pin Review is the brainchild of Simon Jacobs, a 2009 ...  

There are all kinds of literary journal formats: oversized, pocket-sized, letter-pressed, emailed, mimeographed and stapled, tablet-only, on postcards, and so on. And then there is the Safety Pin Review. Each issue of the Safety Pin Review is a ...  

Scott Sigler is one brilliant guy. He turned a writing career setback into motivation for innovation and began narrating his novels and short stories as podcasts, becoming the first author, as far as I am able to determine, to do so. On top of that, he is an amazing storyteller.  

When "Glee" star Chris Colfer was 8, he began writing a novel. He wrote two pages, called it the first chapter and proudly showed it to his grandmother. "She said, 'OK, could use some development,' " laughed Mr. Colfer. That memory was worked into his script for the movie "Struck ...  

Lynn Trall is married with two kids; she takes classes at Adams Karate Fitness, works in Battle Creek, and self-published her first novel in 2011. The door was unremarkable, and no one at Willard Library paid it much attention — until today.  

Are you familiar with the uncertainty principle? Basically, if you put a cat in a closed box with a deadly poison, the cat is simultaneously alive and dead. It’s not until the box is opened and the cat is observed that its state becomes ...  

Disorientation is the theme of this month's Flash Fiction Friday, and to further throw you off kilter, we present not just two, but three, stories.  

Running in Heels - Once Upon A Time flash fiction contest. Of late I've done one of two things. The first is gotten my writing mojo back a little bit, and the second is to get hooked on the TV series Once Upon A Time.  

Members of a Manchester writinggroup are reading their work to unsuspecting passersby today to celebrate the first ever National Flash Fiction Day.  

'Ifeel disappointment as a writer, indignation as a reader (and) manage to get all the way to rage as a bookseller." - Novelist Ann Patchett, on the 2012 Pulitzer Committee's decision not to name a winner for fiction writing.  

TODAY is the first National Flash-Fiction Day, a special day to celebrate all that is short and sweet – and fashionable – in fiction.  

A flash fiction illustration of a woman mourning the loss of a loved one and the piano they used to make music with together.Contributor: Rebecca BethelPublished: Mar 25, 2012  

Ben Rogers will read from his novel “The Flamer” at 6:30 p.m. Thursday at Sundance Books and Music, 121 California Ave. Admission is free. You can learn more about Rogers and his writing at www.ReadRogers.com .  

Marjorie Hudson’s first book of fiction, “Accidental Birds of the Carolinas,” tells the stories of people who find healing and hope in fictional Ambler County, North Carolina.  

An artist confronts her glowing past and ominous present through her painting.Contributor: Lori HuckPublished: Mar 29, 2012  

This is a tiny work of flash fiction.Contributor: Wendy SingerPublished: Mar 30, 2012