Recent Posts

• Flash: Safe and Sound
  Booster rockets that Jen had made from cardboard tubes littered the living room floor. Just like the real ones her mom worked on, their tissue paper parachutes ferried them safely back to earth 118 seconds after lift-off. And just like the real ones, Jen insisted they stay where they’d landed until the mission was complete.
• Rejections Are A Leading Indicator of Success
  It’s been a while since I’ve written an update, however a recent spate of submissions, rejections and resubmissions has spurred me into action. So, here are my goals for the year (yeah, I know it’s April already, but shhh), and my zig-zagging, indirect progress in the pursuit of a good story.… Read more: Rejections Are A Leading Indicator of Success
• Flash: Miracles and Mead
  “Who does he think he is?” Reggie grumbled into his mead. “Swannin’ around bestowin’ blessin’s, as if he’s some sort of big shot–”
• Flash: Cannibal Holocaust
  Carmine rolled his eyes, looking just like his mother. “Do we have to?” I spun my lazy son’s beanbag around and pointed it towards the back door. “I’ll drag it all the way outside if I have to.” “Uggh, fine.” He didn’t even look up from his phone. I give the beanbag a playful nudge. “Come on, it’ll be fun.” “You know it won’t.”
• Flash: The Great Man
  “The day he kicked it so hard it burst?” “That’s the one.” “And you were there? You saw it?” “I heard it mate.” Dad stuck his finger in his cheek and popped it. Then he whistled, tracing an arc through the air with his eyes. “Went through, too. Post high.”

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