Tag Archives: microfiction
Microfiction: Looking Ahead
For at least the thousandth time, I stare at the nameplate on my desk. It says “Pete Tailor”, which would be fine, except my name is spelled “Taylor” and I’ve always told everyone my name is Peter, not Pete. There’s only one guy in the entire world who calls me Pete, and I hate his […]
Microfiction: Natural Habitat
I plan to resume my magazine quest with a new post tonight or tomorrow, but I thought I’d post something short this morning since I’ve been away from the blog for a while. I recently read a flash fiction story at CS Boyack’s site, a few lines of which reminded me of a microfiction I’d […]
Inspired by the Neighbours
My County Road microfiction quickly climbed onto my “top posts” list, and inspired this follow-on story:
Microfiction: County Road
The Sheriff slid his patrol car to a stop on the gravel shoulder of county road 555. He got out, looked at the setting sun for a moment, then opened the trunk and pulled out a rifle. He worked the rifle’s lever action, loading a round into the chamber as he walked towards a campfire. Homeless […]
Microfiction: Las Calles Rojas
Las Calles Rojas Of course I won the contract to provide animals for the “Running of the Bulls” this year – my bid was well below any reasonable cost. The problem with bulls is that, like most large herbivores, their instincts tell them to run for open space, or at best to turn from threat […]
Microfiction: Home
Happy 4th of July to my US readers (and condolences to my British readers). I recently shared a microfiction story I wrote that was rejected by 101fiction.com, and now I’d like to share one that was accepted (with revisions). In case you’re not familiar with 101 fiction: a 100 word story with a one word title is […]
Microfiction: Pills
In an earlier post, I linked to my six favorite microfiction stories at 101 Fiction. The site opened to submissions again last month, and I decided to send in two stories of my own: one fantasy, the other science fiction. 101 Fiction is running through a series of color themes, and this time “red” had to appear in all […]
Flash Fiction: 365 Tomorrows
You might enjoy 365 Tomorrows if you like your science fiction in small, regular doses. Every day, it posts a new story that doesn’t take long to read (600 words or less). I don’t visit the site as often as I’d like to; I’m not the “visit every day” type, I’m more the “guy who […]
Microfiction: 101 Fiction
For the next six weeks, I’ll be overwhelmed by career-related stuff. I have detailed reviews and “settings” articles I’m eager to write, but I’m going to stick to shorter posts until things slow down. This seems like an obvious time for a couple of posts about microfiction (100 words or less) and flash fiction (1,000 words or […]
Planetary Defense Command 