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I told myself when I retired I'd get serious about writing fiction. In 2005, my wife decided to take an early retirement package. I quit my job, and we moved to North Carolina. After taking a few months for myself, I signed up for two classes and began reading books about writing fiction. Early in this process, I stumbled onto flash fiction and found it fit my style of writing. While this genre has many definitions, the one I see most often describes flash fiction as complete stories of 1000 words or less. Some publications limit the word count to 500, 100, or even 55. Check out a few of the e-zines found here to learn more. | Like a fool, I decided to go to a speed dating party with my buddy Marcus. I was to meet him there at 7:30 to “check out the chicks before things got rolling,” he'd said. My cell phone rang as I entered Pickering's Bar where the event was being held. It was Marcus. He had to work late and couldn't make it. I accused him of never intending to come. | |||||||||||||
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flashquake is an independent, quarterly, web-based publication that focuses on works of flash fiction, flash nonfiction (memoirs, essays, creative nonfiction, humor) and short poetry. Check the author guidelines here. | ||||||||||||||
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