Posted on December 31, 2008 by pittsburghflashfictiongazette
The old saying is, it’s easier to find a job when you already have a job. Well, I have a job now but it’s temporary, minimum wage and no benefits. Tomorrow, I have an interview with another company for a better paying job in a permanent position with benefits. Wish me luck. GHH
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Posted on December 29, 2008 by pittsburghflashfictiongazette
B.J. Kent asked Judy Lamar to join him after class for a couple of beers, his treat. Judy said sure. It would be the fourth time in two weeks that Judy had said yes to joining B.J. for a few beers. B.J. was sure Judy liked him. He sure liked Judy. Judy had large, firm [...]
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Posted on December 29, 2008 by pittsburghflashfictiongazette
Flash fiction cannot sustain much narrative movement. The story’s too short; but it is not a sketch. It must have movement. There must be development. Something must be different by the end of the story. If nothing has changed then the story is a sketch. If you’re writing a flash fiction story there must be change. [...]
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Posted on December 28, 2008 by pittsburghflashfictiongazette
The new flash fiction is a much more effective way of rendering a story than the traditional exposition-driven flash fiction for the simple reason that a picture is worth a thousand words. The new flash fiction is about using words to paint a picture and then letting the picture illustrate the story. The new flash [...]
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Posted on December 28, 2008 by pittsburghflashfictiongazette
You want to write great flash fiction? You want to be a respected practitioner of the genre? Here’s what Hemingway had to say about flash fiction. Now of course Hemingway didn’t actually give me a check list for flash fiction; but anyone who has read the fiction on this blog can sense the impact this [...]
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Posted on December 28, 2008 by pittsburghflashfictiongazette
The Words Inside My Cheeks This morning I fed my father, as he lay tubed up and helpless in his hospital bed. Feed him soft food, the doctor wrote. So he opened his mouth greedily to the farina and cut up pieces of pancake. Make a tunnel, I thought as I approached his mouth with [...]
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Posted on December 27, 2008 by pittsburghflashfictiongazette
I finally got a hold of my brother on the 25th and wished him a Merry Christmas. He’s in the VA Hospital in Aspinwall near Pittsburgh. He sounded sober and more upbeat then I’ve heard him sound in months. Since he doesn’t have to spend money on food, rent or medicine at the hospital he’s [...]
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Posted on December 27, 2008 by pittsburghflashfictiongazette
Creature Comfort They both stared at the garbage can. It shook and rattled. Scratching came from inside. “It’s a raccoon,” Tom said, picking up the baseball bat and heading down the deck steps. Vanessa stepped onto the deck and peered over the railing. “Be careful!” Tom positioned himself next to the metal can, bat raised. “Get out,” [...]
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Posted on December 27, 2008 by pittsburghflashfictiongazette
The Pittsburgh Flash Fiction Gazette is looking for short story submissions. Read some of the stories on this blog. Read a few of the articles on writing flash fiction. Get a sense of the quality. Read and follow the guidelines and send in your best “literary” flash fiction.
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Posted on December 27, 2008 by pittsburghflashfictiongazette
There are 30 short stories on this blog for your reading pleasure. Just go to the sidebar and under Categories click on “Flash Fiction Stories.” Once you read to the bottom of a page of stories just click on the link you find at the bottom to read more stories. You can do this until you’ve read all the stories on [...]
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