The Best Of Erotica

The literature of erotica is alive and well at the Gazette.  Here are stories that capture a moment of sexual pleasure.  The people are real.  The city is real.  The conversation is real.  It is “Reality TV” on the printed page.  It is life in the bedroom and the dormitory room. “Sexy Flash Fiction” is at [...]

Americans Are Still Reading Books

The local public television news media here in Pittsburgh reports that Americans are still reading books.  And with the economy still in recession,  more people are taking out library cards.  The Kindle, the electronic device which can store hundreds of books, is part of the new distrubition network.  The Internet is also creating a greater demand for [...]

A Summer Reading List For Pittsburghers

Pittsburgh, the city and its people, are captured in moments of shocking clarity in the ”Great American Flash Fiction Stories To Read”.  Here are 23 very short stories that take the reader into the bedrooms, dormitory rooms and the barrooms of the citizens of America’s most livable city. Here are the students and professors, the writers and the bloggers, [...]

Four Articles To Help With Your Creative Writing

The Gazette has over 50 articles on writing in the sidebar on the right under “More Flash Articles”.  Here are four articles that may be of interest to a creative writer. How to Add a Soundtrack to Your Writing 10 Great Flash Fiction Ideas The Secrets of Creative Writing Writing Great Dialogue Made Easy There are stories [...]

The Summer Of Sexiness

It’s the Summer Of Sexiness.  It’s hot.  It’s sticky.  It’s sweaty.  The Gazette has a summer reading list to go with the heat.  There are stories of husbands and wives, of girlfriends and boyfriends, of lust and love.  From the suburbs to the city, from the bedroom to the dormitory room come stories of people living [...]

Don’t Forget The Audio Portion Your Story

My friends, don’t forget the audio portion of your flash fiction or short story.  What do I mean by this?  I’m glad you asked. How to Add a Soundtrack to Your Writing gives some insight into the audio experience that a reader can have when an author does not neglect the reader’s ears… Good morning.  It’s [...]

News Flash: Blogs Are Books

If a book is a compilation of articles and, or stories then blogs certainly are books.  The Pittsburgh Flash Fiction Gazette is a book, an eBook.  A reader will find several chapters in this book.  There’s “Sexy Flash Fiction”, a tab at the top of the page.  There’s “Great American Flash Fiction To Read” which is [...]