Behind The Scenes (17 May 2013)

Posted on May 17, 2013 by pittsburghflashfictiongazette
Honfleur, the painter of the old harbor.

Honfleur, the painter of the old harbor. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

Yesterday was another sunny and warm spring day in Pittsburgh.

I walked to Armand’s in Little Italy to have a beer and was happy to see Tony Cacalano, the painter, sitting at the bar.  He’s a fairly well-known painter.  He’s in his 70s and whenever I see him we talk about life, painting and writing.

When I got back home I wanted to put up another post.  I’d already put up a post about writer’s block because I couldn’t come up with anything to write about; and I still couldn’t think of anything to write about.

I’d been debating with myself about changing the front page when the idea hit me: Why not showcase the work of one of your contributors?

And as soon as I asked myself that question, I knew the answer: Heather Kinnane.

There are now several of her erotic flash fiction stories and an interview on the front page.  Check them out before they rotate back to the archives.

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Andy Warhol grew up in South Oakland here in Pittsburgh.  The Old Soldier lives in North Oakland.

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The Pittsburgh Flash Fiction Gazette is a blog of creative writing and brazen sexuality.  This blog is published near the University of Pittsburgh.

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Heather Kinnane: A Collection Of Erotic Flash Fiction

Posted on May 16, 2013 by pittsburghflashfictiongazette

300px-Wiki-fellatioThe Old Soldier cannot claim that he discovered Heather Kinnane.  Let’s just say that I offered this talented writer from Australia a showcase for her flash fiction about sex.

This online magazine covers a lot of topics.  I won’t list them right now. 

But what I will do is reaffirm the reason behind this online publication: To showcase talented writers from all over the world.

Heather Kinnane is a perfect example of this editorial commitment to excellence in erotic fiction which has a long and respected tradition in the arts.

I have two more of her stories scheduled for publication over the next four months and they are hot!

An interview and several of her erotic stories are now on the front page.  Check them out before everything rotates back into the archives.

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The Pittsburgh Flash Fiction Gazette is a blog of creative writing and brazen sexuality.  This blog is published near the University of Pittsburgh.

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The Importance Of Characterization In Erotic Flash Fiction

Posted on May 11, 2013 by pittsburghflashfictiongazette

 

Woman As Art

Woman As Art

When the Old Soldier talks about erotic flash fiction, he is speaking about literary erotica in the tradition of Fanny Hill, Tropic of Cancer, Tropic of Capricorn, Lolita, The Story of O and other fiction that deals with sex.  The sex if often explicit.

Still, all of the erotic novels that I’ve mentioned are now considered art.  You see my point?  When writing about sex is good enough it is art. 

A writer who writes flash fiction with explicit sex in it, if he or she is serious about the craft of writing and has talent, he or she is an artist.

Cover of "Best Erotic"

Cover of Best Erotic

Characterization is the essence of the art of the best erotic flash fiction, no matter how explicit the sex is.

And conflict or doubt is the essence of good characterization, whether you are writing a play, a novel, a short story or a very short story.  There is the conflict of person against person, person against nature or situation and person against self (doubt).

So, when you write your sexy flash fiction story, don’t forget the conflict or doubt, even when a man or a woman is having his or her brains fucked out.  And by the end of the story the conflict or doubt has been resolved.

But there is usually an exception to most rules.  If your short narrative is representative of a relationship or a situation without conflict or doubt, that can be a short story (as opposed to a sketch or vignette), too.

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Isn’t flash fiction wonderful?

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The Pittsburgh Flash Fiction Gazette is a blog about creative writing and female sexuality.  This blog is published near the University of Pittsburgh.

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