Notes From The Flash Fiction Underground (June 8, 2012)

I finally published my two new writers this morning: the flash fiction story “Big To Small” by L. A. Fields and the article “To Blog Or Not To Blog” and the erotic poem “Love Speaks” by Shan Jeniah Burton.  Their work is on the front page.  Check the page out before their work rotates to the archives.

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Hello, everyone: North and South America, Europe, the Middle East, Africa and Asia.  And a special shout-out to readers in Australia.  The Pittsburgh Flash Fiction Gazette has fans all over the world.  I think the reason for this is the magazine’s commitment to good writing and it’s unashamed focus on sexuality.  Why such an emphasis on sex?

Without sex, none of us would be here. 

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Little Italy Days 2009

Little Italy Days 2009 (Photo credit: CarmanAvenue)

Well, it’s Friday and you know what that means: karaoke tonight at Del’s in Bloomfield, Pittsburgh’s “Little Italy”.  It’s around 10:00 a.m. on another beautiful day in the city (high 81 and sunny), but the Old Soldier still has to do several things before setting off for karaoke tonight.  Right now I’m frying up a mess of home fries for breakfast to be chased down by several cans of beer.

Retirement is wonderful.

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Help And Hope For New Writers

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The Pittsburgh Flash Fiction Gazette publishes new writers. 

Hello, bloggers and writers.  Welcome to the most dynamic flash fiction blog on the Internet.  This magazine wants to publish aspiring and veteran writers; but acceptance is not easy.

Most writers fail to make the cut because they throw something together and hit the send button.  Or the writer sends a sketch instead of a short story.  Or the story is poorly written or the characters in the story are all one dimensional.

But every story is read and the writer is given a reason why the story was not accepted.  When a story is accepted, it is usually published within a few days.

Writing a good story is never easy; but read and follow the submission guidelines and send in your best.  I’ll be rooting for you.

This is the Old Soldier blogging out of North Oakland near the campus of the University of Pittsburgh.

New Flash Fiction by Peter Baltensperger

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Editor’s note: this post is obviously an old post brought back to the front page.  Enjoy.

It’s time to showcase the work of a guest writer.  This is the second piece by this writer to be published in the Pittsburgh Flash Fiction Gazette.  Hello hello hello, my brother and sister bloggers, writers and Flash Fiction Fanatics.

The month of August is coming to an end.  But it’s been a good month of blogging for the Old Soldier.  I published new writers, signed up new subscribers and increased the readership of The Gazette, the most dynamic flash fiction blog on the Internet.

Remember, the writing contest ends on October 1, 2010.  Get your story in as soon as possible.

Now for our feature presentation.

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Heat Wave

It was one of those stifling hot summer evenings when not even the air conditioner brought much relief, nor the fan in the bedroom window. Alicia was sprawled out on the king-size four-poster bed, watching the large-screen TV up on the wall. She had her legs spread out and her negligee pulled up to the top of her thighs to catch at least some of the circulating air from the fan, her pale breasts nestled into the lacy silk of her top. She moaned every time the fan wafted some air over her body, periodically adjusting her body on the bed. 

Jeremy was lying naked beside her, coping with the heat in his own way, only one eye on the TV, the other on the luscious body sprawled out beside him. After a while, the temptation of his half-naked wife became too much for him, despite the heat. He turned over on his side and reached for her breast. Alicia sighed deliciously as soon as he touched her, as she always did. She loved having her breasts in his hands. Jeremy quickly slid his hand underneath the silky material and let it come to rest against the luscious globe. Alicia moaned as her proud nipple hardened against the palm of his hand. 

“Aren’t you too hot for this?” she sighed. 

“I’m never too hot for this,” Jeremy parried. 

“Of course you’re not,” Alicia smiled. “You never are.” 

With that, she lifted her body slightly towards him, pressing her breast again his hand and moaning deeply with satisfaction and desire. 

“You make me feel so good,” she whispered against his cheek. 

Jeremy let go of her hot breast and slid his hand down over the sensuous gown and down over her bare thigh, then slowly up the soft inside of her thigh, a trembling snake slithering towards a delectable morsel, closer and closer each time without ever quite touching the treasure. 

“Stop teasing!” Alicia moaned. “I can’t stand this anymore.” 

“You like it when I do this,” Jeremy reminded her. “Do you want me to stop?” 

“No, no,” Alicia protested. “Don’t stop. Of course I like it when you do that. But I do want to feel your hand on me.” 

Jeremy let his hand glide up and down her thigh a few more times, teasingly, promisingly, coming dangerously close to his ultimate destination, until Alicia bucked against his hand and he grabbed her dripping vagina, like a thirst-stricken traveler grabbing a long-desired bottle of nectar. 

Alicia groaned deep down inside her being and pushed her aching pelvis against his desperately awaited hand. He took hold of her with determination, rubbing her diligently, expertly, until she pressed herself against him and started to tremble with the onset of her orgasm. Jeremy intensified his ministrations, moved his index finger to her clit, and teased it and fondled and massaged it until he could feel the rush of fulfillment take hold of her body and she screamed through a delicious, all-encompassing orgasm. 

Jeremy gave her a few minutes to ride out the aftershocks and catch her breath, then climbed on top of her and easily slid into her well-lubricated opening. He could feel her interior muscles tighten around him as she sighed with deep pleasure and sucked him further and further into herself. Within a few minutes, she heaved her pelvis against his, and he squirted into her at the same time as her orgasmic contractions sucked at him and drained him of his treasure. 

They cried out together as they grabbed at each other and flung their arms around one another, two people drowning in the throes of absolute pleasure, and rocked against each other in the fantastic delirium of their simultaneous release. He stayed on top of her for a while, both gasping for breath, feeling their hearts beat against the other, moaning and groaning unabashedly in the afterglow of their union. Then he rolled off her and they sprawled out on the bed beside each other, their fingers entwined, their rapidly beating hearts echoing their individual rhythms. 

The heat didn’t matter anymore at all. 

The End

Bio: Peter Baltensperger is a Canadian writer of Swiss origin and the author of ten books of various genres. His work has appeared in several hundred publications around the world. His erotic stories, poems, and essays have been widely published in print as well as on-line, including The Mammoth Book of Best New Erotica, Sex in the City, Paris, Clean Sheets, The Erotic Woman, Oysters and Chocolate, and Black Heart Magazine.

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A Shout Out To New Writers

Well, The Gazette is on page three of Google under the key words “flash fiction.”  That’s not bad when you consider that The Gazette is only published four times a week.  What this means is that if you are a new writer and would like to get some exposure for your work, The Gazette would be a great place to start.

Now don’t just send something in.  Do your homework.  Give your creative writing a chance at being published.  First off read the submission guidelines.  They’re real easy.  The Submissions tab is at the top of the page.

Then if you really want to put the odds of being published in your favor, read a couple of the stories that have already found a home here at The Gazette.

The Gazette likes realistic stories about characters that seem like real people caught up in real life events.  Beyond these tips you can write about anything.

Good luck.

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Another Flash Fiction Story For Ya

It’s the Monday edition of the Gazette.  You know the Gazette is about flash fiction.  It’s about writing and it’s about blogging.  It’s also about submissions; but don’t just send a story in.  Read and follow the guidelines.  You will find the guidelines at the top of the page under the Submissions tab.  New bloggers and new writers are especially welcomed.

Also, if you’ve always wanted to make some money writing, the Old Soldier has a pay-for-content site for you to check out.  Now don’t expect to get rich because you won’t; but you will be able to make a few bucks.  Just go to Triond.  The site is legit.  It actually pays you every month.  I know.  It pays me every month.

La Dolce Vita

Bloomfield is a neighborhood in Pittsburgh. Because of the large number of people of Italian heritage living in the neighborhood, Bloomfield is known as “Little Italy.” For three days every year during the nice weather a food festival is held.

Food booths line both sides of Liberty Avenue. The smell of hot sausages, green peppers and onions and many kinds of pastas and their sauces cooking fill the air. There are also stands cooking and grilling non-Italian foods like Chinese fried rice with beef, shrimp and chicken and all kinds of egg rolls. Other food stands serve gyros, shish kabob, hummus, ribs, kielbasa, hamburgers, hot dogs and chicken. There are many stands that sell things a customer cannot eat but the things are nice to buy.

The songs of Frank Sinatra and Dean Martin issue from large speakers. The crowds flow leisurely back and forth. The crowds are made up of people of many different ethnic backgrounds. Adults push babies in baby carriages. At different times during the day musicians and singers perform on a stage setup on a blocked-off side street. Sometimes the singers sing in Italian. Above the heads of the crowds, on flag poles up and down the avenue, the red, white and green bars of the Italian flag snaps in the breeze.

Brad Wilson was happy. He was happy because Kristin Clayton walked beside him. He’d known her for more than a year and now they were both sophomores at the University of Pittsburgh; but this was the first time he’d actually asked her out. He was pretty sure she liked him. They’d spent a lot of time together freshman year with mutual friends but this was the first time he’d actually asked her out just by herself.

“Brad, look,” Kristin said. “Smoothies.”

“Want one?”

“I love smoothies.”

They waited in line and he bought two from the woman behind the stand and gave one to Kristin.

“Thank, you,” she said.

The two continued slowly strolling with the crowd.

She said, “It’s good.” She smiled up at him.

“It is good.”

They kept strolling. Overhead, the flag of Italy snapped in the warm breeze. Brad was working on his courage.

“Ah, Kristin?” he said.

“Hummmmmmmm?” She was watching the sights.

“Ah, well, see I was thinking. I mean maybe…Well I really like you and, ah, we’ve known each other for more than a year now and like I was thinking maybe you would like to be my girlfriend.”

She stopped walking and looked at him. He could see she was confused.

He said, “I mean no pressure. I mean we’re really good friends and that’s…I really like us being good friends. I like doing things together.” He thought, that was weak. Man, that was so lame.

In silence they strolled on. He thought, think of something to say. Quick, think of something to say.

Kristin, concentrating on her smoothie, said, “I was kind of hoping that I was your girlfriend.”

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