Heather Kinnane, Martiny Erik, Adult Videos, Karaoke…

Posted on December 31, 2012 by pittsburghflashfictiongazette
Woman As Art

Woman As Art

It’s the last day of the old year and the first week of the new year.  If you are a regular reader of this magazine, you know what the first week of every month means.  If you’re new to the Pittsburgh Flash Fiction Gazette, I’ll tell you what the first week of every month means.  It means guest writers.

Martiny Erik will make his flash fiction debut this week.  I think you are going to like his work.

I already know that you do or will like the work of Heather Kinnane, the talented erotic writer from Australia.  What is so unique about Heather’s flash fiction is that she understands that a sex act is not a short story.  She understands that a short story is about characterization, motivation, intentional description, relationship, narrative movement and much more.  The sex is just part of the mix; which makes the sex that much hotter.

You’ll all be happy to know that I renewed my subscription to the online adult video site that specializes in women doing their first porn videos.  It’s only a one month subscription ($30.00), but that should allow me to continue to report on the adult industry.

New Years

New Years (Photo credit: Bryan Peters)

This Friday I’ll be going to karaoke at Del’s Bar and Italian Restaurant, unless the weather (winter) really gets bad, which means you can expect a new report soon on karaoke as performance art.

We will find out if the American political system will allow the economy to go off the so-called fiscal cliff and all kinds of good stuff in this first week of the new year.

Happy New Year!

This is the Old Soldier reporting from Pittsburgh.

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Be sure to check the front page for the latest updates.  The Pittsburgh Flash Fiction Gazette is an online magazine of serious writing and brazen sexuality.

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Writers, Flash Fiction Should Be “Deep” And Short

Posted on December 13, 2012 by pittsburghflashfictiongazette

What do I mean by “deep”? 

Hello hello hello, all my brother and sister bloggers, readers and writers.  It’s the Old Soldier here offering a few insights into the writing of flash fiction.

Woman As Art

Woman As Art

Well, we all know that by definition flash fiction is short; but if shortness was the only thing flash fiction had going for it, it would not be the fascinating art form that it can be.

It’s the deepness that gives the form its complexity and fullness of meaning.

The surface action of a flash fiction story should be a model of simplicity and clarity.  You want your reader to know exactly what is going on.  You want the action to be easy to follow.

The complexity of the story should be below the action.  What does the action imply about the relationship (s) between (among) the characters?

underword: flash fiction

underword: flash fiction (Photo credit: piglicker)

What does the action say about the agenda of each character?

What is the author’s attitude toward his or her characters?

In the end, what does it all mean?  What statement is the author making about these characters in particular and about life in general?

You see, we expect a flash fiction story to be short; but the best writers also make it deep.

How deep is your flash fiction?

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Be sure to check the front page for the latest updates.  The Pittsburgh Flash Fiction Gazette is an online magazine of serious writing and brazen sexuality.

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Flash Fiction: Temptation by Heather Kinnane

Posted on October 1, 2012 by pittsburghflashfictiongazette

When he came, he withdrew. She gloried every time in the warm, sticky cum that spurted over her abdomen and breasts. But for all the joy it gave her, there was sorrow too. She longed to be filled with his seed. To feel the warmth of his essence mingled with her own.

He was more sensible, and when not in the throes of lovemaking she appreciated that, the fear of an unplanned pregnancy weighing on her mind. The pill was out of the question – the side effects were numerous and nasty, and far outweighed any benefits; and neither of them liked the feel of condoms. 

She wasn’t sure what she feared most – the inevitable change a baby would bring to their relationship; or the change in herself, necessary for the complete and total dependence of another human being. Their relationship was one of spontaneity and independence, not order and routine. Would a baby tear them apart? Or would the change bring them closer together?

Though she feared the unknown; in those moments when her own hormones were raging and her body still high from the orgasms, she wished for him to lose his head and fill her, and damn the consequences.

The End

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Heather Kinnane dabbles in all sorts of genres, though her preference is fantasy.  She has only recently begun to explore erotic fiction.  She lives in Australia.

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