Flies, Goats, and Flashes Come In Threes

I had a life changing experience this last week. I read Lord Of The Flies. I’m blown away, humbled, amazed…all that jazz. I just can’t believe all that the writer was able to illustrate through a tale of boys being stranded on an island. The slow crumble of humanity without morality. Fear. Good vs Evil. Temptations. Symbology of the conch shell. The imposed social standards of society – when there isn’t a society. He creates these characters I will remember forever. The ironies he brings out…all this in a wonderfully told tale. How can so few words say so much? He has provoked so many thoughts in me; I wonder how life can ever be the same again. Hopefully, this will carry over into my writing. Stories can be so much more than just stories. There is no better education on the writing of story, than the reading of a story. My floppy hat off to Mr. William Golding.

This week I’ve written four fresh stories and received three acceptances:

Lame Goat Press accepted my story, Skin, for their Horror Through The Ages Anthology. Lame Goat Press is relatively new. The editor writes quite a bit himself and is taking a dive into the publishing world. I respect anyone who has the guts to attempt that! I believe they are still accepting submissions. Chief Editor, Chis Jacobsmeyer, is a cool a guy. Check out his site here or email him with questions here.

Less Than Three, an absurdist e-anthology put together by Lynn Alexander and Jeff Calico, accepted my story Mean People Jump Off Cliff. If you are interested in writing absurdist or want to try out for the anthology, you can look up the guidelines here or email Jeff & Lynn here.

Flash shot accepted Bunny Bridge. The BunnyMan Bridge Urban Legend caught my imagination so much I wrote several versions with twists. Flash Shot is extremely short fiction – under a hundred words. Try it out, it’s tougher than you would think!

Thanks for stopping by to read. I appreciate all of your support. ;)