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Another Flash Fiction Challenge entry for Terrible Minds: The Pawn Gorseton was a good town, with solid walls and a…
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Another Flash Fiction Challenge entry courtesy of TerribleMinds. Last week’s challenge was to propose a last line of a story,…
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I’ve been doing a lot of reading about writing lately, from books to blogs, and, partially based on what I’ve…
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This week’s challenge from Terrible Minds was to randomly select a TV trope from this website, using their Random button.…
Continue ReadingBreaking My Rules: Verisimilitude
Verisimilitude. Let’s say it again, savoring each syllable this time: ver·i·si·mil·i·tude. I believe that I first read that word in a…
Continue ReadingFlash Fiction Challenge: Another Roll of the Dice
This story began as a response to the latest Flash Fiction Challenge from Terrible Minds, but it didn’t go where…
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