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  • Going Places
  • Driving and Drinking with Dracula

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  • fiction,  literary magazines,  Uncategorized

    In the land of mashed, fried and dipped, too many spuds is just an opportunity

    chiselch / July 28, 2021

    New stories up on the webisphere. Check out “A Thing of Beauty” at the Barzakh magazine, a story that I’m quite proud of. Also, a new absurdity at the Potato Soup Journal (yes,…

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    It’s not that hard to just do nothing — and enjoy it

    chiselch / April 13, 2021

    Even though I am what is called “retired,” my life often reflects a frenetic quality. Not yesterday. On Monday, April 12, 2021 — a day that shall go down in … well, not…

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    Free fiction for anyone who visits this …

    chiselch / April 7, 2021

    blog post. That’s right, if you’re tired of paying for books and magazines, just follow this link to my most recent online publication, a short story titled “Defending the Home Front.” It appears…

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  • fiction,  Flash Fiction,  literary magazines,  writing

    Lovely to have a day to myself at Flash Fiction Magazine

    chiselch / March 26, 2021

    Thanks to the team at Flash Fiction Magazine for the digital hug for my flashy absurdity, “Alone with Her Needs.” 

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  • fiction,  literary magazines,  writing

    Thank you to Montana Mouthful for sharing “Sofa 4 Free”

    chiselch / March 26, 2021

    Thanks to Jasmine, Holly and Cari for including my work in their most recent release, thematically titled ‘Out of This World.’ It is.

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  • fiction,  literary magazines,  writing

    Yet another story has escaped the penitentiary of my hard drive

    chiselch / December 30, 2020

    Thanks to editor Sheldon Lee Compton for sharing my story “Lost and Found” at his online literary site, Revolution John, this second-to-last day of 2020. Like all of my work, like all of…

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