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fiction, Flash Fiction, Uncategorized, writing

When Is a Short Story Short Enough?

Trigger warning: This post has a lot of words about writing of few words. I had no desire to write mega maxi micro fiction. Lately, I find myself doing just…

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January 18, 2022
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Brothers under the … sail

Visiting old Montreal today, and while standing outside the IGA grocery with my dog, Satchel, I caught the eye of a couple sharing the chill breeze for a smoke. He…

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October 4, 2019
Crossroads, Life, Life as we know it, Oregon Coast, Travel, Uncategorized

Getting away …

Next door is a guy with a saw. Its voice cutting through metal sometimes comes through the wall. Mostly, not. His name is Shane, the guy. “Like the movie,” he…

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January 11, 2023

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    My story “Chasing the Cartoon Balloons” lands on Red Planet Magazine

    chiselch / March 26, 2021

    Muchas gracias to editor Megan Bush for sharing the love with my fantastic flash “Chasing the Cartoon Balloons” at Red Planet Magazine. It’s … out of this world. Get a taste below and…

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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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  • health care,  Life,  Life as we know it,  sticker shock,  Uncategorized,  writing

    Responding to a response to a response to a letter sent to the world

    chiselch / November 22, 2020

    I’m not much of a social media person. I like direct contact, which is why I will fire off an e-mail note to someone whose work or other actions has been particularly impressive.…

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  • catering,  cooking,  Life,  Life as we know it,  slacker bullshit

    A fog from a fire and the fog of arrogance and the fog of incompetence and …

    chiselch / September 12, 2020

    I love fog. I’ve got fog, but I don’t love this fog. This fog is the devil spawn of fire. Smoke, shoved west from its forest home by flames a-billion, then back east…

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