If you have ever emailed a writer to let them know you enjoyed something they wrote, you are among the noblest and best and most saintly in this entire world, and I hope you sleep really well tonight.
I'm very proud to have two of my stories in this gorgeous book full of rich, beautiful fiction - 'Wet Brain' and 'Full Circle, Perfect Square'. If you love thoughtful, beautifully written, story-driven, and very short stories, consider getting a copy. The book is modestly priced and beautiful.
A thought—like an ember that bends truth towards it. Perhaps. If literary magazines valued stories. Characters. People doing things. Not empty metaphors, like ghosts hiding in the hollows of peach pits. Not verbs and vibes voluminous. Perhaps. Perhaps. They wouldn’t keep publishing empty AI bullshit
So grateful FFF is again reprinting a slightly older story of mine - Notes For A Eulogy - especially as the ed had to recode his website to make the experimental formatting work! A short version of this came second in the Bridport Prize for flash, but I think it has twice the impact at 500 words.