First, I have a new short story out! It’s a hard-boiled cozy called “Crumb”, in which a tough broad who opens a tea shop (naturally, there’s a cat in it–I said it’s a cozy) is invaded by a hit-man hired by her daughter’s no-good ex.…

One year, I did what I called Shorts in Season, during which I wrote one new flash fiction piece every three months. Ha! Slacker! Anyway, the long version of this story is here. Here is a 50-word version I tried out: Final Delivery by Marian…

This flash piece was the result of a free-writing exercise in a Quills and Quibbles meeting. A member held up a box and said, “You’re on the bus and somebody gets on with this box in her hand. What’s in the box?” This is what…