Author's Note:
I really like writing short stories. Being able to take a random scene, character or snippet of dialogue and expanding it makes me smile and fills me with some kind of juvenile glee.
As I brushed up on my short story skills through reading the variety of "how-to" books and a good portion of Alfred Hitchcock anthologies, I began to study flash fiction a bit more. I subscribed to an ezine called Shotgun Honey*, which publishes flash fiction stories in the vein of noir, crime and the like. Reading a handful of tightly-crafted, satisfying stories tends to inspire me.
So I sat down and wrote one myself. Short, sweet, and to-the-point. Loved the concept, loved the end result and loved the story. (Hope you did, too!)
*I actually submitted my story to Shotgun Honey when I was done, and they liked it enough to feature it on their website. A serious highlight for this budding author.
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Again, thanks for reading!
- Jack
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Orange, Black and Blue (COMPLETED)
Short StoryA heavy-handed mob enforcer finds he has more than one reason to hate Florida.
