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POETRY
Unfolding the Eternal Now by Rolando Andrade of Beyond the Therapy Room [Free Verse]
You asked me to be with you (First Line)
MICRO/FLASH FICTION
Situation Critical by Scott MacLeod of Son of Ugly [Mystery]
It’s my worst dream but I’m fully awake. (First Line)
Dragons, Those Majestic Creatures; Dragons, Those Monstrous Things by E. H. Lau of Hatching Stories [Fantasy]
Fools! Those naive, dragon-worshipping fools! (Any Line)
Disco Inferno by Maryellen Brady 💗📚 of Magical Musings with MeBrady [Speculative Fiction]
The Velvet Underground was a second-rate disco club before the meteors fell. (First Line)
The phantom of free coffee by Trevor Cohen of Tredecko [Literary Fiction]
“I’m sorry, ma’am, but this stamp card expired,” said the barista. (First Line)
Bedtime Routine by The Butchered Writers of The Butchered Writers [Horror]
“Maybe you don’t see her because she looks like you." (Any Line)
SHORT STORY
What Passes Down by S.E. Reid of Talebones
The nursing home hallway yawned ahead of me like the too-bright aisle of an unadorned church, lined with its stooped congregants and hallowed doorways; I tried to smile at each one as I passed them, looking for the right room number. (First Line)
State Trooper by Nathan Hatch of Nathan Hatch [Horror]
A dark river flows in conjunction with an endless stretch of synthetic black poison. (First Line)
SHORT SERIAL
Wake me up in Dystopia [Third Part] by Evelyn K. Brunswick of In a Different Place [Science Fiction]
They can’t stop your brain’s deeper instinct from shifting your eyes into the periphery, just in case. (Any Line)
SERIAL
A Dread Tide Rising [Chapter 34] by Walt Shuler of Blackspire [Historical]
A bell tolled somewhere in the distance. (First Line)
WALL OF SERIALS
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Typically, when I’m late with sending these weekly emails there is always a reason. In this case, as it’s been for the past year, I’m thinking about serial fiction and the writers of serial fiction. How best to showcase the work that, actually, so many are doing, have been doing, and are considering starting up later this year? Unlike any other aspect of fiction writing, this one really does keep me up at night. And so…
CALLING ALL SERIAL FICTION WRITERS
* Past, Present, and Future
I have 4 questions that I’d love for you to answer. My idea is that everyone who writes serial fiction should answer them. The questions have nothing to do with your specific serial fiction and more to do with the how and the why. I’d like to go about writing up a large Post here specific to serial fiction with your answers. I may even do another Live where your answers are discussed with some old and new serial fiction writers from our very own community later on.
If you’d like to help me by answering just 4 questions, DM TiF Team and say, “I write serial fiction. What are your 4 questions?” and I’ll share them with you. All I ask is that you are actively, or have in the past, written and shared your serial fiction on Substack. If you are seriously considering putting up your own serial fiction on Substack, then say, “I intend ot write serial fiction. What are your 4 questions?” and I’ll share them with you.
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QUESTION OF THE WEEK
Not so much a question but a POLL of the week! We’ve had some amazing contenders for our very first Murder Room display case! Now, without knowing who wrote it (please if you know this is you DO NOT share a link to your story or reveal who you are!) which piques your interest to want to know more about from our rather eccentric tour guide?
In truth, we may cross-post ALL of the stories but your vote will help us decide the order! You have 7 days.
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