My latest flash fiction, “A Tide of Change” was released today. I’d love to hear your feedback! Please use the comment form below. The Puritans dominated my mental picture of those who colonized America. In researching the story, I discovered three waves of immigration populated the colonies. English gentry and their servants filled one wave. …
Episode 6 of a flash fiction series. Find previous episodes at Claire’s Story – Flash Fiction Series. Claire’s closed eyes twitched, though she didn’t notice. She drifted in darkness. But something stirred her. What was it? A sound. She focused on a voice. “Claire, I’m here.” Something warm slid around her right hand, holding it gently. …
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Episode 5 of a flash fiction series. Find previous episodes at Claire’s Story – Flash Fiction Series. Bart stared at his watch and pursed his lips. Over an hour late. He drew a deep breath and slowly released it. He needed to think about something else, anything other than his bride in surgery. Adelle sat beside …
Episode 4 of a flash fiction series. Find previous episodes at Claire’s Story – Flash Fiction Series. Claire’s knee-length wedding dress rustled as she moved gently on the patio floor. She looked up into her father’s face. Vince held his head high against the blue afternoon sky. A smile lit his face as he led her …
Episode 3 of a flash fiction series. Find previous episodes at Claire’s Story – Flash Fiction Series. Claire gazed at her reflection in the full-length mirror, turning from side to side. The knee-length wedding gown rustled and swished. She touched her chest below her neck, feeling the lace of the illusion neckline, feeling the thump …
I received a couple of comments from the summer newsletter to write more about Claire and Bart. I originally planned one romance story before trying another genre. But I decided to challenge myself to write episodes on the blog before the fall newsletter. I have planned a total of six episodes, but who knows? Perhaps …
Episode 2 in a flash fiction series. Episode 1 appeared in the summer newsletter. It is available here. Bart gazed at the steam rising from his paper coffee cup, his thoughts drifting to the night before. Mom had smiled with delight when he told her his plan to marry Claire. But her eyes grew wide …