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This is a scary one. Day 27 of Flash Fiction February . Hello, new follower Lilla Bell . Lilla writes erotica, and why not? Maybe this is a good inspiration for a little story. Nothing too risque for me, but I can work with it. Scary trigger warning. It’s gross when peepshows become creepshows. There isn’t a lot of reason to go into the reasons. People like to read all sorts of things. Sometimes “...

Honey, we’ve been viewed by the Earthlings. When UAP’s are seen, they call it being ‘viewed.’ Holy moly, let’s view a triad, a delta formation, shall we? This will be reproduced as part of the OVALS Project . Day 26th of Flash Fiction February Mike would lay on the front lawn and stare out at the stars. Very much like many other kids around his age of 7 or 8. Kids of all types and kinds and races...

What the crap is the deal with the missing socks! Honest’tagod… I think the little one knows what’s going on. Day 25 of Flash Fiction February , 29 brand new stories in 29 days. It’s a little bit of a journey. I’ve learned a lot about writing in short formulas, how to podcast, how to produce my podcast and how to organize the process for efficiency. Thank you for the follow Crudamente , a photogra...

Censorship is hate and it’s Day 23 of Flash Fiction February . Communication and expression are inherent human qualities and today we are on a mission with Captain Farmouth, who is clone hopping. “The fronds on these branches are interesting; they are like hairs; they are like hairs on larger, beefier hairs. I’m going to run a check on these; if they are like earth trees, then they are sensory.” T...

One can’t even leave the house for a few hours. It’s Day 23 of Flash Fiction February . You’re welcome. Have a nice day. Deep, low snores, barely audible, loft from down below. There is a raspy, airy rumbling between breaths. How a body, any body, can live in such a dank, gloomy, and seemingly permanent situation is beyond understanding. Meanwhile, above, two ladies, Marla and Kasey, prepare for a...

Free Speech is an Inherent Right, Censorship is Hate . That’s what it is. That’s a freebie truism. But today we have an astronaut with a dilemma. It is Day 22 of Flash Fiction February. A professor addresses a class: “I have a scenario for you.” You’ll be alone on a long mission; that’s what you signed up for. That was your decision. “If you had a family back on earth, you never would have been ch...

Join me in the Blanch Galaxy won’t you? OVALS found another life-bearing planet. Can you believe it? Wow. Hey. It’s Day 21 of Flash Fiction February . Soft, Red Planet found in the Blanch Galaxy. O.V.A.L.S. Observation of Life: Report# 0045: 3034 === A report from The Objective Vantage Astronomical Laboratory Systems (OVALS) project has been transmitted regarding observed exoplanets. The robotic a...

It’s all about a snake’s snacks today. It’s day 20 you guys, of Flash Fiction February . Richard and Roger get a lesson in land co-management. “Why don’t gophers just use the same hole they used yesterday? Why do they make a new hole every day, right next to the hole they made yesterday?” Roger asks his big brother Richard. Richard answers, “Because they’re stupid.” Richard is preparing the gopher...

Grandpa has important lessons for the whippersnapper. Flat tires and flagging down friends, on DAY 19 of Flash Fiction February. 10 days to go. I can’t wait. “I lost count.” Sherry says to her grandpa. “I have to start over.” “That’s OK; you don’t have to start all over again; just guess where you were and keep going.” Granpda says while he assesses the damage to the rim of their tire. “It’s a lot...

Cool pop-psychology bro. Day 18 of Flash Fiction February and Rolf needs new friends. I’m learning a lot about writing and story formulas. I can’t wait to write and podcast about it when FFF is over. “I see nothing stopping you.” Geena says. “I don’t mean I just want to go do it; I want to do it with someone else or with a group of people.“ Rolf replies. “So you’re looking for social activity, not...

What about day seventeen of Flash Fiction February ? What about that? Yesterday was episode 50 of the podcast, and the official all-the-way-past-half-way-through FFF. A cool convergence, bro. Like yesterday, today’s is also prose driven story. The crust of iced over snow, drips, just out of reach of the sun. For the better part of the day, just out of reach of the sun. The surrounds are drenched i...

Episode 50 of the podcast, and all the way half-way through FFF. Cool convergence, bro. Hello new follower , thanks for the follow MovieMann. Welcome to Day 16 of Flash Fiction February , 29 new stories in 29 days . It’s all downhill from here. There was that dark line of thick, shallow, black clouds. It was no telling where this cold was coming from. It was other-worldly. The usual wind that init...

They don’t make movies like the blockbuster Paul P. saw in his Grandma’s old Super 8 film anymore. Day 14 of Flash Fiction February . We’re halfway through the month. WANTED: Looking for a movie projector to look at some old family movies I recently found. I need to see if they’re worth converting to digital. I remember my grandmother liked to do a lot of scenery, but I don't want to waste my time...

This is flash fiction because I made up a new word, so, for the time being, it’s fiction. This story is about a fictional word; therefore, I’ll allow it to be part of Flash Fiction February. American politicians spend too much time raising money. They don’t have time to make good policy or to care how it affects us. That’s an example of a conundrum. As a writer and a podcaster who has the goal of...

Americans across the divide didn’t have to admit they were wrong, all they had to do was admit that they had all been tricked by the same forces. It’s Day ELEVEN of Flash Fiction February and the forces of evil have been vanquished… for now. 2029: New World Order Loses Bid for Earth. So many towns town hadn’t been economically active for a couple of decades. It was a typical situation where after...

If you live in a place where winter isn’t usually harsh, but every once in a while it is, then you’ll get this story. Day ten of Flash Fiction February, with a snowball’s chance of being entertaining every single day of the 29 days in a row that I’m doing this. The crunchy, frozen winter doesn’t want to end. It seems to maintain itself at the last minute, every day. This part of the country isn’t...

Day 9 of Flash Fiction February is in the books. Have a little snack of a podcast with me will you? If you are reading this or listening to it, I could use some shares. Please share. Henry is a hungry mouse. He’s so hungry that he’s walking around talking to himself. “I really gotta find some cheese.” Henry said to himself, “This is ridiculous; what’s a guy gotta do to get some cheese around here?...

Day 8. 8 is great! Flash Fiction February is all the way on with this story about a couple partying through the end of the world. 29 Flash Fiction Forays in 29 days. The BlastNuclear Recreation at the Edge of the End. Sheila sits poolside and has a foo-foo drink with an umbrella in it. It’s frothy; it has to be coconut and syrupy. "Oh, this is delicious,” she says. It’s coconut and chocolate, and...

Today is Day 7 and my story about things that get brought along, whether anyone knows it, or wants it, or has anything to do with it. Unseen Work As Foremen go, Franky was an OK guy. The floor was usually smartly organized when he was on. Some people would say it depends on the Laborers, how smoothly a floor goes up, and how well things flow. Some would say it depends on whether the Laborers like...

Today’s story is about a product idea that I have, so I’m establishing first use, right here. I haven’t seen anything like it. I used to hear about these things people would make with paper towel cardboard rolls. They would scent paper towels with something and put them in the paper towel thing and then when they blew smoke into them it would help mask the smell. I have heard of this. Ali’s Dilemm...

I did an exercise today to perform an extrication of my subconscious. I woke up early, had no coffee, and refrained from naps. I had a half cup of coffee after dinner so that when I sat down to write at 9 PM I was approaching delirious. This is fun writing. It’s not exactly not flash fiction, but it not exactly isn’t. It’s more like flash prose, but that’s fine. I’ll allow it. I’m Herschel Sterlin...

Travel with me to the legendary railroad era while I interview Old Toliver Smythe. He did old timey stuff and he’s an ornery old coot. You’re welcome. This is DAY 4 of Flash Fiction February . I recently interviewed retired Train Conductor, Toliver Smythe. We recount the long lost days of train travel. Toliver can hear the train whistle from his old train line from his home. He’s lived a long and...

I deliver this frightening freight on Flash Fiction February , day three. Aren’t you lucky? You’re welcome. On with the story (that you should listen to for best results). Frank and José have a busy Sunday ahead. They both really hustle for extra cash to make sure their families are OK. They usually rent a truck and do residential moves. It’s a pretty nice gig because there’s a rental place in the...

This is from the OVALS Project Team. A brief review for the pilots on how to re-enter linear time after clone pairing shifts. Welcome to Day 2 of Flash Fiction February. I’m Herschel Sterling and I’m here to help. I think if I changed my name from Commercial Herschel to Controversial Herschel I’d have more attention paid to me. What do you think? That’s what I think. But they would be TV watchers...

This is the first post of Flash Fiction February. If I have to do an old story from my decades of folders, I’ll announce that, otherwise these very short 1-2K word stories were written the day before I post them. “What’s with the lighters?” I asked Rhannia. She has thousands and thousands of old, spent, plastic cigarette lighters. They are categorized by size and then color. There are three stalls...