Pour yourself a glass of Chateau Latour (or at least Opus One), settle into a comfy chair and enjoy my “The Resident Sommelier”. It’s included in Neil Hogan’s new Alien Dimensions #20 – #21 combined edition. Sip your way through some great SF! Here’s the link: https://www.amazon.com/Alien-Dimensions-20-21-Anthology/dp/B098VSSQGJ/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1625762673&sr=1-1
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Working with Flash Fiction Magazine’s strict word limit was tough, but I’m happy with the result. Eric had this to say on the Flash Fiction Magazine site:
“This is a slick piece of writing. Sam Spade – a tough PI from past detective pulp reborn into futuristic skirmishes . Mickey Spillane would love it if he were alive. A sexy cover for a book with Angel splashed across the front with a smoking gun in her hand, a thug under her foot and foggy dew-drops in her hair.”
I’d buy it.Take a peek and see if you are too!
https://flashfictionmagazine.com/blog/2020/07/15/star-noir/#more-38191
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Sometimes writing is play. I assembled some of my favorite Groucho quotes a few days ago and put them to work in a pretty silly hundred-word story. Because it’s Groucho, “Duck Soup” is worth a look! Here’s the link: https://www.fridayflashfiction.com/100-word-stories/duck-soup-by-robert-walton
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Editor Neil Hogan just sent a note informing me that Alien Dimensions # 19 is officially published. I think it’s a strong issue and I’m most pleased that he included my “Sparkle”. The story’s two main characters are veterans of an earlier story, “Kill the Coffee Boilers”, published in the Third Flatiron’s 2016 anthology “Hyper-powers”. I had fun with them and decided to give them another ride in “Sparkle”. Please let me know if you enjoy them too! Here’s the Amazon link:
https://www.amazon.com/Dimensions-Science-Fiction-Stories-Anthology-ebook/dp/B0855LP29D/
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Editor Neil Hogan included a story of mine in this issue. Ever wonder what an alien corgi might look like? If you wish to find out, read my “Sparkle”. I’ll let you know when #19 is available.
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Photo by Jon Walton
Every Day Fiction just published my near future SF tale “Basilone” set in Istanbul. Working with their word limit made me refine the story to its essentials and I’m happy with the result. Please do see if you agree with me! Here’s the link:
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I shared many a campfire with Ed McKean, as did my sons. He told funny – if predictable! – stories for all the kids around the circle of firelight. His stories inspired me to write “Pull My Finger”, included in this anthology. Here’s the link:
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