I guess summer has finally arrived, though you couldn't tell by the weather we've been having in the North East. We're sleeping with the windows closed and the heater on, in the middle of July! Anyway, traffic and posts in the blog world seem to be slowing down a tad, so I thought I'd post some reading material for you to partake of while you sip your Sunday morning coffee.
Over at Clarity of Night, Jason Evans' contest is in full swing. You still have until Wednesday to get your 250 word story entered. I've entered and while I never expect to win, its always fun trying to come up with something different for the contest. As of this morning there's 79 entries with 60 some of them posted so far. Here's the link to mine and a couple of others you might enjoy.
Eric Beetner's name is familiar to many of you, you can find his entry here http://clarityofnight.blogspot.com/2009/07/entry-41.html
Wayne Scheer is in my writing group and his stories always surprise me. http://clarityofnight.blogspot.com/2009/07/entry-34.html
And mine http://clarityofnight.blogspot.com/2009/07/entry-42.html
And don't just read these, take the time to read some of the others that are posted, the range of stories from that one picture is incredible. And hey, they're only 250 words long.
If you're looking for a good laugh, drop on by Criminal Brief this morning and read Leigh Lundin's column. I always love the dumb factor when writing about criminals, though I think most readers would never believe the stupidity that abounds in the world of crime or perhaps they just prefer their fictional criminals to be brilliantly evil. http://criminalbrief.com/?p=7713
And after you read that, drop on by the Flash Fiction Offensive and read Jake Hinkson's story, "Keep it Stupid, Simple" http://theflashfictionoffensive.blogspot.com/ to see how the dumb factor can work perfectly in a short story.
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