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Drumstick- Object Writing - July 5th

objectwriter01 wrote 2 hours ago: The previews flicker away at the front as I unwrap the cone. Cellophane crackles like breaking glass … more →

Tags: Object Writing, Andrea Stolpe, Berklee, Creative Writing, Destination Writing, pat pattison, simple writing exercises, Songwriting, using verbs adjectives and nouns

Throw some Jerks in your Fiction

jonathanerock wrote 5 hours ago: Dramatic scenes thrive on conflict. A powerful technique is to include jerks. I mean, obviously it … more →

Tags: writing, character, Fiction, John Scalzi, Stephen King, Jerks, Old Man's War, Firefly, Han Solo

The Long Way Home

hakodatedre wrote 5 hours ago: I do not remember  how much time I spent  each day writing, but during those months, I really don … more →

Tags: Stories, acoustic, Alexander, Alone, Apprendre, Coldplay, comfort, Darkness, do not remember

The Huffington Post And The New Age Of Citizen Journalism

pittsburghflashfictiongazette wrote 6 hours ago: Do you have an iPhone?  Are you just a little bit Internet savvy?  Would you like to do some bloggin … more →

Tags: Commentaries, writing, Blogging, War, Marriage, sex, Love, Computers, Life

bring shame upon

littledebbieoatmealcookie wrote 7 hours ago: poetry is a shame, its only for the pretty for has it Been, thoust, seen written a poem abouts the w … more →

Tags: Fiction, Literature, Story, Theater, Thoughts, writing, Art, Creative Writing, Fringe

the dorting1 comment

littledebbieoatmealcookie wrote 7 hours ago: a water bottle opened that night … lots of chairs yet filled by patrons, yet filled by whoms w … more →

Tags: Fiction, Literature, Story, Theater, Thoughts, writing, Art, Creative Writing, Fringe

Blogging As Self-Analysis

pittsburghflashfictiongazette wrote 7 hours ago: Blogging as self-analysis.  Not a strange idea.  Even when a writer writes about others the very thi … more →

Tags: Commentaries, attention, Blogger, Blogging, Girls, great flash fiction, Idea, Kissing, Love

The Paranoid Fox: Copyright © Todd Von Joel 2009. All rights reserved.

Todd Von Joel wrote 8 hours ago: The Paranoid Fox It is about as difficult to define an alcoholic, as it is for one to stop drinking. … more →

Abimbout: Copyright © Todd Von Joel 2009. All rights reserved.

Todd Von Joel wrote 8 hours ago: Abimbout  We had to be out by 10, if Bimbo’s social worker Steff came around and found me living the … more →

The Butter Factory: Copyright © Todd Von Joel 2009. All rights reserved.

Todd Von Joel wrote 8 hours ago: The Butter Factory I was so hungry; I had no option but attempt to find something edible in the univ … more →

The Niagara Falls: Copyright © Todd Von Joel 2009. All rights reserved.

Todd Von Joel wrote 8 hours ago: The Niagara Falls Summer’s evening had changed shift with summer’s night. With it, came Jack Frost’ … more →

My Counsellor Says Be Positive: Copyright © Todd Von Joel 2009. All rights reserved.

Todd Von Joel wrote 8 hours ago: My Counsellor Says Be Positive In the surrounding compartments, my cousins of a lower value ooze fe … more →

Sarah Palin & The Politics Of Celebrity & Money

pittsburghflashfictiongazette wrote 8 hours ago: Governor Palin has a book deal with HarperCollins that will garner her millions of dollars.  The Gov … more →

Tags: Commentaries, Alaska, Americans, boggers, Book Deal, Celebrity, flash fiction, governor palin, HarperCollins

180oC for 5 hours: Copyright © Todd Von Joel 2009. All rights reserved.

Todd Von Joel wrote 8 hours ago: 180oC for 5 hours So this year I was entrusted with the responsibility of buying the Christmas turk … more →

Palin Has A $1,000,000 Book Deal With HarperCollins

pittsburghflashfictiongazette wrote 9 hours ago: As Republicans and the State of Alaska reel from the sudden resignation of Governor Palin, she has t … more →

Tags: Commentaries, > $1,000,000, abandoning Alaska, Alaska, book sells, flash fiction, HarperCollins, Karaoke, Life

Three Rational Reasons For Palin Resignation2 comments

pittsburghflashfictiongazette wrote 10 hours ago: Governor Sarah Palin is not a dumb person.  You don’t get to be governor by being stupid.  So, … more →

Tags: Commentaries, 2012, book, Constituency, dirty deed, GOP leadership, Governor Sarah Palin, Life, Love

Dog This Big; A Tragedy

noseflautist wrote 10 hours ago: Hey all. It’s Saturday, and I’m putting a blog up. Yes, that’s right, a day earlie … more →

short fiction by dennis cooper

peter wrote 13 hours ago: A disquieting short story from Dennis Cooper: a model of economy and dialogue, and an interesting co … more →

Tags: graduate seminar, 1, American Literature, Brian Evenson, Dennis Cooper, excerpts & quotations, Violence

Trailerpark

iamthesarah3 wrote 13 hours ago:   Trailerpark by Russell Banks Title: Trailerpark Author: Russell Banks Year: 1981 Genre: Short stor … more →

Tags: Book Review, 35, Book made into Movie, Drug Dealers, guinea pig lady, Jesus, New Hampshire, Russell Banks, trailerpark