A Brief Encounter

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A Brief Encounter Published at 101 Words

A Brief Encounter, my latest flash short, has been published at 101 words.

The piece, which you can read here, was originally the first paragraph of a novella I was writing. I’m hoping to one day go back to it!

After a rough year, I’m back on the submission train – Nepo Baby and all the shorts have been sent out to agents and literary outlets. I’m hoping there’s more good news in the coming weeks.

And that’s without mentioning The Caretaker, which is going to be published next year.

101 Words has a great rule. Each of their published stories must be exactly 101 words long. Writing to that length means being as tight as possible – getting character, moment, atmosphere, location into just a few short pars. If you’re a writer or you want to see some excellent examples of craft, take a look at their website.

News, Short Stories

A Brief Encounter Accepted for Publication

A Brief Encounter, a piece of flash fiction I wrote earlier this year, has been accepted for publication.

The piece will be published at 101 Words in August. The website publishes stories of exactly 101 words.

The story is about unrequited love and fantasy, and was originally the first part of a novella I intended to write. Exciting to see the first 101 words find their place. Maybe I’ll return to it one of these days!

With that said, one of the things I enjoyed with this is fitting an entire world into so few words. It’s not a slice of a novella but a character piece all of its own.

A Brief Encounter, which editors described as “beautifully bittersweet”, will be available on August 7.

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