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NOTE: This Steal Tomorrow flash piece is my first flash fiction since Hurricane Ike. I wrote it for this week's Sunday Scribblings prompt. For those who don't know Danny and Danica from Steal Tomorrow, be assured that I'm being intentionally vague ...
Flash Fiction - Link Only
Since I just posted a new Will and Diana flash below, I'll simply link to this weekend's Steal Tomorrow flash: The Beauty Queen. We're getting deep enough into the story now that future flashes will likely be contemporaneous with the story and not s...
Flash Fiction Interlude: On the Bridge
AUTHOR'S NOTE: This story is cross-posted at Steal Tomorrow.Dark above. Dark below. The ring of boots on metal. Was it really his boots? Jay stopped and listened. Maybe the problem was his ears. Or his feet. He continued walking.The clouds pa...
Flash Fiction Interlude: First Do No Harm
AUTHOR'S NOTE: This is cross-posted at Steal Tomorrow.Johnny wound the last bit of tape around the boy’s finger, securing the splint in place. “You’ll need to make sure this doesn’t get wet,” he said. “Do you have any rubber gloves or s...
Advertising
I figured out how to advertise! I created a banner ad for Steal Tomorrow and bought a spot on my friend's serial, Dead End Streets. Go check it out-- my ad is at the top of the page! (Be sure to read Dead End Streets, too. It's full of fun charac...
Flash Fiction Interlude: Ars Gratia Artis
AUTHOR'S NOTE: The action of this story precedes Steal Tomorrow. The story is cross-posted on my Steal Tomorrow blog.May walked down the city street carrying two empty gallon jugs and trying to reconcile the evidence of her eyes and nose with what h...
Flash Fiction Interlude: The Principle of the Thing
AUTHOR'S NOTE: This flash fiction extra is from the period before the action in Steal Tomorrow and is cross-posted on the Steal Tomorrow Blog. Thanks for reading, and be sure to check out the new Steal Tomorrow Forums and sign up for some fun discus...
Forums!
I've added forums to the Steal Tomorrow blog. Feel free to drop by and request your membership. We'll be discussing more than just the novel. I want to encourage discussion about themes and issues brought up in the book. We can talk about writing...
Updates
Good news! Steal Tomorrow is now available in Kindle format. I don't know anyone who actually has a Kindle, but what the heck, right?The entire first chapter of Steal Tomorrow is up now and I hope to have a short story "Extra" sometime this weekend...
Announcement!
Posting of Steal Tomorrow begins tomorrow (Monday) and there will be a new post every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday.Extras, character sketches, and oddments will also continue as time and inclination permit.I've uploaded the book into Kindle format a...
Steal Tomorrow Now Available
I've finished my line-edits and formatting, and Steal Tomorrow is now available in pocket-size format. I apologize for the price, but Lulu charges more for pocket books than trade paperback size. I added only enough pennies above cost to get an eve...
Flash Fiction Interlude: Special Delivery(A Steal Tomorrow Extra)
AUTHOR'S NOTE: This flash fiction piece about the twins is cross-posted at Steal Tomorrow. It is not part of the novel.With a thwack, the knife embedded itself in the wood paneling. Danny flinched. “That was close, love.”Danica picked up anot...
Flash Fiction Interlude: In Dependence Day (A Steal Tomorrow Extra)
AUTHOR'S NOTE: This holiday flash fiction piece accompanies my YA novel Steal Tomorrow and is cross-posted on the novel's blog“So what’s this leadership meeting supposed to be about?” Cassie asked Julilla as they climbed the stairs.“Fourth o...
