If you haven’t figured it out by now, we’re just a wee bit into alliterations here at Indies Unlimited. And yeah, we’re dog people, too. This little guy looks excited to read, doesn’t he? Sure he does! He’d bring you the newspaper each morning if you still got one. So how about picking up some great reads at bargain prices? That’s right, it’s time for the Indies Unlimited Print Book Party.
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As the two men in filthy orange jumpsuits staggered over the crest, they beheld a tree teeming with large, black birds.
The short, pudgy one squinted and asked his companion, “What is it, Harvey? A bunch of owls or something?’
Harvey looked at him with an expression of tired disdain. “No, Lowell. They ain’t owls. Probably a dead cow or something there.”
A faint breeze carried the smell of rotting flesh toward them. Lowell shook his head back and forth rapidly, making his jowls wiggle. “This ain’t good.”
Harvey had already moved up to the top of the ridge. He could see a dozen bodies in various stages of decomposition beneath the tree. Each wore the tell-tale remnants of an orange jumpsuit. “No, Lowell. It ain’t good…
Welcome to the Indies Unlimited Flash Fiction Challenge. In 250 words or less, write a story incorporating the elements in the picture and the written prompt above. Do not include the prompt in your entry. The 250 word limit will be strictly enforced.
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A. L. Kaplan is the Readers’ Choice in this week’s Indies Unlimited Flash Fiction Challenge. The winning entry is decided by the popular vote and rewarded with a special feature here today.
One of our readers asked if we shouldn’t update our fabulous page of Book Promotion Sites to include a link to Bob Hammond’s article, but our fearless leader didn’t think that would be fair based on the experience of just one author. So here’s your chance, peoples! Let us know how YOU did with these sites by taking the survey below. You will remain anonymous, so there will be no chance of backlash for reporting less than stellar results.
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If you haven’t figured it out by now, we’re just a wee bit into alliterations here at Indies Unlimited. And yeah, we’re dog people, too. This little guy looks excited to read, doesn’t he? Sure he does! He’d bring you the newspaper each morning if you still got one. So how about picking up some great reads at bargain prices? That’s right, it’s time for the Indies Unlimited Print Book Party.
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