eBook Deals January 18 – 24

ebook deals and bargains e-book-1209040_960_720Here you go – a bunch of hot new free and bargain eBooks to read, just for you! You’re going to need these while your sitting at the beach, or on vacation, or just hanging at home. You can fill up that Kindle now with the free and 99 cent eBook deals right here on Thrifty Thursday!

Readers: look in the comment section below. If you see one you like, click over and buy it. How easy is that? (If you don’t see the book covers, adjust your browser’s adblock settings.) Continue reading “eBook Deals January 18 – 24”

Which “Keep Out” Flash Fiction Story Gets Your Vote?

Vote5It’s that time again…time to choose your favorite flash fiction story of the week! It’s all up to you now – only one can win Flash Fiction Readers’ Choice Champion honors. It’s super easy – choose your favorite and cast your vote below.

Check out this week’s entries here. Make your decision, then use those share buttons at the bottom of the post to spread the word. Attention Authors: It is okay if you ask people to vote for you!

Voting polls close Thursday at 5 PM Pacific time. If the poll doesn’t close on time, any votes received after 5 pm will be removed.

REMINDER – entries over the 250 limit are disqualified.

Which "Keep Out" flash fiction entry deserves your vote?

  • Theodore Jerome Cohen (41%, 30 Votes)
  • Dale E. Lehman (35%, 26 Votes)
  • Yvonne Hertzberger (7%, 5 Votes)
  • Amy Kaplan (4%, 3 Votes)
  • Judith Garcia (3%, 2 Votes)
  • Joe Wocoski (3%, 2 Votes)
  • Kevin P Michaels (3%, 2 Votes)
  • Bill Engleson (1%, 1 Votes)
  • Judy Fitzpatrick (1%, 1 Votes)
  • Lou Silvestri (1%, 1 Votes)
  • Marc Twine (1%, 1 Votes)
  • Thomas Melcher (0%, 0 Votes)
  • Steven Stucko (0%, 0 Votes)

Total Voters: 74

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NOTE: Entrants whose submissions exceed the 250 word limit will be disqualified even if they win. ONE VOTE PER PERSON, please. Duplicate votes will be deleted. The results displayed above are unofficial until verified by administration.

January 2018 Writing Exercise: Retribution

writing exercise stretching-498256_960_720Our overworked administrator is getting a well-deserved break today, so we figured you all might like to take this time to exercise your writing chops.

Therefore, here’s a writing prompt for you; do as you wish – short story, flash fiction, poem, what have you. There is no deadline or word count restriction. Just write. (Comments are closed – write on your own.)

This week’s word: RETRIBUTION

Use it however you’d like: as the title, in a sentence, or as inspiration. Ready, set, write!

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