A story in 1000 words or less?!? Sounds like a crazy idea! But it’s a wonderful challenge and something that I have been endeavoring to practice to make my engineering reports more succinct! Has it succeeded? I’ll let you be the judge:

• MisconceptionsAugust 1, 2020
  So this was my one entry into the NYC Midnight Flash Fiction Competition 2020. I missed the deadline on the second round!! Its a nil-pointer, but got some…
• Cold Storage – A Flash Fiction StoryApril 30, 2020
  When a research assistant opens his late professor’s safety deposit box, he finds an unexpected link to his own past. My thanks to Nora McKinney for providing editorial…
• RetributionApril 19, 2020
  The narrator of this tale gets an unexpected opportunity for revenge when he smells pizza. (Just so you know … the pizza was a prompt that had to…
• The Layer Cake MysteryApril 12, 2020
  On an anniversary trip with his wife, a retired doctor solves a small mystery. A dapper young man bounded down the sweeping staircase of the hotel. He almost…
• Ooops!March 15, 2020
  Okay. This one is a bit naughty. A bit of a what if … I apologize to any of my religious friends for this one… They announce a…
• (Wedding) Breakfast at FurbelowsMarch 15, 2020
  When Mary’s wedding plans are derailed, she turns to her friend for help. This story is revised from one submitted to the 2015 NYC Midnight Competition I look…
• A ‘Fichey’ TaleMarch 10, 2020
  When Gary finally gets a chance to look for a relative’s treasure map his enthusiasm can’t be dampened. Originally a NYC Midnight Flash Entry, this one was rewritten…
• Speculative FictionMarch 9, 2020
  The grand opening of the Sci-Fi Hall of Fame was, so far, an unmitigated disaster, until a little boy gives Dana a ray of hope. Originally written as…
• A Good IdeaMarch 9, 2020
  After a museum visit, a concrete plant worker comes up with the money making idea of a life-time. This short story, from 2015 helped me advance to the…