Monthly Archives: May 2008

Our Editorial Practices

Posted on May 27, 2008 by flasfre9

I recently put some information about our editorial practices in the Flash Forum. I put it there instead of on a separate page to encourage people to ask questions, complain, make suggestions, offer to be a part of the team, … Continue reading →

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Five Star Literary Stories

Posted on May 24, 2008 by flasfre9

I just found a great site called Five Star Literary Stories, run by three-time Pushcart nominee T.J. Forrester. I don’t suppose it’s shocking, with a name like that and an editor with those credentials, that it focuses on literary fiction … Continue reading →

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For Writers: The Turkey City Lexicon

Posted on May 21, 2008 by flasfre9

I’ve just created a nicely formatted version of the Turkey City Lexicon and made it available from my Goodies page. The Turkey City Lexicon is a copyright-free collection of gaffes, stylistic problems, and other issues that face writers every day. … Continue reading →

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For Webmasters: "My IP Neighbors"

Posted on May 13, 2008 by flasfre9

Okay, this has nothing to do with writing, but it has something to do with hosting an online ‘zine (or online anything else, for that matter). A while back I had to write to AT&T to get them to allow … Continue reading →

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Announcing: New Column by Bruce Holland Rogers

Posted on May 8, 2008 by flasfre9

I’m thrilled to announce that, starting with our June issue, Bruce Holland Rogers will contribute a monthly column called “Short-Short Sighted: Writing the Short-Short Story”. Bruce is an award-winning writer and a teacher, and may be best known as a … Continue reading →

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Use the New Social Networking Tools to Promote Flash Fiction Online

Posted on May 3, 2008 by flasfre9

When I launched this issue, I added buttons for Digg, Stumble Upon, and Del.icio.us. Using these buttons will promote the stories we publish here, and you can add comments as well. This is good overall for Flash Fiction Online, and … Continue reading →

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Subscribe to Pam Casto’s Flash Fiction Flash Newsletter

Posted on May 3, 2008 by flasfre9

If you’re a writer who’s interested in Flash Fiction, and you haven’t subscribed to Pam Casto’s Flash Fiction Flash newsletter, hie thee to http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FlashFictionFlash to get on her mailing list. It has enough really good information in it to make … Continue reading →

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Review by Sam Tomaino at SFRevu

Posted on May 1, 2008 by flasfre9

Sam Tomaino at SFRevu kindly reviewed our April issue a few days ago. I thank him for his kind words, summed up like this: “I got a big kick out of them and look forward to next month’s issue.” (And … Continue reading →

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