So I totally forgot to post the link to my new short story on Bewildering Stories! Oops! The story "The Might of a Shaman" is set in a stone age, fantasy-lite world where spirits might be real and danger certainly is. It is a setting I have written a couple other stories in and will likely … Continue reading A new story, exclusively on Bewildering Stories!
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Resistance – 3LineTales Week 66
They came in the dead of night, dropping out of the sky like autumn snowflakes. With their guns they took our city, but a few of us escaped to resist their tyranny. A bomb on the transmission tower will let them know we are not done fighting! *Written as a response to the Three Line … Continue reading Resistance – 3LineTales Week 66
Inevitable – Three Line Tales
I see the golden glow. It pulls me in, towards its generous warmth; I cannot resist. Zap! *Written as a response to Three Line Tales, Week 64
A Wretched Sort of Desire – 3LineTales
Irina watched the young, handsome man returning to her--his powerful stride, his lean, fresh body with its smell of smoked ham. He was a good choice; he even came with his own truck. Of course, she would have to change the plates after she devoured him. *Spells! What is wrong with me these days? Get … Continue reading A Wretched Sort of Desire – 3LineTales
Give the People What They Want – 3LineTales
The crowd roared, chanting a chorus of indecipherable mumbles. They pushed forward, reaching out to touch the moisture and static which was building on the platform ahead. They stood by, unsaited, waiting for the blade to drop on the defiant sacrifice. *written as a response to the Three Line Tales week 55 photo prompt.
An Abrupt End – FFfAW 14 February
John shoved his way past the mob of scooters and motorbikes, vaulting over the last one and landing on running feet. The assassin was escaping. The crowd ahead was blustery, jeering at the violent wake left by the fleeing man. John had to catch him, had to bring back the ambassador's killer to face justice. The … Continue reading An Abrupt End – FFfAW 14 February
The Man Who Expected to Die – Friday Fictioneers, 3 February 2017
I watched the man cross the street through the glass eye of my high-powered rifle. He wasn't my target; he had nothing to do with me. I was here to kill a killer, not some guy in a faded wool coat. Then he turned his head up towards me; understanding restructured his face. Instead of running, he … Continue reading The Man Who Expected to Die – Friday Fictioneers, 3 February 2017
3 Ways to Become a Better Writer
Most writers know two simple ways to get better at writing. They are the basic tips of any professional writing program or class. Stephen King summed it up quite well in his great treatise of the craft On Writing, suggesting "If you want to be a writer, you must do two things above all others: read a … Continue reading 3 Ways to Become a Better Writer
To be King – FFfAW
Harry watched the yellow banner billow in the wind. He was fixated on one of the Chinese characters, the one that meant "king" (王). He wondered to himself what it would be like to be a king. He was British, so would he be a king like the mythical Arthur or the historical William I? Though, … Continue reading To be King – FFfAW
Sun Touched – Friday Fictioneers
"What kind of people use one car to drag along another car?" I asked my mom. She looked over to me, her eyes squinting in the sun, her wrinkles reaching across her round face. It was a dark face--one the sun knew well, having placed its rough touch on her long ago and never releasing it. It was … Continue reading Sun Touched – Friday Fictioneers
JM Williams 