I have another story released with Black Hare Press for their monthly Dark Moments drabble call. The theme this time was ‘How to stop a zombie apocalypse. My character tried. He really did. His idea worked, too. It just needs tweaking. Read my story here: Drained A Black Hare Press Dark Moments drabble.
Tag Archives: Microfiction
New Story: Fallen Angels
I have a new story out today: “Fallen Angels”, a Black Hare Press Dark Moments drabble. This story was written for the monthly theme challenge: Nephilim Read it here: Fallen Angels
August Reflections
August was a busy month for reading and writing. I kicked it off with the release of The Killing Pen, a short horror story featured in ‘That Is TOO Wrong: An anthology of Offbeat Horror: Vol 11’, edited by Jan-Andrew Henderson, Black Hart Publishing. This is the second instalment of Jan’s horror anthology trilogy. TheContinue reading “August Reflections”
30 stories in 30 days with @Writers_Vic #WVFlashFic22
During April, Writers Victoria runs a fun micro-fiction competition. Each day, they release a word prompt, and writers are asked to write a story up to 30 words incorporating the prompt. They choose a daily winner, then an overall winner at the end of the month who receive a free Writers Victoria workshop of theirContinue reading “30 stories in 30 days with @Writers_Vic #WVFlashFic22”
Dark Drabble Roundup
I had lots of fun writing drabbles last month and my effort has been rewarded with not one, but two new publications with Black Hare Press. My first accepted drabble was for the Dark Moments Monthly Challenge: Theme – Zippers. My story, Dressed To Kill, is online now. To read CLICK HERE My second acceptedContinue reading “Dark Drabble Roundup”
New Anthology Release: Punk -Cyber / Bio / Diesel / Steam Punk
The latest anthology from Black Hare Press has been released today and if you like steampunk, cyberpunk, biopunk, dieselpunk, then this book is for you. It contains 57 mind-bending tales of terror from 27 authors, including four stories from me. Purchase details are here: Punk: Cyber/Bio/Diesel/Steam Punk Tiny Tales (Tiny Tales of Terror Book 1)
Twice the Pleasure
My love affair with drabbles continues with my latest acceptance to Black Hare Press Dark Moments Monthly challenge. The theme for February was Lovers and the story had to be exactly 100 words (not including the title). I love creating titles and they can be used to squeeze in some extra words to expand theContinue reading “Twice the Pleasure”
Out with the old goals, in with the new.
December is the time to set writing goals for the new year, but I thought it would be fun to see if I achieved my goals from last year, because I always forget them by the end of January. My initial goal for 2021 was to finish a short story I was working on forContinue reading “Out with the old goals, in with the new.”
Dark Moments Monthly Drabble Challenge
Another month, another writing challenge and Black Hare Press continues to tempt me with its Dark Moments monthly drabble challenge. The theme for September was Halloween, and stories had to be exactly 100 words. When I say exactly, that’s exactly what it means and I always have fun making sure elipses (…) don’t add toContinue reading “Dark Moments Monthly Drabble Challenge”
Dark Drabbles July
I enjoy the challenge of writing drabbles (exactly 100 words) and last month I participated in another monthly drabble challenge by Black Hare Press. The July Dark Moments theme was ‘WAR’ with the following criteria: Can have medieval, modern day, science fiction, supernatural, gangs, speculative fiction vibes, armies of ants, Alice in Wonderland. Conflict betweenContinue reading “Dark Drabbles July”
Pauline Yates 