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New Father/Son story!

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Mini-Interview with Eric Andrew Newman

October 5, 2020September 30, 2021 / Tommy Dean / 1 Comment

Why do you write flash? What makes it different for you? I wish there was some kind of deep, meaningful answer, but really flash is just how I naturally write. When I started writing again about five years ago after a long hiatus, everything that came out happened to be around 1,000 words or under. … Continue reading Mini-Interview with Eric Andrew Newman

Mini-Interview with Jen Fawkes

August 28, 2020September 30, 2021 / Tommy Dean / Leave a comment

Why do you write flash? What makes it different for you? Flash provides me with the very thing – closure, satisfaction, the rainbow’s end – that long-form fiction dangles before me like an ever-diminishing carrot. I write both long-form and flash, but I always know instantly when an idea is best suited to flash. It … Continue reading Mini-Interview with Jen Fawkes

Fiction from Tommy Dean —

April 13, 2020 / Tommy Dean / Leave a comment

Photo: Tandem X Visuals Past Lives Our four-year-old tells stories, usually unprompted, about his old house, this former life he had before he was with us. He lived on a farm on a country road with John Deere tractors. The deer with the sprig of whitetails gathered at the edge of the woods, and he […]Fiction … Continue reading Fiction from Tommy Dean —

Mini-Interview with Diane Simmons

January 1, 2020 / Tommy Dean / Leave a comment

Why do you write flash? What makes it different for you? I used to write short stories, but intrigued by flash, I took a flash course with Fish Publishing in 2011. I enjoyed it, but declared that I didn’t think flash was my thing. However, I had quite a few stories I’d written on the … Continue reading Mini-Interview with Diane Simmons

Mini-Interview with Andrew Roe

July 22, 2019 / Tommy Dean / Leave a comment

Why do you write flash? What makes it different for you? When I started writing flash it was mostly out of necessity. I was struggling to finish a novel and even traditional length short stories felt daunting. I was a new parent, working full time, with a long drive/commute. My time was limited and so … Continue reading Mini-Interview with Andrew Roe

Mini-Interview with Lori Sambol Brody

December 19, 2017 / Tommy Dean / Leave a comment

Why do you write flash? What makes it different for you? I started to write what is now called flash in the late 1990s, but didn’t fully embrace it as opposed to short stories until my daughters were born. It was a matter of necessity. Once I’d dreamed a flash into existence (planning it on … Continue reading Mini-Interview with Lori Sambol Brody

Mini-Interview with Megan Giddings

November 14, 2017 / Tommy Dean / Leave a comment

Flash Fiction Writer Interviews Why do you write flash? What makes it different for you? I write flash because brevity brings clarity for me. I also think my brain responds to rules with more playfulness; when I was bored in high school and undergrad, I would write funny haikus to myself. I loved that you … Continue reading Mini-Interview with Megan Giddings

Mini-Interview with Chloe Clark

September 25, 2017 / Tommy Dean / Leave a comment

Why do you write flash? What makes it different for you? I think I got into writing flash because it was quick. It was something I could do while working on longer writing projects without committing myself to huge amounts of time (I like to be working on several things at once). What I discovered, … Continue reading Mini-Interview with Chloe Clark

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