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In this flash moment of time---an experience imprinted deep, deep into my mind---I can't help but think, hating myself, for all the beauty in this world that we bend, break, and destroy. We're good at it. A five-star review.

Tick, tock, tick. There's a countdown clock inside my brain. Play the game, play the game, I tell myself. But I can't let him win. Not when it comes to my memories, to what I know about my brother's death. I can't let him win. Can't let Dad gaslight me. Again and again and again.

Reflection, growth, and creative ambition. Capturing a writer's introspective journey.

The deeper Farrell walked into the house, the stronger the stench of putrid flesh. He covered his nose and mouth with his hand, removing...

I wrote ROBBY's Come to Play, a light sci-fi short fiction, in early 2024---a gut reaction to waking up alone in bed one pre-dawn morning and feeling a crazed urge to smash apart my phone and terminate its screeching alarm.

Hybrid poetry-flash fiction reflecting on the power of love

Beneath the Rain: Not Yet ... read by the author, Renee Coloman This hybrid flash fiction packs layers of emotion, as the narrator...

A hybrid flash fiction by Renee Coloman We sit on the university steps. Your umbrella a sheathed sword between us. Wet cement glistens,...

Yes, there’s something unusual about me. A predilection for books since childhood.

To write is human, to edit is divine . --- Stephen King Earlier this week, I completed a rewrite of my thriller novel, landing a tad...

Day after day, my mother had washed and cleaned our lives, but no amount of laundry detergent could wash away what my father had. What...

An everlasting friendship brings light to the darkness There's a reoccurring darkness I trip and fall into as a writer. Not in the sense...

Festival season is one of my favorite times of the year. Especially when authors, artists, editors, screenwriters, and producers join...

Jason Reynolds, internationally acclaimed and award-winning author of middle-grade and young-adult books. Last night, I finished reading...

#zines #writerslife #alwayswriting #breakintherules #creativeminds Snap! Crackle! Pop! I'm breakin' the rules writing my first series of...

Blocks in creativity affect not only the progress of your writing but also hamper your mood, your confidence, your ability to have fun...

My date with AI to learn more tips & tricks for writing flash fiction. My research follows quite a bit of advice that I curate from...

Five Book Clubs a month plus one more if you count our BC at work. My book club reading list for the month of March includes a...

This story first appeared in the literary magazine, 10 x 10 Flash Fiction . I hope you enjoy the read. The Poet Laureate from 2017-2020,...

There's only one rule I follow .... Write. Rewrite. Re-rewrite. Chatted with a special friend earlier today. She's one of those cool...