MediaBistro.com (Free subscription) | 12/01/2009
Yesterday writer Patti Abbott released links to scores of writers who responded to her " Walmart, I Love You " flash fiction challenge. Writers from around the country shuffled through the mind-bending collection of real shopping center photos at People of Walmart , writing short short stories about the people featured in the photos (like that picture of a bored Easter Bunny...
MediaBistro.com (Free subscription) | 12/01/2009
Yesterday writer Patti Abbott released links to scores of writers who responded to her " Walmart, I Love You " flash fiction challenge. Writers from around the country shuffled through the mind-bending collection of real shopping center photos at People of Walmart , writing short short stories about the people featured in the photos (like that picture of a bored Easter Bunny...
Bill Crider's Pop Culture Magazine (Free subscription) | 11/30/2009
Patti Abbott's flash story challenge produced a lot of stories. Links to most, if not all, of them appear on Patti's blog, linked below. pattinase: WALMART: I LOVE YOU
The Rap Sheet (Free subscription) | 11/30/2009
About a month ago, we told you that bloggers Patti Abbott, Aldo Calcagno, and Gerald So were launching a new flash-fiction contest, this one challenging crime-fiction writers to compose a “750-800-word story that is set, or at least partially set, in a Wal-Mart store.” Well, the results of that friendly competition are popping up today all over the Web. Click here to find...
Eric Beetner, author (Free subscription) | 11/30/2009
I am happy to present my contribution to Patti Abbott's latest flash fiction challenge – to write an 800 word story inspired by the site People of Walmart . She has the full list of all the contributors this week on her site . This will be my last update before I head off to China for 3 weeks and as a parting gift I also offer you this entry, Thankful (an honorable mention winner)...
If You Want to Know About My Life... (Free subscription) | 11/30/2009
Today is the due date for the challenge posted by Patti Abbott October 27th: Write a 750-800 word story that is set, or at least partially set, in a Wal*Mart Store. It could also be a story that refers to such a store in a meaningful way. If you take exception to Walmart, name it something else. We'll know what you mean. My contribution: Need a Hand? by Gerald So Tim flinched at what...
Ed Gorman Blog (Free subscription) | 11/29/2009
... candidate Ralph Nader as well as performing concerts as benefits for WBAI." Ed here: Since Patti Abbott posted about music today--and since I've already run my mouth about rap and the Toby Keith school of country music (give me Hank Snow any day)--I thought I'd mention one of my favorite very talented and amusing singers. Like most human beings I get tired of most songs after...
The Rap Sheet (Free subscription) | 11/28/2009
Although The Rap Sheet took a much-appreciated break yesterday from contributing to Patti Abbott’s “forgotten books” series, other bloggers continued to pitch in reading ideas. Some of the crime-oriented fiction recommended this week: Cry at Dusk , by Lester Dent; Homicide Johnny , by Steve Fisher; The Last of Philip Banter , by John Franklin Bardin; Tropic of Night...
Scott D Parker (Free subscription) | 11/26/2009
I'll be posting later in December about my favorite things of the decade (yeah, I'm a list maker) but I think I'll follow Patti Abbott's lead and list five things I loved this year. TV: "Castle" - If I have to pick a Favorite Among Favorites, this is it. I have not been as entertained as I am with this show in a long time. The chemistry between the leads is gold and clearly...
