Category Archives: Writing

Tom Flanders, writer of fiction

100 words – Max’s Revenge

Max stepped out of the store into the evening mist. Half rain, half fog, all discomforting. The clerk hesitated at the door. She replayed the scene in her head searching for the moment of offense but found none. Why had … Continue reading

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Random Thought

I met a rogue logician who drank me under the truth table.

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Writing Update

Last night I actually finally started rewriting my second novel, UNREALISTIC EXPECTATIONS. It needs tons-o-work but it doesn’t suck, which is a good start.

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Random Thought

Sit quietly. Clear your mind. Let the chocolate mist overtake you.

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100 Words – Man Enough

Noise and light. Power and glory. Wheel and road. Nightmare visions. Doom is coming for your daughters. Hide them in the basement, no the attic. Get your weapons. Stand your ground. Be the hero of your dreams. Protect the loved … Continue reading

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Random Thought

Why do I keep dreaming about Butch Patrick and Norman Fell?

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Random Thoughts

I think I’m suffering from literary constipation.

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100 Words – Nuns and Lizards

Will I ever live up to the poetry of nuns and their dead lizards? Will Sears ever send me the back-ordered instruction manual for the lathe of my imagination? Did my fictional character really kill a woman in the real … Continue reading

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Random Thought

Empty beer bottles. Empty pill bottles. Where have all the good times gone?

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100 words – blood

I feel it slipping away, becoming aware too late. Past the point of correctability. The numbers fall. Double digits when triple are required. The brain slows. The lightness invades the shoulders. The neck bobs. The sweat comes. Oh God, I’m … Continue reading

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