Its Time for STRW Flash Fiction Announcements and This Week at Scattered Thoughts and Rogue Words

Its Time for STRW Flash Fiction Announcements

First of all, thank you to all who sent in entries to our first ever STRW Flash Fiction Writing Month. We appreciate your participation and all entries will be showcased here. Putting your thoughts and emotions into words and a story can be one of the more daunting challenges you can attempt. We are doubly grateful for those that chose to do so and submitted them here.

Flash Fiction or micro stories are supposed to do what all stories do but in a condensed version. Make us think, move us, connect us to the characters, their loves, lives and worlds. All the stories we received did that beautifully. One made us laugh, several made us sob, one made us shout in recognition of the tumultuous events moved into the realm of science fiction, and and others? Just moving, imaginative and wonderful in their ability to pull at the heart and mind. Here are the stories in the order they were received. Scattered Thoughts and Rogue Words cannot thanks these authors enough for their contributions.

STRW Flash Fiction Stories and Authors

Master’s Work by Tod Heil

What Is Left Out By R. R. Angell

Consequences by Andrea Speed

THE SMIRK’S UP By Jenny Tate

Christopher by Ross Common

Magpie King by Leslie Plank

What Weighs Us Down by K.S. Trenten

Sad and Silly Humans by K.S. Trenten

Which brings us to the contest. We loved them all, to us there was no clear winner. If we could, we’d declare them all winners and next year the rules will change. So we thought this year we would let the readers choose. We included a pole below. Vote for your favorite story.

Tod Heil, R.R. Angell, Andrea Speed, Jenny Tate, and Ross Common all have their choice of a $10 gift certificate from Amazon or Dreamspinner Press. Leslie Plank and K.S. Trenten will have a $10 Dreamspinner Press gift certificate as our thanks for their wonderful entries. The authors retain the copyrights to their stories. Stories may not be reprinted or copied without the express permission of the authors.

Now here’s our poll. For all the wonderful stories, visit our Scattered Thoughts and Rogue Words Flash Fiction 2016 Page here for all the links. Note! For the readers who vote: We will gift a $10 DSP gift card to a reader (randomly chosen) who has voted. so readers please leave a comment once you have voted so we can pick someone as well as a email address. Vote ends on the Winter Solstice, 12/21 at midnight. The author will get the $25 Amazon gift card.

Our Dreamspinner Advent Calendar Reviews continue this week and all this month. Release Day Reviews are flowing off the days of the calendars as well. Are you looking in anticipation for a certain story? Check below to see if its included in one of our release day reviews. If you are a lover of audiobooks as we are, then check out our audiobook reviews which include a number of holiday stories too. There is so much on our calendar this week that there is something for everyone, from author interviews to RJ Scott’s tour with all her holiday stories! Don’t miss out on a day with us here at Scattered Thoughts and Rogue Words!

This Week at Scattered Thoughts and Rogue Words

Sunday, December 4:

Its Time for STRW Flash Fiction Announcements and Showcase
Our First Flash Fiction Story
In the LGBTQIA Spotlight: Finding Lizzie by Karma Kingsley (guest post, and excerpt)
RJ Scott’s Christmas Stories Tour and Giveaway

Monday, December 5:

Blog Tour & Giveaway – Operation Better Tomorrow by Brandi Evans
Ashavan Doyon on Not 1 but 2 Story Releases (guest post)
Release Blitz & Review Tour – Heated Beat Series by Garrett Leigh
A Release Day Review of Heated Beat by Garrett Leigh
A Barb the Zany Old Lady Release Day Review: Lost & Found by Rick R. Reed
A MelanieM Review: Drama Queen by Joe Cosentino
A Barb the Zany Old Lady Advent Calendar Day 6: Title Surprise

Tuesday, December 6th:

Release Day Blitz and Giveaway for for Wrapped Together (Portland Heat #5) by Annabeth Albert
Victoria Sue on Five Minutes More (guest post)
In Our Author Spotlight: Julia Talbot on Catching Heir (Dreamspinner Press guest blog)
A MelanieM Release Day Review: Wrapped Together (Portland Heat #5) by Annabeth Albert
A Stella Review: Heartifact by Aisling “Ash” Mancy
An Alisa Advent Calendar Review Day 6: Title Surprise
An Alisa Review: The Perfect Bite by J.D. Walker

Wednesday, December 7th:

Riptide Tour and Giveaway: EJ Russell’s Clickbait
Review Tour – Heated Beat Series (second book) by Garrett Leigh)
Review Tour – Annabelle Jacobs’ A Christmas Kiss
A MelanieM Review: A Christmas Kiss by Annabelle Jacobs
A Stella Advent Calendar Review Day 7: Title Surprise
A Lila Release Day Review: Hell Takes a Holiday By Kiernan Kelly
A MelanieM Release Day Review: The Unlikely Prospect (States of Love) by Lex Chase
A Lila Release Day Review: Cowboys Don’t Come Out by Tara Lain
An Alisa Release Day Review: Seven Minutes by Grace Kilian Delaney

Thursday, December 8th:

Riptide Publishing Tour and Giveaway: AJ Cousin’s Glass Tidings
Once Upon a Time in the Weird West Dreamspinner Steampunk Anthology Tour
Book Blitz and Giveaway – KC Wells’ Saving Jason
In Our Author Spotlight: DSP Author SJD Peterson
An Alisa Advent Calendar Review Day 8: Title Surprise
An Alisa Audiobook Review: Dirty Little Secret (Cabin For Two Series) by Freddy MacKay
A Barb the Zany Old Lady Audiobook Review: Trailer Trash by Marie Sexton and John Solo (Narrator)

Friday, December 9th:

Tara Lain on Writing and Cowboys Don’t Come Out (author guest blog)
Release Blitz Tour and Giveaway: Snow In Montana – RJ Scott
An Alisa Advent Calendar Review Day 9: Title Surprise
A Caryn Release Day Review: September by Robert Winter
An Alisa Audiobook Review: Forbidden Mate (Holland Brothers #4) by Toni Griffin
A Barb the Zany Old Lady Audiobook Review: What Happens at Christmas by Jay Northcote and Mark Steadman (Narrator)
An Alisa Releases Day Review: His Fairy Godfather by Cate Ashwood and Nico Jaye