FICTION: Storms

FICTION: Storms

Posted inWorks by Eric, Writing
As I blogged previously, this story first appeared in Boston Literary Magazine. Now you can read it here. It's called Storms, and like a piece I'll be posting on Halloween called The Symphony, it's about war. I don't know why I have two flash fiction pieces about war, but I do. I had just got done reading Cormac McCarthy's brilliant The Road, and wanted to see if I could steal elements of its style and make them my own, purely to challenge myself. This is the result. Enjoy. (This also appears in a previously mentioned but as yet unpublished collection…
My short fiction at Boston Literary Magazine

My short fiction at Boston Literary Magazine

Posted inWorks by Eric, Writing
I penned a flash fiction piece last year called "Storms," a brief war story about a man's experience on the front lines of World War I. The story is now available at Boston Literary Magazine. Surf over here and give it a read. It's short. Won't take you but a few minutes to read. My thanks to editor Robin Stratton, who forced me to take a hard look at the story and pare it back to its most essential elements.

Sometimes they say yes (aka Eric “sells” a story)

Posted inWorks by Eric
It's funny that I just recently blogged about rejection letters, because over the weekend I got the opposite of a rejection when Boston Literary Magazine accepted a story I wrote called "Storms". It's a short short delving into the mind of a soldier about to fight the Battle of the Somme. I look forward to being able to link to it so you folks can read it. You'd think after my long gap from blogging I'd have more to say, but no. No, I don't. It's been a busy, hectic time, but none of it worth talking about. I am…