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August 5, 2015

Desertedmoonlitclearing.com

Jimmy waited in line for the Deserted Moonlit Clearing. A month before it hadn’t even been capitalized and now there was a queue.

“Purpose?” a woman with a clipboard snapped.

“I was coming to make some—” he coughed, “—moonshine.”

“I’ll fit you into the northwest corner,” she said. “The coven’s reserved the center from midnight to three and the trysting lovers in the southeast need their space. Mind being near men burying a body?”

“I think I should find another clearing.”

“Well, we guarantee the most deserted clearings in the business,” the woman said. “Follow us on Facebook!”

31 Comments | tags: coven, Facebook, fiction, flash fiction, Friday Fictioneers, moonlight, moonshine, tryst | posted in Friday Fictioneers

May 20, 2015

Fiction T’s are here!

By David Stewart

**Reblog or share this post for a chance to win a Fiction T shirt of your choosing! Details below**

These days, everyone on the Internet wants to gain a following. Now with Fiction T’s, that is easier than ever as people follow behind you trying to read the story on the back of your t-shirt.

Fiction T’s takes the best and quirkiest of the Green-Walled Tower’s short fiction and puts it on a t-shirt, available through Spreadshirt. 8 designs are currently offered, each in both black and white text so that dark and light colored shirts are available.

Some examples of the stories:

Classic Arguments: Literary classics argue after the library closes. There is a definite winner. A great shirt for avid readers out there.

The Physics of Angels: A mother with a migraine tries to explain how an airplane stays up…creatively. Perfect for parents with young kids.

Three Men Walk into a Bar: It might be a joke, but it’s not what you think. A great one for bloggers.

She Did, He Did: A quirky look at the relationships between men and women. This guy just can’t win.

Emoticons with a Story: The back stories of some of your lesser known emoticons. Comes in two versions.

The Last Few Seconds: A humorous look at the last few seconds before retirement. The perfect gift for anyone in retirement or about to retire.

What a Metaphor is: A soaring, twisting journey through a maze of metaphorical language.

Limited Time Promotion!

Reblog this post and I will enter you in a drawing for one of two Fiction T shirts I am giving away. That goes for shares and tweets on Facebook and Twitter as well (use the hashtag #fictionts). Share it on all three platforms and I’ll enter you 3 times (but that’s the max).

Contest ends on Wednesday, May 27, 2015. Share the good news and order a shirt for yourself, while you’re at it.

27 Comments | tags: blogging, Facebook, Fiction Ts, green-walled tower, promotion, sharing, Spreadshirt, t-shirts, Twitter | posted in Uncategorized

September 13, 2013

Apathy – Haibun Challenge

By David Stewart

I don’t often do these, but I thought I’d try this week’s Haibun Challenge.

Apathy

So many terrible images slide across the screen. One cannot take in a steady diet of earthquakes, massacres, epidemics, famines. I am overexposed. My brain becomes numb and even that little voice that shouts that such numbness is bad—even it eventually falls silent.

I pass them on the street, holding out their hands for help, but my quick strides sweep me by. I have enough stress and pain and uncertainty in my own life without opening it up to more. One day, when my life is all together, when there is room for the pain of others to replace the troubles that now buzz around in my head.

Now I have cancer. My Facebook status announcing the earth-shattering news has a smattering of sympathetic one-liners (no likes of course) . . . and that’s it? Doesn’t anyone care?

souls like bumping boats

seek the free open waters

until storms threaten