Philip Loyd is now doing interviews, of all things. That’s right, your exalted founder Philip Loyd is in this month’s issue of Focus on Fiction, with Nancy Christie. Come check out the crazy interview with your fellow Flashbytes author on “Short Takes: Interviews with Short Story Writers.” Read it now at NancyChristie.com. Focus on Fiction…
#philiployd #realwritersmarket “Just deport ‘em all,” I said. “Ship ‘em off to some desert island somewhere.” “Just like that?” said José. José is my good friend from Mexico. “Just like that.” I said. “That’s your solution?” said José. “Deport them?” “Yes,” I said. “Deport them. Deport them all.” José was not happy with my solution,…
#philiployd #realwritersmarket I hate being human. I hate traffic, I hate politics, and I hate TV. Most of all though, I hate having to have a job? So I did it; I became a dog. It was a lot easier than you’d think. All I had to do was strip off my clothes and off…
#FlashFiction, #Flashbytes by #PhilipLoyd… When Donald R. “Dobie” Dobiemeyer won the grand prize—the first ever so-called “Mother of All Cars” from Universal Motors—he knew he was in for the ride of his life. What he didn’t know was exactly what kind of ride that would be. Read the whole story in 60 seconds… Thank you…
#FlashFiction, #Flashbytes by #PhilipLoyd… I always wanted to be a brain surgeon. Who wouldn’t? Brain surgeons make tons of dough. They live in mansions and have beautiful wives. They are in essence, rock stars. Wanting to be a brain surgeon is one thing, becoming one is quite another. When I discovered how much hard work…
#FlashFiction, #Flashbytes by #PhilipLoyd…Evel Knievel was one of a kind. During the 1970s, there was no one on planet Earth more famous than Robert Craig “Evel” Knievel Jr., not even Chairman Mao. All pimped out in his iconic red, white, and blue jump suit, he was more than just a star, he was a real-life…
by Chris Hlad… I don’t know why I paid the parking meter. Obviously, I didn’t need to. I’m pretty certain I did it because it was the right thing to do, and despite my many faults, I always try to do what is right. I didn’t bother looking at the surf from atop the cliff;…
#FlashFiction, #Flashbytes by #PhilipLoyd… The year was 2081, and everybody was finally equal. Wait, that’s another story. Still, you get the idea. And anyway, equality came a long time before that. While our story does take place in the very same year, 2081, it’s not about equality but instead the nicing-down of America in the…
#FlashFiction, #Flashbytes by #PhilipLoyd… I met her in Topeka. No, it was Emporia. No, it was Wichita. Doesn’t matter. What I do remember is that I met her in a saloon. I was working the i35 circuit at the time, making the Kansas tornado run on my way to Oklahoma. I remember she was standing…
#FlashFiction, #Flashbytes by #PhilipLoyd… They called him the Safety president. President Anthony Aegis. He ran on sweeping reforms to make America safe again. To save lives. He wasn’t kidding. Anthony Aegis was the most honest and truthful candidate the country had ever seen. It was his strict adherence to the truth, as much as it…
