Julie Frayn

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flash fiction

Two-bit fiction

August 10, 2015

I’ve been posting a lot about Mom and Alzheimer’s lately. Probably because it seems to be taking over my life. And apparently, it’s contagious (seriously, I can’t remember the simplest things). So for a break, how about back to the writing? I am struggling to find the time to dive into novel number five. So […]

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Red Green Oranges

October 8, 2014

Stop! Collaborate and listen… Nope, Red Green Oranges is not about traffic lights. It’s another installment in the NYC Midnight Flash Fiction competition. Round 1, Challenge 2, Group 15, 48 hours to write a short story, 1000 word max (which I hit, on the very dot). Here are the prompts: Genre – drama Location – […]

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Hot flash!

September 28, 2014

No, not the night sweat, strip in the middle of a board meeting kind. The hot flash fiction kind! This past Friday, we finally succeeded in breaking JD Mader‘s blog. For real – comments disappeared, then reappeared, then disappeared again! Tough to get a true read of the exact number of comments but I think […]

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Well shucks, corn man

August 20, 2014

I enjoyed the NYC Midnight 2014 Short Story Challenge so much – and did so well! – that I thought I’d take a shot at the flash fiction challenge. My first assignment was romantic comedy. O. M. F. G… Not that I don’t enjoy watching a good rom-com. But writing one? In 1000 words or […]

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This is me, flashing you

June 22, 2014

Every Friday, a fellow writer eggs us all on to take two minutes and write. Just write something, anything. For many months I stalked this group of amazing talent, reading their short and often brilliant mini-works. But I didn’t take part, not sure I was able to come up with anything worthy in 120 brief […]

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