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Iron Writer Championship Whiteboard Wednesday!!!

Posted on 2015/01/21 by ecgarrison

The Iron Writer 2014 Winter Solstice Championship is almost over! Today’s your last chance to read the fantastic flash fiction entries by the best of the best the Iron Writer has to offer. This time around, that includes ME! This … Continue reading →

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Trans-Continental: Duffy & Ida on Whiteboard Wednesday! #amwriting

Posted on 2015/01/07 by ecgarrison

In November, I had a dream so vivid, so action-packed, so FUN that I got up in the middle of the night and scribbled down everything I could remember on a couple of sheets of grocery list pad. I decided … Continue reading →

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“I Hate Meat Loaf!” – my new Iron Writer flash story is up!

Posted on 2014/12/18 by ecgarrison

“I Hate Meat Loaf!” is my 500-word take in this week’s Iron Writer Challenge. The elements are particularly bizarre this time, and the stories I’m up against are clever and have more Star Wars references in them than mine, but … Continue reading →

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Transgender Day of Remembrance 2014

Posted on 2014/11/19 by ecgarrison

Tomorrow, November 20th, is Transgender Day Of Remembrance, a day that transgender people like me, and our friends and allies, remember the transfolks who were killed in the past year. I know, you’re saying to yourself, “wow, that’s a bummer … Continue reading →

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Guest: Matthew Barron of Gifts of the Magi!

Posted on 2014/11/07 by ecgarrison

Guest Blog by Matthew Barron I’m very proud of my story in the Gifts of the Magi anthology!  The Longest Night hints at the fate of one of the characters in Valora, my sword sorcery book, but this story is … Continue reading →

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Nightmare in Frills – another #CoffinHop story challenge!

Posted on 2014/10/30 by ecgarrison

Once again, I asked for story elements from my Coffin Hop friends, and this is what they came up with: Axel Howerton: peanut butter Lori Michelle: a dead bush Katie John: Doll’s pram Julianne Snow:  styrofoam plates   Nightmare in … Continue reading →

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Flash Story: Keeping My Head

Posted on 2014/10/28 by ecgarrison

Keeping My Head by E. Chris Garrison The baseball saved my life. But let me start at the beginning. As Melinda, the crowd-warmer girl had a meltdown over the t-shirt bazooka, I almost missed the alien. I thought maybe he … Continue reading →

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My #CoffinHop flash story challenge!

Posted on 2014/10/27 by ecgarrison

As part of the Coffin Hop, I have decided to write a 500 word flash story, similar to the Iron Writer Challenge, except with dares from some of my fellow Coffin Hoppers! Here’s what they came up with: D.D. Syrdal: … Continue reading →

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Coming soon… Coffin Hop 2014!!!

Posted on 2014/10/17 by ecgarrison
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“Moby Me” Whiteboard Wednesday

Posted on 2014/10/15 by ecgarrison

Today’s Whiteboard Wednesday depicts “Moby Me”, a science fiction flash story I wrote for the Iron Writer Challenge. You can read the 500 word story by clicking on the image or on the title above.

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