Category Archives: Writing

Artemis, Moon Rock, Dilettante, and Jello Wrestling? It’s the Iron Writer 2015 Spring Open!

Posted on 2015/04/02 by ecgarrison

Come one, come all, read the stories in the Kurt Vonnegut Bracket and vote for your favorite! One of them is MINE, can you guess which one? 4 Elements, 500 words per story, 5 authors vying to get to the … Continue reading →

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Confessions of a binge-writer!

Posted on 2015/02/10 by ecgarrison

Hello, I’m Chris Garrison, and I’m a binge writer. (Hi, Chris!) I have written 6 novels, but all of them were written during National Novel Writing Months. In November, I have to keep a pace of about 2000 words per day … Continue reading →

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“Fell Down” a retro Iron Writer Whiteboard Wednesday!

Posted on 2015/02/04 by ecgarrison

This Whiteboard Wednesday is a throwback, possibly because of a recent Big Game that I heard so much about last weekend. It goes back to September of 2013, when I was challenged by Tony Jaeger (my Iron Writer nemesis) to … Continue reading →

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“Moonlight Blossom” – Whiteboard Wednesday & voting! #TIWC #flash #amwriting #steampunk #trans

Posted on 2015/01/28 by ecgarrison

See my last post for details, watch the video I recorded, or just click on the image to go to the Iron Writer Challenge #98 where my story is struggling for first place. Voting closes early Thursday, so please help … Continue reading →

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VIDEO reading of “Moonlight Blossom” my latest Iron Writer flash story #steampunk #transgender

Posted on 2015/01/23 by ecgarrison

Happy Friday! I decided to do a reading of my new Iron Writer flash story. Got 5 minutes? Let me read you 500 words. As I mention in the video, I managed to tie the elements of this week’s Iron … Continue reading →

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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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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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