My 500-word flash piece THE CARNIVAL FISH made the shortlist for AWC’s September Furious Fiction competition!
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With only two days to write and a slew of unconnected prompts, I was really pleased with how this came out and I’m thrilled, of course, to be recognized in a field of 1000+ entries.
Read it here. Scroll down to the second story. Warning: it’s a sad piece.