FLASHSHOT WRITER GUIDELINES
FLASHSHOTS ARE SELECTED BY OUR EDITOR EXTRAORDINAIRE, ESTHER SCHRADER
Become a Flashshooter!
New limit, effective November 15, 2005: up to 100 words.
Fiction: horror, mystery, fantasy, SF, and speculative genres with humor. Absolutely NO poetry. If you have something else in 100 words or less that you want me to see, try me! Reprints are fine, so long as you own the rights and tell us where they previously appeared. Submit up to three stories, and then wait until the last story is about to appear before sending up to three more.
What you get!
FLASHSHOT is not a paying market, but there are many good reasons to submit. You can use the brief bio that accompanies each story to promote whatever books or publications you wish. Exposure in FLASHSHOT can bring your work to the attention of anthologists and other editors looking for new talent. You may purchase an ad promoting your latest book to run below the FLASHSHOT for a certain number of days (check with GW Thomas for details). And, when the next batch of FLASHSHOT stories reaches the magic number of 365, your story will be included in a huge, 40,000-word e-book and paperback produced by The Rage Machine. Starting with FLASHSHOT 2, contributors will be paid a percentage of total royalties.
The Nitty Gritty!
Format: Your story must be attached as a separate document in either Word DOC or RTF. Single space, using a 12-point font. I prefer Times New Roman, but if you use any other readable 12-point font, I'll accept it and convert it. Use italics where needed. No headers or footers, please! Word count belongs in the cover e-mail, not on the document.
Starting in upper left corner:
TITLE (in caps, no
underlining)
by (author's name)
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Story: Either indent
for each new paragraph OR skip a line, but not both!
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BIO: (in third person,
2 or 3 brief sentences to publicize your other work, give your background,
comment on the story, or whatever you wish)
Cover E-mail: Subject
line should read "Submission" followed by the title of your story. You
may attach up to three stories to a single e-mail, so long as they are
separate documents and each contains the bio information at the bottom.
Do not repeat the story or bio in the e-mail. The message need not be fancy,
just a friendly greeting along with your word count.
Response Time: I'm usually pretty fast with an acceptance, rejection, or follow-up questions. Expect to hear from me within a few days.
Send to Esther Schrader
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YEAR THREE:
736. XENODATE PART
1 by Terrie Leigh Relf
737. XENODATE PART
2 by Terrie Leigh Relf
738. XENODATE PART
3 by Terrie Leigh Relf
739. A PAINTER'S
MELODY by A. Agee
740. A WILY WIN
by Patricia Harrington
741. WMDs by Greg
Beatty
742. THROUGH ANOTHER'S
EYES by Gary West
743. BENEATH THE
DOOR by Shane Jiraiya Cummings
744. THE TUNNELS
by Francis W. Alexander
745. CHARLIE by
Charles Richard Laing
746. CHILLIN' by
Dean M. Watts
747. FUTURE LUNCH
by Mike Whitney
748. THE TOURIST
PROVES HIS POINT by Greg Beatty
749. THE PEOPLE
IN THE TRUNK by Francis W. Alexander
750. TRANSFORMATIOn
by Amanda M. Hayes
751. THE MIRROR
SPEAKS by Shane Jiraiya Cummings
752. ABSENCE EXCUSE
by Margaret B. Davidson
753. THE DOLL Michele
Slee
754. PROOF OF THE
GOOD LORD'S RETRIBUTION by Annie L. Walka
755. LUCKY DOG VOLUME
1 by Dean M. Watts
756. LUCKY DOG VOLUME
2 by Dean M. Watts
757. THE CAPTURE
by Thomas Wiloch
758. THE ACCIDENT
by Daniel Pyle
759. NO QUARTER
by Franis W. Alexander
760. SMOLDERING
EYES by Shane Jiraiya Cummings
761. TAKES ONE TO
KNOW ONE by Mike Whitney
762. STALEMATE by
Charles Richard Laing
763. FAULTY FOLKLORE
by Margaret B. Davidson
764. WHY ETHAN KEEPS
HIS CAR CLEAN NOW by Greg Beatty
765. A LOCKED-ROOM
MYSTERY by Esther Schrader
766. ABUSE by Richard
Lee Anderson
767. THE MISFORTUNES
OF BEING A ZOMBIE by David L. Tamarin
768. AN ITCHY CONTEST
by Amanda LaBerdia
769. THE HITCHIKER
by Joanne Morcom
770. ART FOR THE
SAKE OF GHOULS by Comateta M. Clifton
771. THE STRAY by
Angel Leigh McCoy
772. BITTERSWEET
REVENGE by Chris Cudbertson
773. SWEET DREAMS
by Emily Salema
774. THE CAT IN
THE CRADLE by Lois Jean Armstrong
775. THE LONGEST
NIGHT OF THE YEAR by G. W. Thomas
776. UNDECIDED by
Esther Schrader
777. THE REAL THING
by Comateta M. Clifton
778. D. U. I. by
Wesley Lambert
779. CHRISTMAS DINNER
by L. R. Farley
780. BOXING DAY
by G. W. Thomas
781. THE BRIDGE
by Richard Lee Anderson
782. SOME THINGS
MONEY CAN'T BUY by William Campbell
783. CIRCUIT by
Yolanda Sfetsos
784. DEAR DIARY
by Joanne Morcom
785. DEER CROSSING
by G. W. Thomas
786. DOG CAFE by
Pamela Shirkey
787. SARA by Jami
Ewing
788. THE ORGAN FAIRY
by Caroline Eikenberry
789. DRIVE TIME
by Mike Whitney
790. ENOUGH IS ENOUGH
by Gary West
791. MISER by Charles
Richard Laing
792. GENESIS 1:32
by Anonymous
793. MINUTES by
Richard Lee Anderson
794. JACK TOO NIMBLE
by William J. Brazill
795. LOVE IN BRINE
by Cat Rambo
796. LOCAL HOSPITALITY
by Charles Mossop
797. DOUBLE WHAMMY
by Joanne Morcom
798. CARING FOR
THE WIDOW ALLEN by Comateta M. Clifton
799. AFTER HOURS
by Christopher Winters
800. WHOSE TRICK
by Susan Stephenson
801. ANECDOTE by
Craig Sernotti
802. WED by Charles
Richard Laing
803. AT THE OPHTHALMOLOGIST’S
OFFICE by Terrie Leigh Relf
804. WATT'S MISSION
by KR Mullin
805. BAD DREAM by
Mike Whitney
806. UNDER THE COVERS
by Yolanda Sfetsos
807. BAD VIBES by
Margaret B. Davidson
808. UNBEFITTING
by Kellie Hastings
809. BY REASON OF
INSANITY by William J. Brazill
810. SOCK FEET by
Terry Weide
811. TURNABOUT by
James C. Wardlaw & Marcia A. Borell
812. CANNING by
Greg Beatty
813. TRIED &
CONVICTED by Gary West
814. UNSPEAKABLE
THINGS by Terrie Leigh Relf
815. BARRIERS OF
DARKNESS by Kellie Hastings
816. CHILLING OUT
by Charles Mossop
817. CRIMESOLVERS
by Guy Belleranti
818. TIDAL FLUX
by Christopher Winters
819. THE TABLE by
L. R. Farley
820. THE SECOND
BITE by Charles Richard Laing
821. DIVIDED WE
RAZE by William Campbell
822. CRIPPLE by
Craig Sernotti
823. THE RULES by
C. E. Valadez
824. SWEET LAUGHTER
by Kellie Hastings
825. GLOBAL WARNING
by Barry Ergang
826. SOLE OF ENLIGHTENMENT
by Terry Weide
827. DAEVA by Christopher
Winters
828. ESCAPE by Guy
Belleranti
829. SLAVE OF PHASHEN
by KR Mullin
830. STUPID CUPID
by G. W. Thomas
831. REDEMPTION,
A PRAYER by Gary West
832. DANCE WITH
ME by Terrie Leigh Relf
833. MESS by Barry
Hollander
834. LITTLE PEOPLE
by Kellie Hastings
835. KNOCK, KNOCK
by Joy Bischoff
836. JIMMY TELL
by Greg Beatty
837. INSANITY by
Kimberly Brown
838. INFERNAL PARADISE
by Barry Ergang
839. IF YOU WERE
THE LAST MAN... by James C. Wardlaw
840. HOT STUFF by
Charles Mossop
841. IN DREAMS AWAKE
by Wesle Lambert
842. QUILTY OF DEATH
by KR Mullin
843. PHOBIAS by
L. R. Farley
844. ALONE by G.
W. Thomas
845. THE ORDER TAKER
by Guy Belleranti
846. SUPPORT GROUP
by Wesley Lambert
847. THE FINAL SIGN
by Craig Sernotti
848. TWISTED MIRACLE
by Kellie Hastings
849. A CAPPELA by
William Campbell
850. WORD POWER
by Michelle Mach
851. ACADEMIC DISTINCTION
by E. N. Taylor
852. WOLVES by Charles
Richard Laing
853. THE WINDY WINDOW
byRegina Avalos
854. ANY OTHER NAME
by Mike Whitney
855. WHY? by Christopher
Gooch
856. BEAUTY SLEEP
by Christine A. Verstraete
857. VOYAGE by Jason
Earls
858. BETA SIGMA
by Terri Lynn Coop
859. THROUGH GELID
SPACE HE FLEW by Ellen Lindquist
860. CAN'T WIN FOR
LOSING by Margaret B. Davidson
861. THE LUCK OF
THE IRISH by G. W. Thomas
862. CASUALITIES
OF WAR by Brian Jaime
863. THEORIES OF
MICE AND ART by Catherine A. Mezensky
864. THE STUMP by
Paul Rogalus
865. THE SEARCH
by Michael A. Kechula
866. CURIOSITY KILLED
THE CAT by Cometeta M. Clifton
867. CURSE YOU,
PIONEER! by Greg Beatty
868. THE OLDEST
PROFESSION by Joanne Morcom
869. EARTH GIRLS
AREN'T EASY by Pamela A. Shirkey
870. THE MISSION
STATEMENT by Terrie Leigh Relf
871. WABBIT SEASON!
by G. W. Thomas
872. EXPONENTIAL
RETURN by Ellen Lindquist
873. PASSING STONEHENGE
by Steve Verge
874. THE BRAIN EATERS
by Terri Lynn Coop
875. HEAD DOCTOR
by Michael A. Kechula
876. TEAM PICTURE
by Charles Richard Laing
877. HELL-O by Chris
Ambrose
878. HIS PERFECT
ALIBI by Cometeta M. Clifton
879. SQUIRREL DAY
by Caroline Eikenberry
880. HOMECOMING
by Joanne Morcom
881 SHE SPURNED
HIM by Michelle Miller
882. IMMANUEL TRANMISSION
by Steve Verge
883. FINDING THUMBELINA
by Christine A. Verstaete
884. IN ORDER TO
SAVE by Chris Ambrose
885. THE PSYCHIC
by Brian Jaime
886. PUNCTURE by
Jason Earls
887. IN THE PINK
by Michelle Mach
888. LIKE FATHER...
by Sean Eret
889. LUCKY by Christopher
Gooch
890. MONKEY TRAP
by Terry Weide
891. MORNING by
Daniel Shields
892. NON-READERS
BEWARE by Del Tinsley
893. MOW MOW MOW
YOUR BOAT by James C. Wardlaw
894. NIRVANA by
Michael A. Kechula
895. NATURAL CAUSES
by Terri Lynn Coop
896. ALL SENSE GONE
by E. N. Taylor
897. THERE'S A FLY
IN MY CAR by Christopher Gooch
898. CHOCOLATE TRUFFLE
by Brian Jaime
899. COST EFFECTIVE
SOLUTION by Margaret B. Davidson
900 THE PIG by Paul
Rogalus
901. THE DAY JOB
by Christine A. Verstaete
902. THE BEARDED
WASHING MACHINE HAUNTED THE CONEY ISLAND BOARD WALK
By Ellen Lindquist
903. STARLIGHT,
STARBRIGHT by Chris Ambrose
904. SEDATION by
Joanne Morcom
905. PEARLY TAILGATING
by Steve Verge
906. OLD HABITS
by Comateta M. Clifton
907. NOTHING'S FREE
by Sean Eret
908. GHOSTS by G.
W. Thomas
909. TICKALOCK by
Esther Schrader
910. AUTO-NEUROTIC
by Barry Ergang
911. AH, BUT IT'S
THE THOUGHT THAT COUNTS by Greg Beatty
912. WHITE ROSES
by Terri Lynn Coop
913. Gary's Pick:
BORN TO SHOVEL by Elizabeth Dearborn
914. Esther's Pick:
MOTHER'S DAY PRESENT by Barry Ergang
915. Runner Up:
MAY 8TH by Charles Richard Laing
916. ALL IN A DAY'S
WORK by Joanne Morcom
917. TRUCE by Brent
Powers
918. BREATFAST TREAT
by Margaret B. Davidson
919. PRO BONO by
Bryon Quertermous
920. DEUS EX MACHINA
by Terry Weide
921. ADDRESS BOOK
by Esther Schrader
922. LOVE AND THE
OLD MASTERS by Irene Smith
923. TROPHY WIFE
by Terri Lynn Coop
924. DOCTORS WITHOUT
BORDERS by Greg Beatty
925. BUNGLING IT
by Margaret B. Davidson
926. NEAT STUFF
TO DO by Brent Powers
927. MOANING LISA
by Barry Ergang
928. LOOKING ON
THE BRIGHT SIDE by Amanda M. Hayes
929. HOCUS POCUS
by Joanne Morcom
930. LIFE NOT TAKEN
by Terry Weide
931. IT'S JUST NOT
KOSHER by Greg Beatty
932. TIME IS MONEY
by Terri Lynn Coop
933. REALM by Brent
Powers
934. RAGING ENDORPHINS
by Margaret B. Davidson
935. LEFTY by Joanne
Morcom
936. CHOPPERS by
Terry Weide
937. NANO-HUNK by
G. W. Thomas
938. A STRANGE FEELING
by Raymond Grant
939. DIVINE INSPIRATION
by Sean Eret
940. SLAUGHTERED
BEAUTY by Amanda M. Hayes
941. THE AFTER-LIFE
SALOON by Carol A. Cole
942. THE MONSTER
DEFENDS HIS LOW BODY COUNT by Charles Richard Laing
943. MAD PROGENY
by Sean Eret
944. RILEY'S REALIZATION
by Guy Belleranti
945. FLUSH-OUT IN
FLATBUSH by Barry Ergang
946. WAFFLES by
Charles Richard Laing
947. UNSUSPECTING
VICTIM by Guy Belleranti
948. THE JUMPER
by Carol A. Cole
949. THE END OF
A PERFECT DAY by William J. Brazill
950. HUNGER PANGS
by Sandra Seamans
951. THE PEDDLER
by Charles Richard Laing
952. THE STRANGER'S
CANDY by Sean Eret
953. JUSTIFIABLE
HOMICIDE by Guy Belleranti
954. PREVENTATIVE
MEASURES by Amanda M. Hayes
955. ANTIDEATH by
Elizabeth Dearborn
956. LAST DAY OF
THE FISHING SEASON by Ben Langley
957. BIRTH DAY OF
HORROR by the Guilty Parties
958. THE BATTLE
OF CHARLIE'S FIELD by Scott Virtes
959. MAGIC PILLS
by Desiree Goris
960. JUST ANOTHER
COLLAR FOR OFFICER BARRY by Comateta M. Clifton
961. BILLY'S QUEST
by Michael A. Kechula
962. THE MOTHER
OF ALL DRAGONS by Irene Smith
963. HURT ME by
Mary Schenten
964. CHIROMANCER
by Esther Schrader
965. HONEY, ___
SHRUNK by Francis W. Alexander
966. COLORFUL LANGUAGE
by Robert Lee Beers
967. THE IMPOSSIBLE
TOME by Scott Virtes
968. FINGERWALKING
by Clint Gaige
969. GREEN THUMBS
FOR MOTHER by Comateta M. Clifton
970. COUNTDOWN by
Fleur Bradley
971. GRAVITY PULLS
by Bill West
972. DEATH BEFORE
DISHONOR by Greg Beatty
973. NEWBORN by
William Campbell
974. FROZEN FOOD
by Elizabeth Dearborn
975. DESCARTES,
HOBBES, AND THE MAKING OF A SERIAL KILLER by JJ Sargent
976. DOLPHINS ARE
GENUINE by Michael A. Kechula
977. EVIDENCE by
Francis W. Alexander
978. MONSTER FOR
SALE by Kimberly Brown
979. E-MAIL OPPORTUNITY
by Irv Pliskin
980. EVERYBODY'S
A CRITIC by Barry Ergang
981. LOOKING FOR
AN EXOTIC CAREER ... by Terrie Leigh Relf
982. WHACKETY WHACK
by Scott Virtes
983. LOST IN NECROPOLIS
by John Weagly
984. VOLCANO by
Desiree Goris
985. THE MAN WHO
ALWAYS IS by William Campbell
986. VEHICULAR HOMICIDE
by Courts Mroch
987. THEY WERE DELICIOUS
by Greg Beatty
988. MOTHER SHIP
by Irene Smith
989. THE LAST VICTIM
by Felix Pierce
990. MURDER AT TUDOR
COURT by Ben Langley
991. THE TREASURE
OF THE SIERRA PADRE by Barry Ergang
992. THE LAST JOURNEY
by Mary Schenten
993. SKIN AND BONE
by Elizabeth Dearborn
994. SO MANY TO
CHOOSE FROM! by Terrie Leigh Relf
995. THE CAT'S MEOW
by Raymond Grant
996. A SUCCESS STORY
by Michael A. Kechula
997. SURVIVORS by
JJ Sargent
998. AUTOMATION
by Heather Wardell
999. Gift Certificate
by Anna McDougall
1000. SHOTFLASH
by G. W. Thomas
1001. WHO'S YOUR
DADDY? by Terry Weide
1002. HOW TO GET
RID OF A BARKING DOG by Pamela Karavolos
1003. BUTCH by Barry
Hollander
1004. WHATCHA WANNA
DO MARTY? by Esther Schrader
1005. CHERNOBYL'S
RECEPTIONIST by Caroline Eikenberry
1006. THE WOODS
ARE LOVELY by Joanne Morcom
1007. CITY OF GOLD
by Shelley Lesher
1008. CONFRONTATIONAL
ADMISSION by P. H. Madore
1009. THE SKY WATCHERS
by Janet Paszkowski
1010. THERE GOES
THE NEIGHBOURHOOD by Margaret B. Davidson
1011. THE MERCHANT
OF VANISH by Barry Ergang
1012. END OF THE
RAINBOW by Terry Weide
1013. FAIR TRADE
by Lyryn Cate
1014. SUICIDE BY
STATE by Terri Lynn Coop
1015. TRUTH IN ADVERTISING
by Heather Wardell
1016. NO HARD FEELINGS
by Joanne Morcom
1017. MISCALCULATION
by Margaret B. Davidson
1018. THERE'S A
MAN by Barry Hollander
1019. THE
TREE by Shelley Lesher
1020. MAIRZY DOATS
AND DOZY DOATS by Amanda M. Hayes
1021. FIXED by Jack
Schrader
1022. SUFFERING
ART by Caroline Eikenberry
1023. LABOR DAY
by G. W. Thomas
1024. FORMALITIES
by Anna McDougall
1025. STICKUP by
Irv Pliskin
1026. SCARED SOBER
by Pamela Karavolos
1027. HER LOVELY,
APPLE-TASTING FINGERS by Greg Beatty
1028. RISE AND DINE
by Guy Belleranti
1029. IF IGOR HAD
GOTTEN IT RIGHT by Terry Weide
1030. RECONSTRUCTING
HENRY by Felix Pierce
1031. THE PROPOSAL
by Margaret B. Davidson
1032. IT'S IN THERE
SOMEWHERE by Heather Wardell
1033. PICKLE JUICE
by Hope Sheppard Glidden
1034. IT'S ONLY
A GAME by E. N. Taylor
1035. HER DUTY by
Anna McDougall
1036. LAW AND ORDER
by Guy Belleranti
1037. NOMMOS, HERO
OF THE SEA by Shelley Lesher
1038. LOYAL SONS
by Amanda M. Hayes
1039. NO QUESTIONS
by Barry Hollander
1040. TEMPTED by
Joanne Morcom
1041. EXPIRATION
DATE by Laura M. Hartman
1042. FORTUNES by
Charles Richard Laing
1043. A FITTING
HOMECOMING by Carol A. Cole
1044. WIND by Stacy
Taylor
1045. AUTUMN LEAVES
by Charles Mossop
1046. UNPAID BILLS
by Perry McGee
1047. TIME TRAVELER
by Raymond Grant
1048. BEV GETS IMPLANTS
by Mike Whitney
1049. THERE BE DRAGONS
HERE by Saurav Mohapatra
1050. DEADLY DESSERT
by Laura M. Hartman
1051. THE JUMPER
by Michael A. Kechula
1052. DEADLY KISSES
by Jennifer Michaels
1053. THE WILL TO
DIE by BJ Bourg
1054. THE ELECTRO-CUTIONER
by Terri Lynn Coop
1055. THE VAMPIRE
COMEDIAN by Charles Richard Laing
1056. THE RUGBY
PRACTICE by Charles Mossop
1057. GATEWAYS by
Michael Lohr
1058. THE COSTUME
by Amanda Smith
1059. HARE AND TORTOISE
REMATCH by Sean Eret
1060. SUNRISE by
Carol A. Cole
1061. MALL RATS
by Esther Schrader
1062. STAYING ABREAST
by Raymond Grant
1063. PLASTIC CONTAINER
by Perry McGee
1064. NUMBER 210
by BJ Bourg
1065. PRIORITIES
by Amanda M. Hayes
1066. RETRIBUTION
by Carol A. Cole
1067. POETIC JUSTICE
by Tammy Cravit
1068. BILLS by Stacy
Taylor
1069. DANCE OF SIVA
by Sean Eret
1070. DEER by Laura
M. Hartman
1071. THE GRAND
SILENCE by Michael A. Kechula
1072. THE ENCOUNTER
by Terri Lynn Coop
1073. THE EXECUTIONER
by Charles Richard Laing
1074. HARRY'S PLAN
by Charles Mossop
1075. SMOKE by Perry
McGee
1076. SOLO FLIGHT
by Raymond Grant
1077. BEFORE HIS
TIME by Sean Eret
1078. WELCOME T'LAR'S
TOWER OF TERROR by Terrie Leigh Relf
1079. PUMPKIN NIGHT
by G. W. Thomas
