Genre: Flash
Fiction/Varied Genres/Short Story Anthology
Description:
“The Indies Unlimited 2018 Flash
Fiction Anthology features a year’s worth of winning entries from the
IndiesUnlimited.com weekly flash fiction challenge. These stories were
hand-picked by judges and editors. This collection contains 57 stories by 32
different authors from around the world, with full color pictures by
award-winning photographer K. S. Brooks. From a soul-eating jack-o'lantern to a
man's unexplainable shadow, there are a myriad of genres and stories to appeal
to every taste.”
Authors:
“Authors with stories in the anthology include: Dana Adams, Allen
Alright, Mary Kay Bonfante, Robert K. Blechman, E. Carr, E.J. Cooke, Rachelle
Cory, Alyssa Devine, Bill Engleson, N.T. Franklin, Rutger Galtiarii, Diana
Garcia, Judith Garcia, Dusty May Jane, A.L. Kaplan, Pharrel Katz, Dale E.
Lehman, T. McGrath, Tamara McLanahan, Kevin P. Michaels, Antonia Overstreet,
Mr. Pish, Diane Selby, Lou Silvestri, Jeremy James Smith, Lexi Storm,
Stephannie Tallent, Ken Talley, Dana Vacca, Morgan Winters, JB Wocoski, and Ann
Zimmerman.”
To learn more please visit the authors’ Amazon Author pages.
Appraisal:
Thirty-two authors from around the world contributed fifty-seven Flash
Fiction stories in this 2018 Editors’
Choice Anthology edition. These are the best of the best, the cream of the
crop, Flash Fiction submissions in Indies Unlimited weekly challenge.
The genre’s run the gamut from sci-fi, coming of age, paranormal,
ghosts, evil spirits, thrillers, psychological games, miscommunications, and
women fed up with men… Wanna know which were my favorites? Honestly, it would
be hard to choose. I think we all know I love a good paranormal story, so aside
from those Mary Kay Bonnfante’s, Sam the
Ram made me giggle. I raised two girls so I appreciated the
miscommunication. I also have a soft spot for kids so in Dale E. Lehman’s, Forest of Giants I should have seen the
end coming. Rutger Galtiarii has a creative story with seven-year-old Max in, Secret of the Cave. Also, in A.L.
Kaplan’s, Twin Stacks the kids are a
little older and the end made me shiver. Ann Zimmerman’s, Little Dog, Big City was heartwarming and shows the powers of a
pet.
All of the stories contained in this edition are great and everyone is
bound to find their favorites. There are also twelve Honorable Mentions
included. But wait there’s more! The photos, taken by K.S. Brooks, for Prompts
without Winners are also included, perhaps they will inspire you to join in the
weekly Indies Unlimited Flash Fiction Challenge. There are also about sections
for the editors, and the authors all with active ToC links.
These Flash Fictions are only two-hundred and fifty words of less, so
you can squeeze in a story or two in your busy schedules.
Buy now from: Amazon US Amazon UK
FYI:
Indies
Unlimited 2018 Editors' Choice Flash Fiction Anthology is the 9th
book in the Indies Unlimited Flash Fiction Anthology series. Best viewed on a
full-color eReader to appreciate the photos provided by KS Brooks as writing
prompts.
Format/Typo
Issues:
None that I noticed.
Rating:
***** Five Stars
Reviewed
by: ?wazithinkin
Approximate word count: 10-15,000 words
5 comments:
Thank you for taking the time to read and review the Anthology! So glad you enjoyed it. Thanks for the great review.
Thank you for dropping in and commenting, Ms. Brooks. This Anthology is a great collection of stories, the pleasure was all mine.
I second Ms. Brooks' thank you. I'm gratified, too that you enjoyed "Forest of Giants" enough to mention it. Everyone in this collection deserves a mention, of course, if only there were enough space. I'll be posting a link to your review on my social media accounts. Thanks again! --Dale E. Lehman
I am thrilled to be included in this anthology...a grand collection of authors, photographs and tales...
oops, I am unknown...Bill Engleson...www.engleson.ca
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