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Another Award!

Posted on February 1, 2012 by Shedrick

This past November I entered one of my flash fiction pieces, “Gift of the Magi“, into the annual Spec the Halls contest. Well…I just heard back from the contest organizer and it is official…my story won third place! So, coming … Continue reading →

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Spec the Halls

Posted on November 29, 2011 by Shedrick

Season’s Greetings, y’all! I don’t know if any of you, my loyal readers (all 2.7 of you), remember this or not but last year I posted a bit of flash fiction on the site in celebration of the season. The … Continue reading →

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Mixed Mail Bag

Posted on September 26, 2011 by Shedrick

Today’s mail bag was a decidedly balanced mix of news for the Serial Distractions Mule-skinning/Marmot-tanning/Sno-Cone Stand™. First up was another rejection on a story that I’ve had some high hopes for. It’s gotten some positive feedback from past rejections and … Continue reading →

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“Writers of the Future” Honorable Mention

Posted on September 14, 2011 by Shedrick

A while back I announced that I had received an Honorable Mention in this quarter’s Writers of the Future contest. Here’s the announcement from their blog. If you scroll way…down…toward…the…bottom you can find my name. 🙂  

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At the Risk of Completely Jinxing Myself…

Posted on September 2, 2011 by Shedrick

…I’m going to go ahead and “squee” over an email I got yesterday. Apparently my short story “Thirty Nine” has received an “honorable mention” for the 3rd quarter of the Writers of the Future Contest. <insert high-pitched ‘squee’ a la … Continue reading →

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