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Moving

Posted on March 24, 2019 by mtdecker

I have some friends who needed webwork done and sites created/revised and rather than force them to use my tools – I realized that WordPress was the way to go so– rather than having my blog in one place and … Continue reading →

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A(nother) Year in Seattle – Week 01 – Back in the Saddle

Posted on June 29, 2018 by mtdecker

A(nother) Year In Seattle Sunday – June 29, 2059 – Catching up Let’s see if I remember how to do this. Its late Sunday night- the terror is in bed and finally asleep. Case and I are in various states … Continue reading →

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A Year in Seattle – Week 38 – Surprise!… it’s a boy

Posted on June 25, 2018 by mtdecker

A Year In Seattle Week Thirty-eight Thursday, March 8th, 2057 – Cats I woke up to the sound of cats in need of attention. The cats were working on liberating the catnip from the kitchen cabinets when Case and I … Continue reading →

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A Year in Seattle – Week 4 – The shadows step back

Posted on June 21, 2018 by mtdecker

A Year In Seattle Week Four Thursday, July 13th, 2056 – Memories of Balmer Well, work is good for keeping my mind off of everything except what’s going on right then and there, usually. It was actually a rather slow … Continue reading →

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A Long Time Healing

Posted on June 9, 2018 by mtdecker

I know in fiction, my heroes get hurt– like all the time.  Well, in February I found out what it is like to break one bone… in your hand. First, there was the sound as I misjudged where I was … Continue reading →

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I am Day 6

Posted on December 30, 2017 by mtdecker

Horror Scribes offered an interesting challenge for the end of 2017 – The 12 days of Christmas Horror Flash contest. It was a little hard for me because Christmas is not the sort of thing I want to mess with … Continue reading →

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COMING SOON: 42 Flash

Posted on December 12, 2017 by mtdecker

Join us January 1st for 42 days of flash fiction prompts – on 42 Flash

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Writing Deadlines

Posted on October 30, 2015 by mtdecker

It’s funny, I participate in flash fiction contests where you have anywhere from one hour to one week to write a story and publish it, and yet having a month to write up to three stories for an anthology fills me … Continue reading →

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Spotlight: Lisa Crayton

Posted on September 29, 2015 by mtdecker

Originally posted on Flash! Friday:
What a pleasure and honor to welcome Lisa Crayton to the Spotlight mic. She’s a multi-published author and co-author, freelance writer, writing mentor, editor, conference and workshop speaker, former publisher of a two-time Writer’s Digest 101…

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Trying not to lose the reader

Posted on August 13, 2015 by mtdecker

One of the hardest lessons I’ve learned when it comes to Miro/Flash Fiction is keeping it short without losing the story– or the audience. With flash fiction, I’ve learned that you have to limit the scope of the story and … Continue reading →

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