Tag Archives: Clownspace
Two Tales Go Out of Print
10Flash Quarterly published two of my stories in 2012 before closing shop. When the magazine shut down, the editor said the archives would stay online for another year. It didn’t quite make it a full year. The archives and 10Flash … Continue reading
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Tagged 10Flash Quarterly, Clownspace, Toasted Cake, Wings Over the Suicide Rocks
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Toasted Cake Wins Parsec Award for Best New Podcast
Toasted Cake recently produced a wonderful podcast of my story “Clownspace.” I learned a couple of days ago that Toasted Cake was honored with a Parsec Award for best new podcast. While I wasn’t overly familiar with the Parsec Awards (I’d heard of them, … Continue reading
Returning Home to Some Toasted Cake
I made it back from my Palmyra adventure in one piece. I’m a little tanner and lot tired, but it was a good trip. I got a lot of science done, but equally important, I got a lot writing accomplished, too. I … Continue reading
Logging a Couple More
In preparation for editing my novel, I’ve been practicing loglines. They’re starting to come more easily, so I think I’m about ready to tackle a logline and summary for my book. Before doing that, I thought I’d share another pair of loglines. … Continue reading
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Tagged Clownspace, Do Not Go Gentle into the Night, Logline, Writing Craft
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“Clownspace” To Be Served Up at Toasted Cake
Toasted Cake has accepted my flash story “Clownspace” for podcasting. I’m looking forward to what they will do with this one (e.g., will they’ll add circus/clown music: doo-doo-do-do-doo-do). This story originally appeared in the January 2012 issue of 10Flash Quarterly (now defunct), but if … Continue reading
Inspiration: “Clownspace”
I consider “Clownspace,” published in the January 2012 issue of 10Flash Quarterly, to be one of my “out there” stories. Interestingly, its inspiration is considerably more down-to-earth than they story. This story grew out of my writing group, Hopefull Monsters. A … Continue reading
“Clownspace” Now Available at 10Flash Quarterly
My slipstream, flash-fiction story, “Clownspace” is now available for free reading at 10Flash Quarterly. I share the issue with some fantastic writers, including Ken Liu, Amanda C. Davis, Jen Volant, Rebecca Stefoff, and others. I hope you have as much fun … Continue reading
A Quick-as-Flash Update
The next few months will be busy for me on the publishing front (and hopefully for readers on the reading front). I have several stories hitting bookstores and the ether, and I thought I’d give a quick summary of what’s coming: … Continue reading
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Tagged Clownspace, Observations on a Clock, The Sea Shall Have Them
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“Clownspace” Finds a Place
My flash fiction story “Clownspace” has been accepted by 10Flash Quarterly for their January 2012 issue. Each quarter they publish ten flash pieces (thus the publication’s title) around a theme; January’s theme will be: “The end of the world as we know it.” … Continue reading
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Tagged 10Flash Quarterly, Clownspace, Sale, Short Story
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D. Thomas Minton 