We had 45 stories in the Collector this week with 2 Debuts. Please welcome Emilia Jordan and Rose Wade to the community. The stories this week fall under 16 different genres, including one each in Action, Crime, Historical, Magical-Realism, Non-Fiction, and Thriller. What a wonderfully diverse community we have!

Take a minute to read What Is Flash? by FFDO contributor Catherine Russell and join the discussion in the comments.

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As always, if your story is not in the listing below please go to the Collector and add the details. It will be in next week’s report. ~Tim

The Stories

‘Woody’s Rhapsody In Rude!’ by Natalie Wood ~ @natalieiwood ~ Humor

Went Bump by Katherine Hajer ~ @eyrea ~ Science Fiction

Warning Signs by Melissa L. Webb ~ @melissalwebb ~ Horror

Visiting The Good Old Times by Anke Wehner ~ @Anke ~ Science Fiction

Uplift by David Grigg ~ @thenarratorium ~ Science Fiction

True Love by Rachel Carter ~ @rachcarter ~ Unspecified

Traitors Truth by Annie ~ @AnnieEvett ~ Science Fiction

Tourists by Icy Sedgwick ~ @icypop ~ Action

Torn Paper by Rose Wade ~ @rosewade ~ Crime ~ Debut

The Wizard’s Prophecy, Chapter 43 by JB Starre ~ @JBStarre ~ Fantasy ~ Serial

The Publisher by Denis Vaughan ~ @inshin ~ Slice of Life

The Penitent by Rob Smales ~ @RobSmales ~ Horror

The Pallbearer: War Part 5 by Jason A. Clark ~ @jasonaclark ~ Urban Fantasy

The Observer by Tom Gillespie ~ @tom_gillespie ~ Magical Realism ~ Serial ~ Narrated

The Nick Of Time (and other abrasions): Bedknobs And Boomsticks by Al Bruno III ~ @albrino3 ~ Paranormal ~ Serial

The Nature of the Beast by Tim VanSant ~ @TimVanSant ~ Cross Genre

The Economy Of Serenity by Marc Nash ~ @21stCscribe ~ Literary

The Blackfeather Chronicles, excerpt 3 by Nerine Dorman ~ @nerinedorman ~ Fantasy ~ Serial

Stupid by Rob Smales ~ @RobSmales ~ Humor ~ Serial

Storm by Sonia Lal ~ @soniawrite ~ Fantasy

Soul Mates by Clive Martyn ~ @clivem ~ Horror

Shine Until Tomorrow (conclusion) by Larry Kollar ~ @FARfetched58 ~ Horror ~ Serial

Shadowthing by Maria Protopapadaki-Smith ~ @mazzz_in_Leeds ~ Unspecified

Retribution by Angie C. ~ @techtigger ~ Fantasy ~ Serial

Once upon a time… Pt.3 by Helen A. Howell ~ @Helenscribbles ~ Cross Genre ~ Serial ~ Narrated

On Synesthesia by Emilia Jordan ~ @emiliajordan5 ~ Non-Fiction ~ Debut

Not A Drop to Drink by Jeffrey Hollar ~ @klingorengi ~ Science Fiction

Night shift (Part One) by Cindy Vaskova ~ @Raptamei ~ Experimental ~ Serial

More Than a Movie by L.G. Keltner ~ @LGKeltner ~ Science Fiction

Looking For Trouble, Chapter 5 by Sonya Clark ~ @sonyabclark ~ Paranormal ~ Serial

Little Bo Peep by Nadine Maritz ~ @roguesavamp ~ Thriller ~ Serial

Kafka’s Metamorphosis by Travis King ~ @travisking ~ Experimental

Ink (Guest post at 101-FICTION) by Steve Green ~ Unspecified

Fire Rain by Craig Smith ~ @CraigWFSmith ~ Urban Fantasy ~ Serial

Fallen Angels by Mac Nash ~ @21stCscribe ~ Literary

Dry by ChrisWhiteWrites ~ @chriswhitewrite ~ Science Fiction

Desire Unleashe From Within by Carolyn Brown ~ @CMBrown81330097 ~ Paranormal

Contact by John Xero ~ @xeroverse ~ Science Fiction

At Last, We Meet by Tony Noland ~ @TonyNoland ~ Fantasy

And This Is What Happened by Al Bruno III ~ @albruno3 ~ Horror

An Account of the Brief Time I Lived in a John Cougar Mellencamp Song by Christopher Munroe ~ @munsimunsi ~ Humor

Alex by Gail Aldwin ~ @gailaldwin ~ Slice of Life

A Storm Coming by KjM ~ @kevinjmackey ~ Slice of Life

A Room At The Hilton by Jeffrey Hollar ~ @klingorengi ~ Historical

A Gallant Night #FridayFlash by Elise VanCise ~ @elisevancise ~ Slice of Life

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Tim VanSant is a technician and rogue poet in academician's clothing. He thinks too much and sometimes he writes what he thinks. He has a face made for radio, a voice made for print, and a blog suitable for lining your NeoPet’s cage. Tim helps to maintain the website and compiles the weekly Friday Flash Report.