We had 45 stories in the Collector this week with 2 Debuts. Please welcome Paul Carroll and Liana Mir to the community. The stories this week fall under 13 different genres, including one each in Crime, Humor, Magical~Realism, Paranormal, Thriller, and Western. What a wonderfully diverse community we have!

Our very own FFDO Editor E. D. Johnson shared a unique perspective in his post Caffeine, Characters, and Carrots this week. While you are here, give it a read and put your $0.02 worth in the comments.

Remember to keep the community news flowing through our weekly News Flash. Estrella is on a short vacation. But keep the good news coming! You can send in your news items concerning the Friday Flash community to Jon at jmstro@gmail.com. Or feel free to share your news by posting on the #fridayflash Facebook Group Page.

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

A Friend In Need by Tony Noland ~ @TonyNoland ~ Western

A Proposal by Anke Wehner ~ @Anke ~ Unspecified

As Black as Night – prt 3 by Carolyn Brown ~ @CMBrown81330097 ~ Paranormal ~ Serial

Beep Beep by Daniel Ritter ~ @reginaldgolding ~ Horror

Brown and Blue by Alison Wells ~ @alisonwells ~ Slice of Life

Bump in the Night by Leigh M. Lane ~ @https://twitter.com/LeighMLane ~ Horror ~ Serial

Communication by Christopher Munroe ~ @munsimunsi ~ Humor

Criminal Carpooling by Alexandra Malmberg ~ @quoting_mungo ~ Crime

Dewritten: The Hatter’s Story (3/5) by K.L. Coones ~ @klcoones ~ Fantasy ~ Serial

Fire by Nadine Maritz ~ @Roguesavamp ~ Thriller ~ Serial

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

Forgive the Sin of Knowledge by Annie ~ @AnnieEvett ~ Science Fiction

Forgiveness by Jeffrey Hollar ~ @klingorengi ~ Slice of Life

Friday Night Frustrations by Bryan Mitchell ~ Cross Genre

Gravedigger by John Xero ~ @xeroverse ~ Science Fiction

Hardboiled Flipped by Chris Morton ~ @chrris9 ~ Unspecified

Hostile Powers by Paul Carroll ~ @writeranonymous ~ Fantasy ~ Debut

If The Shoe Fits . . . by L.G. Keltner ~ @LGKeltner ~ Fantasy

Interstellar Diplomatic Negotiations: Rulebook and Disclaimer by L.G. Keltner ~ @LGKeltner ~ Science Fiction

Letter Found Randomly Behind a Wooden Shed Full of Stained Meat Hooks and Rusty Circular Saws by T.J. McIntyre ~ @southernweirdo ~ Horror

Lion on the Court by Stephen Hewitt ~ @ThoughtMonkeyZ ~ Magical Realism

Monitor’d by Jack Holt ~ @jackkholt ~ Urban Fantasy

Night shift (Part four) by Cindy Vaskova ~ @Raptamei ~ Cross Genre ~ Serial

Off Colour by Marc Nash ~ @21stCscribe ~ Literary

Once upon a time….Pt5 The Conclusion by Helen A. Howell ~ @Helenscribbles ~ Cross Genre ~ Serial ~ Narrated

Oral Contract by Beverly Fox ~ @Bevimus ~ Fantasy

Precious Cargo by Kari Fay ~ @morganafiolett ~ Unspecified

Run Run Run, Run Run Away by ChrisWhiteWrites ~ @chriswhitewrite ~ Horror

Sign by Jeffrey Hollar ~ @klingorengi ~ Fantasy

Skipping Coffee by Laura Besley ~ Slice of Life

STORIES IN THE KEY OF LOVECRAFT: Southern Fried Shokushu by Al Bruno III ~ @albruno3 ~ Horror

The Aftermath by Hayley ~ @Hayley_DM ~ Slice of Life

The Bride by Katherine Hajer ~ @eyrea ~ Horror

The Commerce of Hearts by Liana Mir ~ @lianamir1 ~ Fantasy ~ Debut

The Day the Saucers Came by David Grigg ~ @thenarratorium ~ Science Fiction

The House by Melissa L. Webb ~ @melissalwebb ~ Horror

The Minotaur by Amy Taylor ~ @adastrapoetry ~ Horror

The Pallbearer: Honeymoon Blues Part 1 by Jason A. Clark ~ @jasonaclark ~ Urban Fantasy ~ Serial

The Siege by Brinda Banerjee ~ @modscheherzade ~ Literary

The Spin Doctor by Icy Sedgwick ~ @icypop ~ Horror

The Wizard’s Prophecy, Chapter 46 by JB Starre ~ @JBStarre ~ Fantasy ~ Serial

Tilt by Austin Malone ~ Urban Fantasy ~ Serial

Volunteer by L.G. Keltner ~ @LGKeltner ~ Science Fiction

Volunteer by Sylvia van Bruggen ~ @sylviavbruggen ~ Science Fiction

Zhanjee Vs. The Dactyls by John Wiswell ~ @Wiswell ~ Fantasy

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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.