We had 47 stories in the Collector this week with 2 Debuts. Please welcome Celeste McLean-Cote and Carrie-Anne to the community. The stories this week fall under 13 different genres, including one each in Experimental, Magical Realism, Noir, Paranormal, and Urban Fantasy. What a wonderfully diverse community we have!

Also on FFDO this week we are featuring part two of Alex Carrick’s What’s Hard and Not Hard about Self-Publishing. [Part one is here.] This installment deals with promotion. Share your experiences 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

To Ponder by Aaron Conaway ~ @M_Gideon ~ Experimental

The Wizard’s Prophecy, Chapter 47 by JB Starre ~ @JBStarre ~ Fantasy ~ Serial

The Right Key by Anke Wehner ~ @Anke ~ Urban Fantasy

The Hunger Field by Paul Carroll ~ @writeranonymous ~ Fantasy

The High Life by Charlotte Comley ~ @Charlottec42 ~ Unspecified

The Healing by Rebecca Emin ~ @RebeccaEmin ~ Slice of Life

The Grey Man by Jack Holt ~ @jackkholt ~ Horror

Stray by Kari Fay ~ @morganafiolett ~ Magical Realism

Story Time in Torn World by Deirdre M. Murphy ~ @Wyld_Dandelyon ~ Fantasy ~ Serial

Starting the Journey Home by Carrie-Anne ~ @Anyechka ~ Historical ~ Serial ~ Debut

Speaker To Trees by Jeffrey Hollar ~ @klingorengi ~ Fantasy

Smart Kitty Runs Away by Leigh M. Lane ~ @LeighMLane ~ Cross Genre ~ Serial

Sickness by Melissa L. Webb ~ @melissalwebb ~ Unspecified

Shadowburn by Icy Sedgwick ~ @icypop ~ Horror

Secrets and Truths by Laura Besley ~ @N/A ~ Slice of Life

Retaliation by John Xero ~ @xeroverse ~ Science Fiction

Playing For Tommaso – an excerpt from THE COLD INSIDE by Al Bruno III ~ @albruno3 ~ Unspecified

Phantom Footballer by Craig Smith ~ @CraigWFSmith ~ Fantasy

Packing by Gail Aldwin ~ @gailaldwin ~ Slice of Life

Only The Wine by Danielle La Paglia ~ @Dannigrrl5 ~ Horror

Noticing the Blessings along the Way by Annie ~ @AnnieEvett ~ Slice of Life

Momma’s Boy by ChrisWhiteWrites ~ @chriswhitewrite ~ Literary

Looking For Trouble, chapter 8 by Sonya Clark ~ @sonyabclark ~ Paranormal ~ Serial

Lightning Rod Salesman by Catherine Russell ~ @ganymeder ~ Humor

Lightning Fast by Tony Noland ~ @TonyNoland ~ Horror

Instruments of Revenge by L.G. Keltner ~ @LGKeltner ~ Unspecified

How to Become a Superhero by Lacy Lalonde ~ @lacylalonde ~ Humor

How I Found Religion by Christopher Munroe ~ @munsimunsi ~ Humor

Girls’ Night Out by Celeste McLean-Cote ~ @runningnekkid ~ Slice of Life ~ Debut

Flatpunchline by Marc Nash ~ @21stCscribe ~ Literary

Finding the bog body by Alison Wells ~ @alisonwells ~ Literary

Emptiness by JC Rosen ~ @JCRosen ~ Horror

Dynamic Duo by L.G. Keltner ~ @LGKeltner ~ Science Fiction

Dewritten – Dorian’s Story (4/5) by K.L. Coones ~ @klcoones ~ Cross Genre ~ Serial

Defense Of Home by Jeffrey Hollar ~ @klingorengi ~ Fantasy

Data-driven by Katherine Hajer ~ @eyrea ~ Science Fiction

Colours by Steve Green ~ Unspecified

Cloud Surfing by ChrisWhiteWrites ~ @chriswhitewrite ~ Literary

Cleansed by Kevlin Henney ~ @KevlinHenney ~ Unspecified

Carl’s Pain by Deanna Schrayer ~ @deannaschrayer ~ Cross Genre

Calling Card by HelenHowell ~ @Helenscribbles ~ Noir ~ Serial

Burn by Leonard White ~ @leonard_white ~ Horror

Brave Companions by David Grigg ~ @thenarratorium ~ Historical

Blood and Tears by L.G. Keltner ~ @LGKeltner ~ Science Fiction

Bedbugs by Aidan Fritz ~ @AidanFritz ~ Fantasy

Back to School (Monica IRL) by Monica Marier ~ @lil_monmon ~ Slice of Life

A Son of Rape by John Wiswell ~ @Wiswell ~ Historical

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