We had 48 stories in the Collector this week with 1 Debut. Please welcome Lady Bluestocking to the community.

I am experimenting with a completely auto-generated Report this week. This should allow me to keep the posting time consistent while my schedule is in flux the next several weeks. I will check later in the day and make corrections if needed. [Note: This post has been edited. ~Tim] Also, I have added another field to the Collector so you can indicate the length of your story. We will try labeling stories of less than 500 words, between 500 and 1000 words, and over 1000 words as a service to the readers.

FFDO Correspondent Catherine Russel describes Falling Off the Wagon in her post this week. Do you procrastinate in your writing goals? Read her article and then let us know in the comments there what excuses you use and how you get past them.

Remember to keep the community news flowing through our weekly News Flash.

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

…another short story about love. by Christopher Munroe ~ @munsimunsi ~ Fantasy

151: Son of the Sixties by Katharine Kerr ~ @milosmum ~ Literary

“A Study In Red” by Lady Bluestocking ~ @xbluestockingx ~ Experimental ~ Debut

A Whole Nest of Trouble by Craig Smith ~ @CraigWFSmith ~ Fantasy

And We Danced by Rob Smales ~ @RobSmales ~ Horror

Animal Lovers by Katherine Hajer ~ @eyrea ~ Magical Realism

Beached Foreigner by Chris Morton ~ @chrris9 ~ Unspecified

Betraying The State by Jeffrey Hollar ~ @klingorengi ~ Cross Genre

Body for Body by Anne Michaud ~ @annecmichaud ~ Science Fiction ~ Serial

Cherry Vanilla, Part 5 by Xanto P. Jones ~ @Xanderiah ~ Unspecified ~ Serial

Death Mask by Steve Husted ~ @shuste73 ~ Science Fiction

Deja Vu by Leigh M. Lane ~ @LeighMLane ~ Horror ~ Serial

Dumua by Stephen Hewitt ~ @ThoughtMonkeyZ ~ Magical Realism

Faces by David Grigg ~ @thenarratorium ~ Suspense

FREE CHECKING by COLIN JAMES ~ @CRJAMES ~ Slice of Life

Gears Finds a Romance by T.J. McIntyre ~ @southernweirdo ~ Horror

Gifts Received by Melissa L. Webb ~ @melissalwebb ~ Paranormal

IDA, Chapter Eight – He’s my kid! by Bill Moore ~ @billmoore_books ~ Magical Realism ~ Serial

In Her Eyes by John Pender ~ @johnlpender ~ Unspecified

Introductions by Richard Bon ~ @LiminalFiction ~ Slice of Life

Liso-Trigona by Apple Ardent Scott ~ @sapplescoot ~ Horror

Marc Nash In Da House by Marc Nash ~ @21stCscribe ~ Experimental

Memoirs From the End of the World: Entry #4 by L.G. Keltner ~ @LGKeltner ~ Science Fiction ~ Serial

Memories Long Forgotten by ChrisWhiteWrites ~ @chriswhitewrite ~ Magical Realism

Minotaur by John Xero ~ @xeroverse ~ Fantasy

Missing Abi (Part 1) by Peter Newman ~ @runpetewrite ~ Mystery ~ Serial

Old Man of the Mountain by Leo King ~ @LeoKingAuthor ~ Fantasy

Out of the rain by Annie ~ @AnnieEvett ~ Romance

Pocker lips by Steve Green ~ Unspecified

Published by Alex Tomlin ~ @tomo4242 ~ Slice of Life

Rebellion’s Price by Jason Warden ~ @JasonDWarden ~ Cross Genre

Rumours by Laura Besley ~ @laurabesley ~ Slice of Life

Sense of Taste by Bryan Mitchell ~ Science Fiction

Shadowplay by Cindy Vaskova ~ @Raptamei ~ Science Fiction

Simple Proof by Emma Newman ~ @emapocalyptic ~ Slice of Life ~ Narrated

”The Butterfly Effect’ by Natalie Wood ~ @natalieiwood ~ Slice of Life

The Last Star by Kari Fay ~ @morganafiolett ~ Unspecified

THE NIGHT BLOGGER: The Graveyard Game And Other Cemetery Plots part five ‘Back From The Shadows Again’ by Al Bruno III ~ @albruno3 ~ Unspecified ~ Serial

The Wizard’s Prophecy, Chapter 52 by JB Starre ~ @JBStarre ~ Fantasy ~ Serial

Three Days by Tony Noland ~ @tonynoland ~ Magical Realism

Tripping Brachiosaurs by John Wiswell ~ @Wiswell ~ Fantasy

Undetected Innocence by Jack Holt ~ @jackkholt ~ Unspecified

Up on the Roof by Carrie-Anne ~ @Anyechka ~ Historical ~ Serial

Uprising by Larry Kollar ~ @FARfetched58 ~ Fantasy

Visit Beautiful Zombie Falls by Tim VanSant ~ @TimVanSant ~ Horror

Weaving by Icy Sedgwick ~ @icypop ~ Fantasy

White Lies by Aaron Conaway ~ @M_Gideon ~ Humor

White Noise by L. E. White ~ @leonard_white ~ Horror

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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.