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I am aware that BOFF 2 is not out yet, but it has basically gone to print. In the interest of getting the ball rolling on BOFF 3, Jon has given me permission to go ahead and start collecting submissions for the next collection.

As an added bonus, Steven King (Yes, THE Steven King) has volunteered to write the introduction as a way of encouraging participation and growth among up and coming authors. But we need to act quickly before he gets distracted with other projects. In order to speed up the process a bit though, we have to switch away from the submishmash to a slightly more archaic form. We will collect comments with links to the stories here.

I already have a team of judges set and ready to unbiasedly forge through the flash fiction, so I am confident we can power through a gross in a week. But that means the window for submissions will be tiny: till the end of today!

So, if you want to be considered for BOFF 3, comment here and link to your story. Include your name and the genre you believe fits best as well. We want to have the submissions ready for the folks at eMergant as soon as they finish BOFF 2.

We had 52 stories this week including three debuts. Please welcome Jenny, Conrad Ashley Persons, Dana Sitar to the Friday Flash community. If you want your story included in the weekly listing please visit the Collector and add the details.

I hope you all have survived the various floods, fires, hurricanes, and earthquakes that seem to be more common than cat fur lately. Speaking of cat fur, the Friday Flash Pet Story Contest is now closed. Voting will commence this week. Look for voting instructions in Estrella’s News Flash on Tuesday. Thank you all for participating and remember the Gallery remains open and you can share pics of your pets anytime. ~jon Continue reading »