Flash Fiction – M.A. Crosbie

Life Update and Exciting News!

Hello hello. So, a fair bit has happened since I last posted. To do a brief summary: -I passed my PhD exam/viva -I got engaged! -An election happened, I think? -I entered NaNo, but didn’t get very far (sad face) -I was asked to join something super exciting (more about that below) -I FINALLY finished…
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Flash Fiction: The Devil’s Playground

Many moons ago I wrote a post inspired by one of Chuck Wendig’s flash fiction prompts, and I forgot to post it. Oops. I thought I’d post it anyway. For this particular one we were prompted to write a short piece about a randomly chosen Flickr photo. Here’s the image I got – an amazing shot by Wolfgang Schrittweiser, titled…
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Goggles on the Dog

A quick flash fiction, because I want to lighten things up around here, and because Mr Wendig’s prompts are always amazing. This week, the prompts are inspired by kooky things his son #bdub has said. So without further ado, here’s my (very) short story. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ “Can I put goggles on the dog?” Mom rolled her…
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November Update & HONOURS Excerpt (sort of)

It’s been a wee while since I last posted. I’ve been teaching at St Andrews, and trying to finish up my dissertation. And we’ve just moved down to London, so life has been a bit mad. But I’ve been meaning to post this, so here it is. It’s a short excerpt I wrote about a…
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Flash Fiction Challenge: “Irish Shockwave”

I wanted to join in the fun of one of Chuck Wendig’s famous flash fiction challenges, and this one is a doozy. Or should I say boozy. We were charged with writing a quick story, where the title is given to us by a random cocktail-name generator. (Which, frankly, has to be one of the…
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Category: Flash Fiction

Life Update and Exciting News!

Flash Fiction: The Devil’s Playground

Goggles on the Dog

November Update & HONOURS Excerpt (sort of)

Flash Fiction Challenge: “Irish Shockwave”