The Seattle Star, once a newspaper and now an online magazine, posted my story “The Rose of Sharon,” which includes a verse parody of Edgar Allan Poe. Thanks to editor Omar Willey. https://www.seattlestar.net/2020/08/the-rose-of-sharon/

The Saturday Evening Post, under “contemporary fiction” posted my story “Donny Clatterbuck,” about a boy who learns to juggle and faces a moment of truth. https://www.saturdayeveningpost.com/2020/08/donny-clatterbuck/

The Daily Drunk online magazine posted my flash fiction “A Brief Remark,” on a generic speech issued by the Bureau of Redundancy. https://thedailydrunk.com/f/a-brief-remark

Free Flash Fiction posted my flash “Jokesmith.” Comedy is hard. LINK to Jokesmith

The Zodiac Review edited by Daniel Van Tassel posted the Summer 2020 issue of flash fiction. Dr. Dolittle interviews a pit bull named “Bruiser.” thezodiacreview.com

My little box of “Raisins” is in the new book Flash Nonfiction Food: 91 Very Delicious, Very True, Very Short Stories, edited by Tom Hazuka and Kathryn Fitzpatrick. The paperback is published by Woodhall Press in Norwalk, CT, and is priced $18.95. Hazuka and others edited the 1992 book Flash Fiction.

Reflex Press website posted my flash fiction “Kelsey” today, in the tab labeled Stories. A calico cat in the animal shelter meets a thoughtful person such as yourself. LINK

Free Flash Fiction online magazine posted my “Store Policy,” adapted from a flyer given out by a used bookstore in my town. LINK to Store Policy

Literati Magazine posted my short story “Firefighter.” Bobbie Sue Metzger tells how she became a church organist, wife, mother, and volunteer firefighter. LINK

Virtual Zine posted my flash fiction “Deconstruction,” Nora Devereux pauses to watch a crew take apart an old house. LINK