Flash Fiction: Toadeater
A stench wrenched nine-year-old Toadeater from his sleep, bringing him to his feet with a roar. The chain and collar around his neck brought back to him where here was. He knew it was a ...
James
Free Flash Fiction: Storm Before a Trip
A flash lit the room as deafening thunder smashed into the window and John pulled his hand away from the contract in panic. Had he smudged it? Another flash lit the room from further away. ...
Free Flash Fiction: Goddess Not
If she hadn’t had one of her eyes looking right at it, Ayia would never have noticed the indicator crystal worked into the wall mural, change from blue to red. Not even three thousand years ...
Free Flash Fiction: The First Cave Painting, Maybe
A grin crossed Howl’s face as the chief’s daughter walked by. “Hi Ember. I’m going up to one of the caves. Wanna come?” he asked the lovely girl who no longer hung out with him. ...
Why Flash Fiction?
Writing flash fiction is a great way to introduce new readers to your writing. They can find out how well you pull them in and make them feel that story and how well you have ...
Free Flash Fiction: Why We Burn Witches
What if the only people who could violate the laws of nature were the ones that were willing to violate other people?
Flash Fiction Waking the Necromancer
Yelling pulled Jo from his trance. “Come out! Necromancer! You killed my sister. I’m going to kill you!” screamed a woman’s voice. By the additional dust and sand in the room, his trance couldn’t have ...
Donald of Mars episodes 1-70 now on Substack
I am now making my works available through Substack. The first 70 episodes of Donald of Mars are now available there, grouped into 5 episodes per post. At the bottom of each post is a ...
I Took A Walk, Now Free
You can now read for free my science fiction novella, I Took a Walk for no cost on either Reamstories https://reamstories.com/jamesrsteinhaus or Inkspire. https://getinkspired.com/en/u/james-steinhaus-89658 Don’t forget to go to good read and leave a review ...
Kindle Vella is Going Away!
If you read serials or subscriptions, then you have most likely heard about Amazon closing Kindle Vella. Vella is where most of the people have read my work. It has been a fun ride, and ...