Finalist at Sera Publishing

Read "Love Interlude" finalist in contest at Sera Publishing.

FEBRUARY GLOOM

FEBRUARY GLOOM

My son attempts to play the flute while I sing silly songs creating lace-doily valentines before his round, expressive eyes...one is put aside for teacher.

by Patricia Crandall 

(c) 2013

The Heirloom and A Garden of Love

The Heirloom, has been accepted in Flash Fiction World, Vol. 2 and A Garden of Love in Vol. 1. 


Volume 1 

Flash Fiction World – Volume 1 is packed with stories about all the concerns, traumas and dramas of life, as well as the joyful and humorous times. Whatever your preference you will find plenty of reading material (over 44,000 words) in these pages to keep you happy and engrossed. I have no doubt that you will enjoy a fiction feast and will be seeking more stories by many of the writers that you discover in these pages.

Volume 2 

Flash Fiction World – Volume 2 is packed with stories about all the facets and dramas of life. Whatever your preference you will find plenty of reading material (over 30,000 words) in these pages to keep you happy and leave you fulfilled. I guarantee that you will enjoy a fiction feast and will be seeking more stories by many of the writers that you discover in these pages.

CRACKLING JANUARY

 

CRACKLING JANUARY

Snow crackles beneath fur-lined boots and winter tires. Smoke puffs from Clinker brick chimneys, invading church yards and back yards. Tree limbs snap like gunshot in bitter cold. by Patricia Crandall

Life Begins at Forty

Check out Patricia Crandall's story, Life Begins at Forty on Midlife College.

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Tales of an Upstate New York Bottle Miner

The Dog Men

The Dog Men may be purchased at -

authorpcrandall.blogspot.com;  pcrandall123@yahoo.com  or  Amazon. 

Journeys V - An Anthology of Award-Winning Short Stories  

Authored by Mary-Lois Sanders Editor, Jack Petro, Cathleen C. Robinson, Sharon Jaqua, Jim Stark, Patricia Crandall, David A. Snively, Barbara C. Fisler, Francis X. Ridge Jr., Kenn C. Kincaid, and OthersA brush with death; an encounter with a homeless girl; a cookie crèche; one last flight; treasure hunting at the dump; just another patrol in Vietnam; romance; mystery; psychos and Indians in the old west; surprises galore ... and a mermaid. 

The Creative Writer's Notebook presents the winners, honorable mentions from its 2011 Short Story Competition.

Immerse yourself in an evening of pleasure. Experience the joys of mystery, romance, adventure, horror, humor and fun - all from the creative minds of these talented writers.

The Crazy Jug by Patricia Crandall won honorable mention