tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post8510875729954622683..comments2024-03-18T09:09:59.625-04:00Comments on Janet Reid, Literary Agent: Flesh Taxi Flash Fiction Contest results-final!Janet Reidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00615380335938685231noreply@blogger.comBlogger43125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-75906065392512438172019-09-19T00:17:59.365-04:002019-09-19T00:17:59.365-04:00Congrats to flash and Colin. flash - how do you do...Congrats to flash and Colin. flash - how do you do that?! Your entry made my brain hurt, but in a good way. Colin - wow...yup, you had me with your entry.<br /><br />Kate Outhwaite's entry was another show stopper for me. Incredible. Mostly because of the last line. Sandra J.https://www.blogger.com/profile/15934049142771297524noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-59143032300310706662019-09-17T17:49:29.996-04:002019-09-17T17:49:29.996-04:00Such excellent entries! Congratulations to Colin ...Such excellent entries! Congratulations to Colin and FlashFriday! I enjoyed reading all of these.Just Janhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12546035917149403735noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-10073157933040402802019-09-17T15:00:56.479-04:002019-09-17T15:00:56.479-04:00PS. However, please inform Her Sleekness, the DoY,...PS. However, please inform Her Sleekness, the DoY, that cats are probably about 99% safe in any situation. :-)Kate Outhwaitehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12294866010972517265noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-57343050559913497892019-09-17T14:52:27.597-04:002019-09-17T14:52:27.597-04:00I must not kill poor defenceless fictional pet ani...I must not kill poor defenceless fictional pet animals. I must not kill poor defenceless fictional pet animals. I must not kill poor defenceless fictional pet animals - unless the story really, really demands it. Sorry Janet. Can’t promise it won’t happen again though! :-(<br /><br />Congrats to Colin and FlashFriday - just ‘Wow’! Thanks, as always, to Janet for organising. Kate Outhwaitehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12294866010972517265noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-17497323626820445672019-09-17T12:52:51.547-04:002019-09-17T12:52:51.547-04:00Props to Kate! I tried killing a dog in a recent s...Props to <b>Kate</b>! I tried killing a dog in a recent short story that I submitted. Suffice to say...it did not go well.<br /><br />Mucho congrats to <b>Colin</b> and <b>Flashfriday</b>!Karen McCoyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02640324898284007337noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-45349275156930466092019-09-17T10:28:01.953-04:002019-09-17T10:28:01.953-04:00Congrats Colin and Flashfriday! Fantastic work - y...Congrats Colin and Flashfriday! Fantastic work - you're knocking the covers off the baseballs around here!!<br /><br />Colin: thank you for sharing that older post with E.M.'s winner and the Torvil and Dean video yesterday. It was so much fun to read through the mentions and finalists and see all the familiar names. A lot of you have been doing crazy-good work for a long, long time. Kudos to everyone here at the Reef. It's not a new sentiment, but I'm in awe.<br /><br />Claire Bobrowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15666082441972111293noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-58516672776233582662019-09-17T08:27:22.047-04:002019-09-17T08:27:22.047-04:00Congratulations to flash and Colin! And well done ...Congratulations to flash and Colin! And well done to all the finalists and those who received a mention!<br /><br />Janet - thanks so much for including my story in the finals! And a shark vs a haunted hotel? In your case, the shark would definitely prevail. :)<br /><br />And thank you to everyone who cast a vote for my story! I'm so glad you all enjoy my twisted imagination. :) Madeline Mora-Summontehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05529397293165046430noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-25173448083590366462019-09-17T07:53:57.208-04:002019-09-17T07:53:57.208-04:00Congrats to flash and Colin! Well-done amongst al...Congrats to flash and Colin! Well-done amongst all these talented Reiders! Lisa Bodenheimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17809067722921953857noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-64478215514029930552019-09-17T07:25:57.321-04:002019-09-17T07:25:57.321-04:00Great job Colin and Flash. Well-written indeed.Great job <b>Colin</b> and <b>Flash</b>. Well-written indeed.E.M. Goldsmithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18387494005655553037noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-34567999118724137112019-09-17T06:47:35.170-04:002019-09-17T06:47:35.170-04:00Congrats Colin and flashfriday on your winning ent...Congrats Colin and flashfriday on your winning entries! They were amazingness on toast.<br /><br />And thanks so much to Janet, Craig F, Beth, and everyone else who likes baking dragons. It was a lot of fun writing that and I am glad you enjoyed it.<br /><br />Fearless, I am so saddened to hear that was memoir. It was bad enough to read as a flash entry :"(NLiuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00184714542401822508noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-22538758027930510612019-09-17T05:19:00.516-04:002019-09-17T05:19:00.516-04:00Congrats, Flashfriday and Colin. Beautiful writing...Congrats, Flashfriday and Colin. Beautiful writing from both of you. Thanks again for all your hard work on these contests, Janet. 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Congrats Flashfriday and colin, way to go!<br />Congrats Flashfriday and colin, way to go!french sojournhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14262858704848580714noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-38624147649611836712019-09-17T03:22:54.664-04:002019-09-17T03:22:54.664-04:00Goodness! So much talent. I loved Madeline Mora Su...Goodness! So much talent. I loved <b>Madeline Mora Summonte</b>'s ravenous hotel, and <b>Beth Carpenter</b>'s hotdogs. The two winners were amazing - congratulations, <b>flashfriday</b> and <b>Colin Smith</b>!Ellis Tandyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03290008803869799958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-15043991096844261722019-09-17T00:56:20.015-04:002019-09-17T00:56:20.015-04:00Thank you thank you for the kind words for my P...Thank you thank you for the kind words for my P's in a pod ditty. Another blast of a round; it's an honor writing alongside y'all time after time. Congrats to Master Colin, to all the shout-outs and finalists, and to everyone who summoned courage and words to beat off the darkness for another day. xoflashfridayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06204676781876215647noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-22356751408842325912019-09-17T00:34:33.175-04:002019-09-17T00:34:33.175-04:00High five, Colin and flash. Well deserved, and in ...High five, Colin and flash. Well deserved, and in this rich company, even more special to receive.<br /><br />Happy reading!John Davis Frainhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18020019400599228492noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-79246633058577721922019-09-17T00:14:12.054-04:002019-09-17T00:14:12.054-04:00Hurray! I was hoping it would turn out this way. C...Hurray! I was hoping it would turn out this way. Congrats to the masters.Beth Carpenterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02447148196867821907noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-52744187282568759542019-09-16T23:26:00.799-04:002019-09-16T23:26:00.799-04:00BTW, I have updated the Contest Spreadsheet in the...BTW, I have updated the Contest Spreadsheet in the <a href="http://www.colindsmith.com/TreasureChest/" rel="nofollow">Treasure Chest</a>.Colin Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03292997431935215499noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-24348308214993383182019-09-16T22:56:21.500-04:002019-09-16T22:56:21.500-04:00Congrats to Colin and flashfriday! Excellent entr...<br />Congrats to Colin and flashfriday! Excellent entries.<br /><br />And thank you to Her Grace and Sleekness for enjoying my story. Of course I included you. It's not a story without you. I'm sorry Thumbs apparently needs further instruction on that point.<br /><br /><br />Dena Pawlinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14444683810125395220noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-575933027720403132019-09-16T22:56:02.098-04:002019-09-16T22:56:02.098-04:00Big up to Colin and flashfriday for thinking up so...Big up to <b>Colin</b> and <b>flashfriday</b> for thinking up some fantastic stuff (and to everyone else who dares to traverse these shark-infested waters, armed with nothing but mere words, for... well... surviving). As per usual, the quality of writing 'round these parts is astounding. So much to enjoy, and so much to learn from all you fine dudes and dudettes... <br /><br />And now off to work. (Monday night down on Bleecker Street. Drunk folk demand to be entertained!)Casual-Thttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04091757363609964963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-84182628602260818202019-09-16T22:37:00.703-04:002019-09-16T22:37:00.703-04:00:-O
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Wow again! Thank you Janet! And I g...:-O<br /><br />:-O<br /><br />:-O<br /><br />Wow again! Thank you Janet! And I get to share the prize with a dragon. Good company! :D Congrats Rebekah, and all the other finalists and entrants.<br /><br />Time for a celebratory beer. :DColin Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03292997431935215499noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-12082340363048438862019-09-16T21:36:14.046-04:002019-09-16T21:36:14.046-04:00Ooh, a finalist! I'm thrilled. Even more when ...Ooh, a finalist! I'm thrilled. Even more when I see what good company I'm in. Love the hotel POV, love the baking dragon, heck, I love them all. And then there's flashfriday, making backflips on a highwire look easy. Wow!Beth Carpenterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02447148196867821907noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-20118726192927938642019-09-16T21:14:30.064-04:002019-09-16T21:14:30.064-04:00Thank you, NLiu! Sadly, it’s more memoir than fict...Thank you, <b>NLiu</b>! Sadly, it’s more memoir than fiction and it means so much to know that it connected in some way.Fearless Reiderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14380936599156619260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-89958527064381779732019-09-16T20:53:49.760-04:002019-09-16T20:53:49.760-04:00Of the entries that didn't make it, I loved Fe...Of the entries that didn't make it, I loved Fearless Reider's. Memorable and poignant.<br /><br />Of the entries that did: flashfriday was hilarious and brilliant (is the next flash competition going to involve alliteration??) and Dena's made me laugh. I also loved Madeline Mora Summonte's creepy hotel. And Colin's was superb. And and and and... And basically I am no help.NLiuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00184714542401822508noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-71137362648753872312019-09-16T20:37:01.501-04:002019-09-16T20:37:01.501-04:00Wow, thanks Colin. I haven't been doing too mu...Wow, thanks <b>Colin</b>. I haven't been doing too much flash lately because I am so determined to get back in those query trenches. But it is the best practice for when you find yourself needing to edit your over-written masterpiece into a sellable debut. Nothing has helped me more than this blog and those flash fiction contests. Even just reading the entries. We sure do attract some damn talented writers around here. E.M. Goldsmithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18387494005655553037noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17040756.post-10910996521024017762019-09-16T20:00:43.242-04:002019-09-16T20:00:43.242-04:00Oh wow! A finalist?! Thanks! And thank you Fearles...Oh wow! A finalist?! Thanks! And thank you Fearless, Bethany, and nightsmusic for your very kind words.<br /><br />The mention of Torvill and Dean reminds me not only of that spectacular performance (and I watched it live, cheering on our team), but of E.M. Goldsmith's entry back in 2015. Those who have been around for a while know which I'm talking about. For those new to the blog, read this:<br /><br /><a href="http://jetreidliterary.blogspot.com/2015/11/crimebake-writing-contest-results.html" rel="nofollow">http://jetreidliterary.blogspot.com/2015/11/crimebake-writing-contest-results.html</a><br /><br /><br />If you want to know how to write flash fiction, that right there is your masterclass. "Ash fell like Hell's snow" has to be one of my favorite lines ever. So evocative.<br /><br />Yeah, I know Elise, I keep bringing it up. But, honestly, I don't care. We've had some fine fine winning entries over the years. But, like Torvill and Dean, that was in a league of its own.Colin Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03292997431935215499noreply@blogger.com