Get monochromatic on Dec. 7 …
Filed under: My Fiction/Writing
My flash fantasy, Monochrome, will appear at “Every Day Fiction” on Dec. 7.
I note it appears the day after a story called Garden Pests by frequent Swords Against Boredom participant Ellie Tupper, and I look forward to reading that. I see some other familiar names coming up in December, too. Here’s the complete Table of Contents.
Monochrome will be my second appearance in EDF’s flash-story-a-day venue. EDF categorizes stories as “Fantasy,” “Science Fiction,” “Horror,” etc. to facilitate archiving … but I honestly wasn’t sure which of those labels best fits Monochrome. It’s fantasy to some, perhaps not to others. It’s science fiction, under some definitions, probably not under others. Its central idea might be horrific to some, welcome news to others. So I left the weighty decision of which label to apply up to the EDF editors, and I wonder what they’ll come up with.
My ghostly take on the William Tell legend, Tell’s Choice, garnered a lot of good responses at EDF in October. If you are so inclined, you can read it here.
– Steve
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It’s a great story, Steve! (As was Ellie’s
We were going to categorize it as “Surreal”. Figure that’s a better fit than Fantasy or Horror.
Surreal? Geez, that’s what I get for leaving something up to an editor …
Just kidding.
– Steve
Thanks for the plug, Steve. In fact you’ve read an earlier version of Garden Pests. I sent it to you as a get-well-soon present after your surgery, partly in thanks - your description of talking with your daughter in the yard (a while ago in this blog, I think) was part of the inspiration.
Thanks to Jordan too. Glad to hear it’s scheduled - only 2 days before my birthday! EDF’s a great publication.
Thanks for the link. I’m looking forward to reading both stories!
Kate: Thanks!
Ellie: Hey, I remember that story … just didn’t remember the title. Cool!
Argghh! I used to LIKE teal. You couldn’t have done avocado?
Good story!
Hah! Avacado would have served just as well, but it takes longer to type.
I wanted a color that didn’t have a lot of attached connotations for most people. Black and white conjure unnecessary value judgments; red and its cousins make one think of blood; gray signals depression, etc. I wanted something that was just a color, so people wouldn’t necessarily start seeking symbolism in the paint scheme.
Unfortunately, though, I picked a color you like. Sorry about that!
Oh, by the way, my wife found a beer/wine outlet not too far from us that stocks both versions of your Hop Pocket beer. Hurray for me!
– Steve