Tag: WhenHopeBurnedWhite
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1. Star Child
The star flared, flashed, and held still, pinging its message across the interminable abyss that separated it from its siblings. Inside the molten gas giant, a child held its hands around an unlit candle and waited for the response which would come with the next set of flashes. In the meantime, it watched the unstoppable…
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Coming Soon: When Hope Burned White, Vol 2
Over the next 10 weeks, I will publish my short story anthology, When Hope Burned White, Volume 2. It is a direct sequel to last year’s and contains 10 brand new stories that deal with loneliness, despair, whimsy, and the power of hope. I cannot wait for you to read these new flash fiction tales,…
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Short Story Update
I am happy to announce that I have completed all the rough drafts for When Hope Burned White, Volume 2. As the direct sequel to last year’s short story collection and since it has now been over a year since that one was published, I am excited for you to meet the next set of…
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When Hope Burned White – Digital Copies
Thank you all for joining me on a journey for the past few months. When Hope Burned White, Volume 1 is now complete. Each of the 10 flash fiction stories are available under Projects, along with the history and process of how the collection came to exist. If you would rather read all the stories…
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Spotlight: When Hope Burned White
I enjoy it when other writers talk about their writing process, and I wanted to take a minute to geek out about two of my favorite stories from my most recent collection, “When Hope Burned White.” #1. That Time I Met A God This was the 2nd story I wrote for this collection, and it…
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Epilogue: When Hope Burned White
When I started writing this collection, my only goal was to write a short story every week of last summer. I did not have a theme or idea in mind, though I did have a specific focus for my inspirations. I ended up with a dozen stories, one of which I published separately as a…
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10. The Last Song
Sailing will be fun, they said. You have unlimited freedom, they said. And unless you get drunk and fall off the yardarm, you probably won’t die, they said. And now here we are at the edge of the world, watching as the waters drag our ship closer to the waterfall that leads to the depths…
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9. That Time I Met A God
So this one time my friend Robert invited me to tag along with his frat out to the beach. I was like, ‘sure, why not,’ you know, because I was trying to get out more. Ever since I’d broken up with Brook, I’d been kind of a shut-in. I knew that it was getting to…
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8. The Clock Ticks On
Jordan squirmed at his desk, the ergonomic office chair no longer doing its job since his ass had reshaped it in its own image. They really should replace these, he thought and glanced at the clock: thirty minutes until the work week ended. He surreptitiously glanced around and pulled up his social media. He didn’t…
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7. Enlightenment
After I lost my son and house in the divorce, I decided to travel. I needed some time alone, and I hoped to find a new muse. That was what I told everyone because saying that I was trying to find something I didn’t hate about myself didn’t sound as good. I drove to all…
Grant Pearson 