Sam Spade, Phillip Marlow, Alexander Black, trench coats, fedoras, violence, and dames. Crime Noir is a literary genre made popular by the likes of Dashiell Hammet and Raymond Chandler, and has survived since the genre’s pioneer Carroll John Daly’s story, Knights of the Open Palm was published in the June, 1923 issue of Black...
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Series Lets Have Fun Writing» Last week, we opened the Let’s Have Fun Writing series by talking about and how that habit will help writer’s find their heart and use it when the pen anything. I hope some of you are swearing like sailors at me. I hope your hands are all cramped up,...
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Series Lets Have Fun Writing» Far be it from me to stake any claim to being a writer with enough talent and skill to sit on a high throne and give sound writing tips, yet I believe that this site needs a weekly ‘Writing Tips’ column, so I am going to take up the...
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In this flash fiction piece I weave a tale of eventually paying the piper in currency inked with terror… Beams of moonlight filtered in from the mostly cloaked windows and pierced her as she sat in the dark room, bound, gagged, and terrified. The wooden chair was cold against her thighs and the dirty...
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This flash fiction submission explores the probability that no matter how good, or how lucky we are, we still need a little help… Every landing you walk away from is a good one,  Sam thought to himself as he limped away from the now burning Jenny. He didn’t even look back at the plane...
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He used to write of horror, but now his pen was full of grief. As the tears of ink hit the page, he paused, staring ahead. He recounted that day. The words on the page could never do justice to what was on his mind. He used to write of horror. Maybe he still...
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She exhaled. Her final breath. A new life was beginning. Her eyes opened, a white light blinding her momentarily. She blinked, trying to focus. Sitting up, she looked inquisitively. This was not her body. She no longer felt pain. In the distance: movement. Faces she recognized. Her father, brother and niece were welcoming her...
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This is my 55 word flash fiction tribute to our recently fallen Angel… “Quit your sobbing,” the tinny voice rattled from the desktop intercom. A sniffling voice, “We can’t, Charlie. She’s gone.” “She may be gone, but she left you a charge. Each one of you has her twinkle in your eye. She will...
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I would like to officially welcome Mickey Mills to Extreme Writing Now. Mickey, who answers to the handle of The Prodigal Scribe, is the author of the wildly popular, Haunting Injustice. Mickey is my kinda soul; in more ways than one. It would seem that we both have decided to push our writing at...
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I was there the Easter Sunday when Moose McCloud walked into the Holy Redeemer Blessed Church of the Pentecost.  The congregation had just started the first hymn when the turbulent rumble of a motorcycle pulled into the parking lot.  The noise effectively drowned out the chorus – “My sins were washed away and my...
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Paranormal fiction is about the hottest sub-genre going right now; particularly paranormal romance. In fact, this “guilty pleasure” was so popular in the early days of ePublishing that it is credited as the reason eBook publishing finally became organized into the juggernaut force it is today. Although paranormal generally isn’t restricted to ghosts and/or...
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Halloween is here and we at Extreme Writing Now are going ghost hunting. Suit up and throw the switch on to the containment unit; we have ectoplasmic creatures to snare. That’s right; our next contest begins right about…NOW! Deadlines Jennifer is also a copywriter  for other writers, individuals, and businesses.  Her experience includes writing...
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This 55 word flash fiction piece explores the further expansion of one man’s empire… Half the workshops were burned to the ground. Tiny kneecaps were shattered. Prancer’s head was found between red and white silk bed sheets. In the end, a labor contract was signed and Don Eberto, the man brought us the wildly...
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Yes, some would call us strange and those of us involved in the world of collecting Pulp Fiction would agree that we do have some mighty fun adventures.  So, Strange Adventures does describe a little about the world that we traverse in on a regular basis. Trolling around websites, hitting garage sales, flea markets,...
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Backed by enthusiasts such as Laurie Powers and Thomas McNulty, the interest in pulp fiction history and collecting pulp fiction memorabilia is surging. Proof can be found in the fact that at the recent Pulp Fest in Columbus, Ohio, over 50 unique vendor booths were offering to sell, buy, or trade pulp fiction publications...
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This is an old piece a flash fiction that I published some time ago, in a place far far away. My heart has been burning to dust it off and post it here for some time; then someone said something that hurt and I was motivated.  My stories aren’t always loaded with gun play,...
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Sunday, August 1st, at EWNN we are welcoming a special guest, author Tara Masih. Tara is a flash fiction author who is highly regarded as on of the genré’s best producers, and her latest compilation, Where The Dog Star Never Glows, is a high testament to that. Tara’s website can be visited at Tara...
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Sunday, July 25th 2010, Extreme Writing Now went live with the inaugural episode of the Extreme Writing Now Network radio show on Blog Talk Radio. The show opened up a weekly broadcast that can be heard every Sunday at 6:30 EST (-5 GMT) at Extreme Writing Now Network. The weekly thirty minute show is...
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This Past Week at Extreme Writing Now Flash Fiction The Long Road Home (Part 5) The Eye Of The Dragon ~ 55 Spoken Words The Long Road Home (Part 4) Looking Back At Norman The Long Road Home (Part 3) The Long Road Home (Continued) Bird on a Wire Veil of Destruction The Long...
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A little flash fiction about the current economy? Or is this about a successful ‘career woman’? As a shaker started to rattle nearby, Tony what’s his name leaned in a little closer. Just over the martini being tossed around with the ice, “I think most men would run from you. But, you being a...
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