*Drumroll, please* Announcing a new…

story in a flash fiction anthology!

Smokey Portents by Tracey Byrnes in the Bolts of Fiction flash fiction anthology

Yes, you read that correctly. Bolts of Fiction is a flash fiction anthology featuring seventy-seven never-before-published stories written to a series of prompts. This is a multi-author, multi-genre book. You can check out the prompts, process, and authors by visiting the publisher’s page.

I’m delighted that my story “Smoky Portents” was selected for inclusion. I’m even more excited that the release date is only days away—June 15, 2024, to be precise—although you can preorder it now.

For the curious, June 15 is National UK Flash Fiction Day. 😉

If you want to preorder Bolts of Fiction (or order it on/after release day) without going to the publisher’s site for more information, click here to go to your country’s Amazon store. For those who have trouble with that type of link, here’s the direct URL to it on Amazon (dot) com.

Happy reading!

HELLCATS to the Rescue!

Okay, I have no felines in this HELLCATS mix (my overlords are not impressed), but I can get behind wanting to help someone in need. In this case, that simply means purchasing an anthology featuring sixty—yes, sixty—entertaining stories about cats.

What’s this about? In a nutshell, to save Erada’s home. You can read about her struggle in the GoFundMe link (click on the Facebook post image below). Her 16-year-old grandsons launched that appeal and the HELLCATS are doing their bit to help them help her.

I’ve preordered my copy. It looks highly entertaining, in addition to supporting a good cause. Really, you can’t go wrong when some of the best authors in the business team up to give you sixty stories of feline adventure that will keep you enthralled. Revenge, reckoning, and redemption: HELLCATS has it all.

From the Hellcats Anthology Facebook page

About the Hellcats Anthology
Note: clicking this image will take you to Erada’s GoFundMe page
Hellcats anthology cover