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Old 06-13-2012, 04:00 AM   #1
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First contact flash fiction from 1979
Wa-aaa-ay back in the 1970s I was picking up dead deer for the state of NJ, drinking beer at a local bar, and dreaming of being a writer. An actual, published (and paid!) writer.

It took a while, but after many rejection slips I finally got a couple stories published. Now, I'm putting them up as ebooks -- and trying my hand at writing some new ones.

My first published story is now available at Smashwords. I'm lousy at names, so don't let that stop you from downloading The Star Creature.

It's approx. 750 words (today it would be called Flash Fiction) and was first published in the Winter, 1979, issue of Unearth Magazine. It's a first contact science fiction story, told from a different viewpoint. It's a free download, or read online. I hope you enjoy it.
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Old 06-13-2012, 08:00 AM   #2
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Good for you! Not that many people have picked up dead deer on the highway, there's a story in that.

Good Luck!

And Thank you! Just downloaded!

Good story! Thanks for sharing!
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Thanks, Kenny. Picking up dead deer figured prominently in the other story I had published back then. It should be up soon.
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The Star Creature is now up to two 5-Star reviews at Smashwords, and a 4-Star review at Barnes & Noble.

It's free, as always!

(My Mom is so proud! )
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Thanks for the reminder man. I remember reading this (just read it again) well done!
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The Star Creature just got its third 5-Star review at Smashwords! (Yeah, I'm just a little excited! )
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Nice piece of Flash Fiction. All the best with your writing!
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The Star Creature has gotten three 5 star reviews at Smashwords, a 4 star review at Barnes & Noble, and a 5 star review at Goodreads so far. I've finally gotten it up at Amazon.

http://www.amazon.com/The-Star-Creat...+star+creature


IMPORTANT! The Star Creature is free at Smashwords, including the .mobi format for Kindles, but I wasn't able to find a way to list it for free at Amazon -- the lowest price I could use was $0.99. I would really like this story to remain free, and I'm not interested in profiteering on Kindle users who only buy through Amazon, so if anyone knows an easy way to price stories for free at Amazon, please let me know. Otherwise, I've already used the "Report a lower price" link on their page to report it being free at Barnes & Noble, and I'd invite others to do the same.

And then please consider downloading the story!

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