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Weekly flash fiction by Curtis C. Chen - published from October, 2008, to August, 2013.

THURSDAY'S CHILDREN collection launching on January 31, 2014, in eBook and trade paperback!

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4/3/15

[512 Words or Fewer] Review Roundup: ZUGZWANG

Posting this to track reviews for a former 512 which became a longer story, and was published last

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[512 Words or Fewer] Review Roundup: ZUGZWANG

Posting this to track reviews for a former 512 which became a longer story, and was published last

4/3/15

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4/3/15

[512 Words or Fewer] Review Roundup: IT'S MACHINE CODE

Hello there, readers! It's been a while. Hope you've been well. I meant to do a "one

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[512 Words or Fewer] Review Roundup: IT'S MACHINE CODE

Hello there, readers! It's been a while. Hope you've been well. I meant to do a "one

4/3/15

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10/17/14

[512 Words or Fewer] Flash Fiction Panel at Story Con!

Good news, everyone! I'll be moderating a panel on "Where to Find Great Flash Fiction Online

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[512 Words or Fewer] Flash Fiction Panel at Story Con!

Good news, everyone! I'll be moderating a panel on "Where to Find Great Flash Fiction Online

10/17/14

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8/8/14

[512 Words or Fewer] Situation Normal, All Flacked Up

As you know, Bob, I have a short story in the military horror anthology SNAFU, published by the nice

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[512 Words or Fewer] Situation Normal, All Flacked Up

As you know, Bob, I have a short story in the military horror anthology SNAFU, published by the nice

8/8/14

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7/11/14

[512 Words or Fewer] More Than 512 Words

Hey look, another of my stories has been published! This one is in SNAFU, a military horror anthology

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[512 Words or Fewer] More Than 512 Words

Hey look, another of my stories has been published! This one is in SNAFU, a military horror anthology

7/11/14

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6/20/14

[512 Words or Fewer] 512 eBook now just TWO DOLLARS

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6z9Cg46Nktw As you may know, Bob, I'm going to Clarion West on

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[512 Words or Fewer] 512 eBook now just TWO DOLLARS

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6z9Cg46Nktw As you may know, Bob, I'm going to Clarion West on

6/20/14

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2/7/14

[512 Words or Fewer] Making Book: A Great Reason to Throw a Party

(With apologies to Teresa Nielsen Hayden) Time for some numbers! Are you ready? As of today--Friday,

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[512 Words or Fewer] Making Book: A Great Reason to Throw a Party

(With apologies to Teresa Nielsen Hayden) Time for some numbers! Are you ready? As of today--Friday,

2/7/14

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1/31/14

[512 Words or Fewer] Making Book: Happy New Book!

(With apologies to Teresa Nielsen Hayden) Today's the day! You can now buy Thursday's

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[512 Words or Fewer] Making Book: Happy New Book!

(With apologies to Teresa Nielsen Hayden) Today's the day! You can now buy Thursday's

1/31/14

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1/24/14

[512 Words or Fewer] Making Book: The Mythical One-Man Band

(With apologies to Teresa Nielsen Hayden) Just in case it wasn't clear before: THURSDAY'S

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[512 Words or Fewer] Making Book: The Mythical One-Man Band

(With apologies to Teresa Nielsen Hayden) Just in case it wasn't clear before: THURSDAY'S

1/24/14

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1/18/14

[512 Words or Fewer] Making Book: Inspirations and Introductions

(With apologies to Teresa Nielsen Hayden) Before I get into this week's behind-the-scenes stuff,

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[512 Words or Fewer] Making Book: Inspirations and Introductions

(With apologies to Teresa Nielsen Hayden) Before I get into this week's behind-the-scenes stuff,

1/18/14

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1/10/14

[512 Words or Fewer] Making Book: 1,024 Words or More

(With apologies to Teresa Nielsen Hayden) Remember that surprise puzzle hunt my friends organized for

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[512 Words or Fewer] Making Book: 1,024 Words or More

(With apologies to Teresa Nielsen Hayden) Remember that surprise puzzle hunt my friends organized for

1/10/14

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1/3/14

[512 Words or Fewer] Making Book: By Any Other Name

(With apologies to Teresa Nielsen Hayden) I'm terrible at coming up with story titles. If you

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[512 Words or Fewer] Making Book: By Any Other Name

(With apologies to Teresa Nielsen Hayden) I'm terrible at coming up with story titles. If you

1/3/14

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12/27/13

[512 Words or Fewer] Making Book: Selection Criteria

(With apologies to Teresa Nielsen Hayden) The 512 collection DeeAnn and I are publishing next month

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[512 Words or Fewer] Making Book: Selection Criteria

(With apologies to Teresa Nielsen Hayden) The 512 collection DeeAnn and I are publishing next month

12/27/13

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12/20/13

[512 Words or Fewer] Making Book: Teaser

(With apologies to Teresa Nielsen Hayden) I don't think I ever made a formal announcement about

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[512 Words or Fewer] Making Book: Teaser

(With apologies to Teresa Nielsen Hayden) I don't think I ever made a formal announcement about

12/20/13

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9/27/13

[512 Words or Fewer] Free to Good Home

Did you know that my short story "Don't Fence Me In" is featured in the Song Stories:

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[512 Words or Fewer] Free to Good Home

Did you know that my short story "Don't Fence Me In" is featured in the Song Stories:

9/27/13

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9/9/13

[512 Words or Fewer] Go West, Young 512

Hey, remember "Don't Fence Me?" Well, it took a while, but I turned that 512 into a

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[512 Words or Fewer] Go West, Young 512

Hey, remember "Don't Fence Me?" Well, it took a while, but I turned that 512 into a

9/9/13

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8/23/13

[512 Words or Fewer] "The End"

THE END By Curtis C. Chen God woke up on Saturday morning, went downstairs to check on her animals,

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[512 Words or Fewer] "The End"

THE END By Curtis C. Chen God woke up on Saturday morning, went downstairs to check on her animals,

8/23/13

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8/23/13

[512 Words or Fewer] Wait for it...

We spent all day driving from Portland to Palo Alto, so I'm a little behind on work. The final

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[512 Words or Fewer] Wait for it...

We spent all day driving from Portland to Palo Alto, so I'm a little behind on work. The final

8/23/13

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8/19/13

[512 Words or Fewer] I Wanna Be Your Sledgehammer

Portlandia residents: If you're free tonight at 7:00 PM, join me and other writers at Blackbird

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[512 Words or Fewer] I Wanna Be Your Sledgehammer

Portlandia residents: If you're free tonight at 7:00 PM, join me and other writers at Blackbird

8/19/13

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8/16/13

[512 Words or Fewer] "My Least Favorite Martian"

MY LEAST FAVORITE MARTIAN By Curtis C. Chen The trouble starts before I can say hello. "You

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[512 Words or Fewer] "My Least Favorite Martian"

MY LEAST FAVORITE MARTIAN By Curtis C. Chen The trouble starts before I can say hello. "You

8/16/13

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8/9/13

[512 Words or Fewer] "Money for Nothing"

MONEY FOR NOTHING By Curtis C. Chen "Don't know why you're wasting your time with the

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[512 Words or Fewer] "Money for Nothing"

MONEY FOR NOTHING By Curtis C. Chen "Don't know why you're wasting your time with the

8/9/13

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8/2/13

[512 Words or Fewer] "Meet Cute"

MEET CUTE By Curtis C. Chen "We have faster-than-light interstellar travel," Anglana said.

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[512 Words or Fewer] "Meet Cute"

MEET CUTE By Curtis C. Chen "We have faster-than-light interstellar travel," Anglana said.

8/2/13

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7/26/13

[512 Words or Fewer] "Sportsball"

SPORTSBALL By Curtis C. Chen Welcome back to everyone watching our live broadcast of the 127th

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[512 Words or Fewer] "Sportsball"

SPORTSBALL By Curtis C. Chen Welcome back to everyone watching our live broadcast of the 127th

7/26/13

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7/19/13

[512 Words or Fewer] "Where Do You See Yourself in Five Years?"

WHERE DO YOU SEE YOURSELF IN FIVE YEARS? By Curtis C. Chen "I'm not a terrorist," Ava

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[512 Words or Fewer] "Where Do You See Yourself in Five Years?"

WHERE DO YOU SEE YOURSELF IN FIVE YEARS? By Curtis C. Chen "I'm not a terrorist," Ava

7/19/13

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7/12/13

[512 Words or Fewer] "Photorps and Emotions"

PHOTORPS AND EMOTIONS By Curtis C. Chen Shut the fuck up, son. I won't allow that kind of talk on

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[512 Words or Fewer] "Photorps and Emotions"

PHOTORPS AND EMOTIONS By Curtis C. Chen Shut the fuck up, son. I won't allow that kind of talk on

7/12/13

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7/5/13

[512 Words or Fewer] "Bookworm Adventures"

BOOKWORM ADVENTURES By Curtis C. Chen "Shouldn't you be talking to your advisor about this?

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[512 Words or Fewer] "Bookworm Adventures"

BOOKWORM ADVENTURES By Curtis C. Chen "Shouldn't you be talking to your advisor about this?

7/5/13

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6/28/13

[512 Words or Fewer] "Free Advice"

FREE ADVICE By Curtis C. Chen I wait an agonizing fifteen minutes in line for the right maker window

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[512 Words or Fewer] "Free Advice"

FREE ADVICE By Curtis C. Chen I wait an agonizing fifteen minutes in line for the right maker window

6/28/13

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6/21/13

[512 Words or Fewer] "Where the Shadows Run From Themselves"

WHERE THE SHADOWS RUN FROM THEMSELVES By Curtis C. Chen The elevator stops and the doors open on a

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[512 Words or Fewer] "Where the Shadows Run From Themselves"

WHERE THE SHADOWS RUN FROM THEMSELVES By Curtis C. Chen The elevator stops and the doors open on a

6/21/13

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6/14/13

[512 Words or Fewer] "Interview with a Gatekeeper"

INTERVIEW WITH A GATEKEEPER By Curtis C. Chen I open the door, I close the door. That's all. I

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[512 Words or Fewer] "Interview with a Gatekeeper"

INTERVIEW WITH A GATEKEEPER By Curtis C. Chen I open the door, I close the door. That's all. I

6/14/13

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6/7/13

[512 Words or Fewer] "In Which Miss Hartfeil Drops Some Science on Her Tenth Grade Classroom"

IN WHICH MISS HARTFEIL DROPS SOME SCIENCE ON HER TENTH GRADE CLASSROOM By Curtis C. Chen The Martians

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[512 Words or Fewer] "In Which Miss Hartfeil Drops Some Science on Her Tenth Grade Classroom"

IN WHICH MISS HARTFEIL DROPS SOME SCIENCE ON HER TENTH GRADE CLASSROOM By Curtis C. Chen The Martians

6/7/13