An Issue behind in 10-by-10, time to catch up.

 

I tend to be forgetful of late, but upon Zvi Sesling's announcement of the release of 10-by-10, Flash Fiction Stories #25 today I was excited to see who I was in there with. 

And I wasn't in there. 

Editors can be forgetful too.

But not in this case. 

Upon further review, On To The Next Thing had been published in late January in Issue #24. Also, in that issue: Matheiu Cailler * Eileen R.Tabios *  Vivian Clausing * Michael Gigandet Tony Press * Phil Temples * Niles Reddick * Cindy Rosmus * Paul Germano.

Keep scrolling if you want to read the story behind the story. 

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    Now the story behind the story. (Trigger warning for video---the bridge falls down with cars on it.) My flash piece was written right after this event happened, so I placed my character working on The Tobin Bridge in Boston waiting for HIS ship to come in.  As cars pass, without falling in he hears on their radio lyrics from a Taylor Swift song.  To be honest, my thinking was that by the time this story was published, Taylor and Travis would no longer be an item. I was wrong. As of Feb., 19, 2025, they are still going strong. Also I poke fun at betting apps, as per the story.

 You can bet Kelcie will catch a pass in the first quarter. You can bet that Tay and Tra. are finished by the time it takes to read this. 

So, read up, and a warning---the time it takes is less than two minutes.