Sunday, 4 September 2022

AUGUST 2022 - 31 DAYS 31 SHORTS!

August is a month I usually try and read a short story a day. It's something I started doing back in 2016, and have since expanded the theme to repeat the exercise three or four times a year.

Most of this the month's stories come courtesy of three sites - Shotgun Honey, Close to the Bone and Beat to a Pulp, supplemented by a few other sites and authors. 


1st - Ben Boulden  - Reprobate (Dark City Underground)

2nd - Mark K. WinchesterThe Rat in the Kitchen (Welcome to B-Side Tales)




3rd - Michael NiemannThe Baltic Dry Index (Tough)


4th - Scott CummingBoys & Toys (Close To The Bone)



5th - Greg LevinThe Right Reasons (Shotgun Honey)

6th - C. W. BlackwellThe Road Players (Shotgun Honey)

7th - Travis RichardsonJob Done Wrong (Shotgun Honey)

8th - Terri Lynn CoopCatch Me (Shotgun Honey)

9th - Nikki KnightOwl Be Damned (Tough)

10th - Glen BushLost But Not Forever (Close To The Bone)

11th - James RothBlue Haired Girl (Close To The Bone)

12th - Russell W. JohnsonShooter's Remorse (Shotgun Honey)

13th - Paul D. BrazillLavender's Blues (Paul D. Brazill)

14th - Margot KinbergThe Alignment (Margot Kinberg)

15th - Paul D. Brazill Dead is a Four Letter Word (Paul D. Brazill)

16th - Bobby MathewsOne in the Chamber (Shotgun Honey)

17th - Adam LeederSacrifice Fly (Shotgun Honey)

18th - Paul D. BrazillGun Street Blues (Paul D. Brazill)

19th - Johnny ShawShouldnta (Shotgun Honey)

20th - Steve ZippilliDay Interrupted (Shotgun Honey)



21st - Jim Wilsky - Uncertain (Beat to a Pulp)

22nd - M. E. ProctorThe Hour of the Bat (Beat to a Pulp)

23rd - Rusty Barnes - Number A (Beat to a Pulp)

24th - Paul GadsbyBest Laid Plans (Beat to a Pulp)

25th - Alec CizakCreepy (Beat to a Pulp)

26th - Alec Cizak No Hard Feelings (Beat to a Pulp)

27th - Todd RobinsonOf Mice and Manny (Beat to a Pulp)

28th - William E. WallaceClosing Time (Beat to a Pulp)

29th - Rob Pierce - Shadows (Beat to a Pulp)

30th - Chris HolmChristmas, 1983 (Beat to a Pulp)

31st - Cullen Gallagher - Death Drives By Night (Beat to a Pulp)

Previous outings....

AUGUST, 2016 - 31 DAYS, 31 SHORTS!


AUGUST 2020 - 31 DAYS 31 SHORTS!

NOVEMBER 2020 - 30 DAYS, 30 SHORTS!

FEBRUARY 2021 - 28 DAYS, 28 SHORTS!

JUNE 2021 - 30 DAYS 30 SHORTS!

AUGUST 2021 - 31 DAYS, 31 SHORTS!

JANUARY 2022 - 31 DAYS, 31 SHORTS!

MARCH 2022 - 31 DAYS, 31 SHORTS!

MAY 2022 - 31 DAYS 31 SHORTS!

5 comments:

  1. Great job. One of these months I'll give it a go.

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  2. Shotgun Honey and Close to the Bone have some good stories, Col; I'm not surprised you find a lot to like there, and I like this idea for a meme to encourage people to read short stories. I should read more of them myself! Thanks also - very much - for including mine!

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    1. Agreed Margot. They've been publishing some great stories for years now. Always happy to read one of yours as well.

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  3. Some familiar names and some new ones, too. Thanks for the list and the links, Col.

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    1. Some stellar names indeed, Elgin. Hope you check a few of them out!

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