Blaze: The Inner Circle Writers' Group Flash Fiction Anthology 2019

by Grant P. Hudson, Edward Ahern, Peter Astle

Writers are spellbinders, wizards, witches, working their magic with words, entrancing and enchanting us. Not for nothing does the word ‘spell’ mean a sequence of letters and a form of words used as a magical charm or incantation. In these tales, the sorcery has been restricted so that its glamour has to work in the space of fifty, five hundred or a thousand words: and work it does, as you will see. From disturbing darkness to light-hearted laughter, the authors within weave their wizardry, making you weep and laugh, feel and think, shiver and gasp, always wanting to turn the page.

162 pages, Kindle Edition

Published June 19, 2019

About the author

I am a published author and poet, have over 5,000 items of merchandise available featuring my artwork, have edited and published many books, taught many people, made many more laugh (education and laughter go well together) and have delved into business on many levels.

Reviews

[María Estrada · Rating 5 out of 5]

I bought this book, and promptly donated it to my college library. The anthology is amazing and features so many wonderful authors, I don't know which ones to highlight. One of the qualities that makes this compilation unique is the variety of genres in it; I was delighted to read suspenseful thrillers to funny stories. The tone of the stories are also varied. Each story equally strong. I recommend Blaze for lovers of flash fiction.

[Denise · Rating 5 out of 5]

I would recommend Blaze to all lovers of flash fiction. I have to say that one of my own stories is in the book so I am bound to be a tad biased. Some stories are laugh-out-loud funny, some perplexing, some shocking. One or two, quite frankly, made me wonder from what dark corner of the author’s mind this story idea crept out of. Whatever the genre or subject, they are all fine, well-crafted stories. I am proud to be included alongside such talented writers.

[R.A. Goli · Rating 2 out of 5]

* Disclaimer: I have a short story in this anthology *
I liked Blaze but it's not one of my favorites, purely because it's a bit too literary for my genre tastes. It certainly showcases some great writers and if you like literary fiction, you'll be a happy camper with a copy of Blaze in your hands. Still there were some great stories in there. I enjoyed Jill Kiesow's clever story 'Match', Sharon Frame Gay's 'Starter Marriage' was emotional and sad, and L.T. waterson's Dancing Shoes was well written and surprising.