A Letter From A Work of Fiction #11
Welcome to the bi-monthly letter from A Work of Fiction. These letters will go out on a weekend when we have enough published stories to warrant a letter. And we have been on another roll lately, so here we are, on schedule.
We will be recruiting fiction writers in the next couple of months to add to our small stable of great writers. A Work of Fiction is a fiction publication brought to you by Assemblage. These newsletters always have friend links so everyone can read them whether they have a paid Medium account or not.
Stories Since Our Last Letter
Anywhere but Here by Lance Baker
“He leaped out of the door and hit the ground running. He ran deep into the middle of an open meadow, one that would have flashed by in the blink of an eye had he still be on the train. With arms thrust into the air he shouted, “I want to be here! I want to be here!”
It was the middle of nowhere, but for the first time in his life, he was somewhere. And it felt so good to be there.”
Mercury Rising by Samantha Lazar — her debut in A Work of Fiction
“Truth told, she had expected a landslide. She flexed her fingers and knelt to the quaking ground. She drew a spiral in the remnants of what had been a forest, or that’s what her parents had said.”
New Beginning by Vinitha Dileep — her debut in A Work of Fiction
“A teardrop rolled down Amy’s face. She hated moving to this new place where everyone knew everyone but her.”
Blood Soulstice by Bradley J Nordell
“The child inside the bag kicked him in the back of the leg again. Krampus turned and growled at it, and the thing quieted with a whimper. The wind blew his red hood back, revealing white frost along his protruded jaw. His horns stabbed into the moon behind him. The thick fur, now frozen, seemed like it was coated in blood.”
“Life was a double-edged sword for her. Putting up with his lies and hoping that someday life was going to be beautiful, was easier for her to live with than facing the judgments that would pour upon her if she left him.”
A Continuing Series
Deadly Desire — Chapter №9 by Estrella Ramirez
“His smile enhanced the deep lines around his eyes, seeming genuine in the explanation. He wasn’t at all what I’d pictured. Instead of a narcissistic playboy, he looked like someone’s grandfather, complete with a three-button cardigan over his polo.”
The Quote
“Humans think in stories, and we try to make sense of the world by telling stories.” — Yuval Noah Harari
An Update
We feel really good about this publication even though it has been very slow to grow. And when we say grow, that only means numbers or viewers or followers. The writing in here is choice. Top of the line and emerging. Stay tuned. We are betting that this takes off soon.
