First Line Fiction Editor’s Update #10

Rummaging through the archive shelves delivers another excellent tale

Photo by Joel Timothy on Unsplash

Despair, anger, regret and redemption. An impulsive act in the heat of passion. Consequences. The final curtain closes.

Those elements and more are present in this week’s Editor’s Choice Weekly Feature Story from

Marilyn Flower

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Marilyn proves that you don’t need to construct an original idea or manufacture a complicated plot to count as good writing. Just do it well and bring the reader into the palm of your hand.

This story’s premise has been explored in movies and poignantly portrayed in books, but Marilyn takes you right there, in the moment, as you view both external and internal factors. Empathy, sympathy, understanding and callousness all appear, making this a great read.

Then, with a Nod, It Began

Please take a few minutes to read her story, and if you already have, it still helps out to read it again.

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