Category: Blog
Flash Fiction: Land Shift
by Chris McGinty Slipping slightly, trying to find purchase in a failing landscape. It’s almost always time to wonder at…
The Weird Product Placement Cycle
by Chris McGinty I’m going to talk about “The Office” Season 2 Episode 1, but with very light spoilers that…
Flash Fiction: The Deep Cut
by Chris McGinty A man walked into a bar. The bar was dark and disturbing. He realized it was possible…
Hello Blog Readers (aka Hi Nathan)
by Chris McGinty I’m going to tell you the truth. I’m really not sure if I want to keep going…
Flash Fiction: Not Sick
by Chris McGinty He couldn’t say why, but he felt sick. When you’re on a boat, is it always motion…
January 20, 2024
by Chris McGinty I’ll tell you this. I’m doing ok with keeping up with the bare minimum of my writing…
The Bullshit Last Minute Cop Out of a Story
by Chris McGinty There once was a flash fiction writer who needed to get a story posted to the blog…
AI Will Kill Us, Probably
by Chris McGinty As near as I can tell, we’re going to die because of AI. I don’t want to…
Civil War… or … binge watch? What to do…
We live in the strangest of times. I’m sure that has been said/written many times in the past but man……
Flash Fiction: Lamp
by Chris McGinty He turned on the lamp. He fully intended to read. There was nothing he felt like reading….
Efficiency Versus Brute Force
by Chris McGinty There’s this concept that has to do with two different basic approaches to a problem. The first…
Flash Fiction: When the Boosts Count the Most
by Chris McGinty Things have never been better. This statement allows for a few things going wrong. I know these…
Not Written By AI, Sort Of
by Chris McGinty (sort of) I wrote a blog post yesterday using quotes and Google Translate. It was like writing…
Flash Fiction: The Last Trip
by Chris McGinty The driver pulled up expecting, well, not really expecting as much as hoping, his rider would be…
Differ
by Chris McGinty There aren’t fully original ideas. We take two or more thoughts and put them together to form…
Flash Fiction: The Melting
by Chris McGinty The snowman knew this was unfair. The temperature was well below freezing still; but sometimes, even though…
The Snow Meh-orm of 2024
by Chris McGinty Yesterday, I was like your sprzt reporter, so today I’m going to be like your weatherman. I’ll…
Flash Fiction: The First Snow of the Year… and Possibly the Last
by Chris McGinty It was the first snow of the year. The kids were super excited to get out and…
I Love Sprtybsll and Business
by Chris McGinty It’s Sunday again, which means it’s time for my next installment of my once a year sports…
Flash Fiction: The Idea Fetish
by Chris McGinty It was about any idea. Any small idea would do. You simply took any idea that came…