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New flash fiction on the website today – City of Lights by MM Schreier. Thought provoking science fiction. Here’s the first few paragraphs. Click the link for the rest. Rose folded her hands on her lap, the skin spotted and papery thin. Her knuckles were swollen and fingers stiff. I won’t miss all these achesContinue reading “Wyld FLASH 61 – City of Lights”

We’ve just launched Wyldblood Magazine #5 on Amazon and on the website, available in print and in all electronic formats. What’s in it? Stories, lots of stories, about ghosts, dragons and cunningly evil computers. Here’s the run-down: Nine outstanding new science fiction and fantasy stories: A Stranger, Passing Through, by Holly Barratt. A woman, strandedContinue reading “Wyldblood Magazine Issue 5 is out now!”

Twisty turny head spinning science fiction in this week’s Wyld Flash – Head Game, by award-winning author Trey Dowell – free fiction, live now on the website.

A blood moon, terrifying creatures, tattoo covered bites, scared people, estranged families – all tightly packed in an emotionally charged 1,000 words by Chrissie Rohrman. The Long Way Home is fantastic and free in this week’s Wyld Flash, live now on the website http://www.wydblood.com

We’ve gone all wistful and gentle with our 58th flash fiction story. Sariya Grants a Wish by Lebanese Palestinian writer J.D. Harlock is a nice uplifting Friday tale, because stories aren’t all about darkness and demons. Free and live now on the website

This week’s free flash fiction is a gently uplifting story about the resilience of nature, no matter what we throw at it. Willow, by G. Ekman, on the website now.

Among the Monsters by Maura Yzmore is today’s new flash fiction, live now on our website. It’s all a matter of perspective…

Luck has nothing to do with it, not really. New science fiction by Sam Winner – Friday the 13th is live on the website now.

Cats are fluffy and cute. Yeah, right. Alyson Tait’s A Little Monster will sort out that little misunderstanding. Warning: claws may be involved. Live now on the website.

We have reopened for short story and flash fiction submissions for the whole of August – head to our submissions page for full details. Wer’e looking for science fiction and fantasy up to 7,000 words for our bi-monthly Wyldblood Magazine and our website – and we pay £0.01 per word (approx $0.014). Check out whatContinue reading “send short stories!”

We start our second year of Wyld Flash stories by going back to our roots with an unsettling tale of village life, when the sun sets and the blood-red moon rises in the chill winter sky. Curfew, by Bran Maycock is live on the website now.

We’ve just sent out our July newsletter, full of sneak peeks at some of the Wyldblood #4 stories, some excellent flash fiction and a reminder that we’re open for submissions again from August 1st. Find the newsletter here and sign up to get them every month here.

We round out a full year of Wyld Flash with The Wager by Lynne Lumsden Green – about a steampunk steam train in the steamy old west, packed with mythical creatures and impossible odds. Wev’e published a new story every week for a year now – and we’ve got some great ones lined up forContinue reading “Wyld Flash 52 – The Wager”

Our fourth collection of short stories is out now featuring dark tales of monsters, machines and mayhem and lighter tales of love and loveliness. Order now from http://www.wyldblood.com/magazine or through Amazon.

Our 51st flash fiction story, Eric Fomley’s Clone Care, is live and free on the website now. It’s all in the eyes. The yellow eyes…

We’ve reached half a century of Wyld Flash this week – tiny slices of fantastic fiction free every Friday. This week’s story is science-fiction: Within These Walls by Natalie Burrows tells of arrogance, empathy and humanity – found in unexpected places. On the site now http://www.wyldblood.com

This week’s free flash fiction takes place in a pawn shop with a difference – and there’s a sale on. Caveat Emptor. Black Friday, by Tim McDaniel live on the website now.

The Dragon Hunter by Liam Hogan is our 48th (48th!) free flash fiction story, live now on our website. We love dragon stories, but only the reckless or the unwary would hunt the mythical monsters down, surely? A tale of greed, guile and glory, deftly told. #freefiction #flashfriday http://www.wyldblood.com

Advertising – it’s everywhere. And you can’t always fast forward through the commercials, particularly when you’re driving and they’re driving you to distraction. But sometimes the irony is sweet. It’s Free to Laugh by James Cato is our 47th free flash fiction story, now live on our website.