I’m forced to give up on the second piece of ‘cold’ flash fiction. I simply can’t write it as a single piece. The plot just screams to be a flash fiction series, but now is not the time to add another one as “ Steampunk Airships ” is closing in on the end of the first volume. What does it mean for me not to have been able to complete the second piece of flash fiction? At first, I was rather frustrated that I couldn’t hammer it into the small shape that I wanted. Then I panic

Was I being too ambitious thinking I could write two pieces of flash fiction in a week of traveling, both related to the cold? Maybe. I finished the first following my rules; one day to write and a half day to edit. I have to admit though, it could use a further edit but self-imposed rules are self-imposed rules. Tomorrow I will be publishing this short piece of flash fiction entitled “Christmas Savior”. The second piece I started but stopped writing it halfway through. The

Since I’m dealing with freezing temperatures, I think the next bit of flash fiction will be something regarding the cold. But what approach should I use? I could go with something harsh to describe the cold by concentrating on touch, a sense I rarely use in writing. When I do use touch, I think of your standards such as rough, soft, smooth and so on, but it’s also the most important sense to describe the feeling of cold in writing. I’m at my parent’s place for Christmas, and