A few months ago, I won a small flash fiction contest held by one of my favorite authors, Steven James. I just hoped I could possibly get a spot in the top ten. I never expected to win! I was so excited to receive an autographed copy of his newest book - and publication in Splickety Magazine, a new flash fiction magazine. Yesterday I got on Facebook and found a message letting me know that my entry will be published in July's issue!
Yes, it's only 130 characters. Yes, it's small. But it represents something big - a dream bigger than myself. A tiny crack into a real world that before now has only lived in my imagination. I've blogged for years. I've guest posted on some pretty big blogs. But I've never had anything published, in print, with my name on it - and I never even dreamed that the first thing I would see my name on would be fiction. I spent so much time telling myself I could never do this. Now I'm proving myself wrong. I'm scared to death, and too excited to think!
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