Working Stiff

Sadly, this is the title of my short story and not any sort of commentary on the sorry state of my work ethic!
But seriously, The Flash Fiction Offensive has graciously agreed to publish another one of my stories. You can read it here:
http://theflashfictionoffensive.blogspot.com/2010/02/working-stiff-by-shannon-schuren.html
or click on the link under ‘My Stories’ on the right.
Happy reading!

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One of my (very) short stories was recently accepted for inclusion in an anthology of flash fiction.  Daily Flash: 365 Days of Flash Fiction is being put together by Pill Hill Press and will be available around December of this year.
I am very excited about this one!
Actually, I’m very excited about all of my acceptances, [...]

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I entered the 24-Hour Fiction Contest over at Writer’s Weekly this weekend. The concept is simple: they email you a paragraph with the theme at noon on Saturday, and you have until noon on Sunday to come up with a story. Here is this year’s topic:
From her lap, his shiny black eyes stared up at [...]

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My latest, “Hands-Free Annihilation,” is up at Big Pulp. It’s about a GPS system that gains awareness and turns murderous. Kind of like my own GPS system. Although to be fair, Gabbie didn’t have the mouth on her that this one does.
Anyway, you can take a look at:
http://www.bigpulp.com/
My story is currently on the front page, [...]

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They were kind enough to publish my newest story, ‘Til Death, a cheery little tale about a new bride and a missing groom. I’m afraid I can’t say anymore about it, other than The Flash Fiction Offensive rocks!! Oh, you wanted to hear about the story? Go read it yourself.
http://theflashfictionoffensive.blogspot.com/2009/11/til-death-by-shannon-schuren.html

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Life is good.
As I type this, everything is better. The sun is brighter, my children are sweeter. The bacon is crisper.
I have found my bliss, and it is the ending of my novel! Not ending as in I have finished, but ending as in I now KNOW WHAT HAPPENS!
This may come as a surprise to [...]

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There are so many books in the world, and so little time to read them. This is not new insight, I’m aware, but it is something I struggle with both as a reader and a writer. After all, how can I justify putting a book down just because it hasn’t held my attention as closely [...]

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I am a firm believer in education. After all, I married a teacher. And I work at a child care center, where in between the nose-wiping and getoffyourfriendhedoesn’tlikeitwhenyoubounceonhisheadlikeatrampoline, we do manage the occasional teachable moment. I graduated from high school, completed six years of college, and have since taken classes on everything from grant writing [...]

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Some of you have probably already heard about the poor bird who unwisely chose to enter our humble abode on Friday after my husband had gone to work. My first thought as it buzzed my head was that it was a bat, which of course freaked me out completely. And explains why I made my [...]

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What I’m working on: I’m working on a new story, the plotline of which I’m keeping to myself for right now. Unfortunately, it has an impossible deadline of Tuesday. I want to submit it to the Good Housekeeping Short Story Contest, which is being judged by Jodi Picoult. Grand prize is $3000, and while I’d [...]

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