Day #27 of my Flash Clash reading challenge, and what a most enjoyable flash fiction reading session it was today (to be honest I don’t think there’s been a day so far that hasn’t been enjoyable).
I was charmed by Alex Burrett’s tale, Grandpa’s Tobacco; a tale in which the narrator ruminates in Proustian style, on the long forgotten smell and composition of his grandfather’s pipe tobacco. I was entertained by David Gaffney’s offering, The Man Whose Head Expanded; a tale in which Gaffney invites the reader into an ambiance of dreamlike optimism, before bringing him/her crashing back to the reality of the mundane. Very entertaining! And finally there was Dan Rhodes whose best offering today was a cheeky little number called Sleeping, which is so short I can’t even offer a brief description. Trust me though, it’s a mild chuckler.
Anyway, here’s the rundown on all of the flash pieces I’ve worked my way through on this rather dreary (weather-wise) Tuesday:
| Author | Collection | Story Title | *Comment | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nik Perring |  |
–REVIEW PENDING– | —- | —- |
| Alex Burrett |  |
Grandpa’s Tobacco | Proustian | Rating:   |
| Etgar Keret |  |
–REVIEW PENDING– | —- | —- |
| **David Gaffney |  |
The Man Whose Head Expanded A Personal Message |
Entertaining Odd |
Rating:  Rating: |
| ***Dan Rhodes |  |
Sleeping Snakes Special |
Funny Fair Average |
Rating: Rating: Rating: |
*Keeping in the spirit of flash I’m limiting myself to only giving single-word comments for each story.
**As they are incredibly short in length, David Gaffney’s stories are being ‘ticked off’ two at a time.
*** Dan Rhode’s stories are even shorter than Gaffney’s and to ensure that I finish his collection in time, I have to cover three per day.
Inspired by the publication of Nik Perring’s debut flash fiction collection, the Flash Clash Challenge is a fun contest in which
threefour other experts in the field are compared alongside Nik. You can find out more about it HERE.
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