You Never Know is the author’s response to Writers Digest’s annual month-long challenge to write a piece of flash fiction every day for a month and is his initial entry into the world of writing fiction. The title of the collection comes from the first story.
A collection of thirty-one flash fiction short stories, each story is a thought-provoking snapshot that captures a different aspect of what it means to be human and elicits a wide range of emotional responses. By the way, flash fiction stories are typically no longer than 1,500 words and may be as short as the now-famous six-word stories, allegedly started by Ernest Hemingway.
Comments from early readers:
— Wow! Crazy. Great story.
— I was engaged immediately.
— Sharp, well-paced, with natural dialogue and engaging characters.
— Oh, gosh. That was a sad one.
— Nicely done. Authentic dialogue and a good story line.
— Well-written and realistically frightening.
— I was hooked.
— Could be the start of a television series.
— The ending really makes this special.
— I love this story. Great premise!
— That is hilarious!
— I’m laughing my head off!
— Very theological without even bringing up theology.
— The story took me back to my own experience.
— It really touched me.
— Amazing story of perseverance and love.
— Holy crap! I just read your story.
— What a story. It has a triple twist.
— You inspired me.
— Superb!
P. E. Linzey is an award-winning author who completed the Master of Fine Arts in Creative Writing at the University of Tampa with a dual emphasis in Fiction and Nonfiction. He uses his full name for nonfiction (Paul E. Linzey), and his first and middle initials for fiction (P.E. Linzey) as a way of differentiating.
He is a member of several writers associations, was a university Associate Professor of Creative Writing and Composition, and is a speaker at writers conferences, schools, churches, and other groups. You may see his full list of writings on his website: https://paullinzey.com/ and you are welcome to contact him using the Connect page.
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