My Drabbles
Drabbles are stories that are exactly 100 words in length. I'm not sure of the origin of the idea. It might have been The Drabblecast that started the idea. They usually have a drabble before the feature story. Anyway, I realized that some of my six sentence submissions were sometimes close to 100 words, so I started playing around with some of them.
Below are My Submissions:
The Darkroom — Published!
Timing — Published!
Paradise — Published!
That Popping Sound — Accepted for publication!
The Colonists — Published!
Turn the Water Off — Published!
Hanging — Published!
Convulsions — Published!
Consumption Demon — Published!
Bad Magic — Published!
The Last Phone Call — Published!
My Submissions
| It Killed Me | ||
It Killed Me was something I came up with after the One Word writing prompt on November 18, 2010 at www.oneword.com. One Word is a website where they give you a one-word prompt and you have 60 seconds to write about it. The one word prompt was killed. Submission History |
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| Market | Submission Date | Status |
| Oberon's Law | Sunday, August 7, 2011 | Rejected - Monday, August 8, 2011. |
| The Darkroom (Originally Ghost in the Darkroom) | ||
The Darkroom was something I was writing for www.oneword.com, a website where they give you a one-word prompt and you have 60 seconds to write about it. The one word prompt for February 1, 2011 was darkroom and as my 60 seconds progressed, I realized that I had the basis of a short-short story so I kept it rather than submitting it. I thought about making it a 6-Sentence submission, but I think it worked out better as a drabble. Submission History |
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| Market | Submission Date | Status |
| Widowmoon Press | Saturday, February 5, 2011 | Accepted for Publication! Tuesday, February 8, 2011 Published! Saturday, March 5, 2011. |
| I Forget | ||
I Forget was originally written as Six Sentences and came out at just over 100 words. With a little work, it became 100 words exactly. It's a story about my daughter. Submission History |
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| Market | Submission Date | Status |
| Writers' Bloc (Rutgers) | Wednesday, February 17, 2010 | Rejected - Friday, February 19, 2010 |
| Timing | ||
Timing was originally written as Six Sentences and came out at almost 100 words. With a little work, it became 100 words exactly. It's a story about how timing is everything. Update: On Sunday, February 7, 2010, I received word from Delivered that I forgot to attach the actual story to the submission. I sent it back the same day. Update: On Saturday, February 13, 2010, I received word from Delivered that Timing had been accepted for publication and would probably come out in their March Issue. Update: Timeing was published in the March 2010 issue of Delivered. Submission History |
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| Market | Submission Date | Status |
| Delivered | Tuesday, February 2, 2010 | Accepted for Publication! Saturday, February 13, 2010 Published in the March 2010 issue. |
| Paradise | ||
Paradise is a little different, since it's a drabble of exactly 150 words, instead of the usual 100-word drabble. It was written as a submission for AlienSkin Magazine, but when I finished it, they were temporarily closed to submissions, so I had to wait for the submissions to open again. When they did, I sent it off immediately. Update: On Saturday, September 26, 2009, AlienSkin Magazine contacted me to tell me they had accepted Paradise for publication in the October/November 2009 issue. Update: I didn't realize it, but Paradise has been published by AlienSkin Magazine on Thursday, October 1, 2009. Submission History |
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| Market | Submission Date | Status |
| AlienSkin Magazine | Tuesday, September 1, 2009 | Published! Thursday, October 1, 2009 |
| That Popping Sound | ||
That Popping Sound was written as a submission for The Drabbler's Fifteenth Sam's Dot Drabble Contest. The topic was "Life on an Alien World. Update:Weirdyear accepted That Popping Sound for publication. It should come out March 17, 2011! Submission History |
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| Market | Submission Date | Status |
| Weirdyear | Saturday, February 5, 2011 | Accepted for Publication! Wednesday, February 9, 2011 |
| Dreams & Nightmares | Sunday, July 4, 2010 | Rejected - Wednesday, July 7, 2010 |
| Pow Fast Flash Fiction | Wednesday, February 10, 2010 | Rejected - Monday, February 22, 2010 |
| The Drabbler | Saturday, July 18, 2009 | Presumed Rejected - Friday, January 29, 2010 |
| The Colonists | ||
The Colonists was written as a submission for The Drabbler's Fifteenth Sam's Dot Drabble Contest. The topic was "Life on an Alien World. Update: On Sunday, January 24, 2010, I received word that Abandoned Towers wanted to print this online. On top of that, the editor asked me to turn this into a longer story! Update: On Monday, January 25, 2010, Abandoned Towers published The Colonists. Look for it in the Science Fiction section. Submission History |
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| Market | Submission Date | Status |
| Abandoned Towers | Saturday, January 23, 2010 | Published! Monday, January 25, 2010 |
| The Drabbler | Sunday, July 5, 2009 | Presumed Rejected |
| Turn the Water Off | ||
Turn the Water Off was originally written as Six Sentences in a slightly longer form. I rewrote it and have begun submitting it as a drabble of 100 words. It's a story that deals with suicide and the afterlife. Click here if you want to read the Six Sentence version. Update: Weirdyear accepted this piece within an hour of me submitting it! It' is scheduled to be published on their website on April 5, 2010! Submission History |
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| Market | Submission Date | Status |
| Weirdyear | Sunday, February 28, 2010 | Published! Monday, April 5, 2010 |
| Writers' Bloc (Rutgers) | Friday, February 19, 2010 | Rejected - Saturday, February 20, 2010 |
| Pow Fast Flash Fiction | Sunday, February 7, 2010 | Rejected - Tuesday, February 9, 2010 |
| Delivered | Saturday, January 24, 2010 | Rejected - Friday, January 29, 2010 |
| Niteblade | Sunday, July 5, 2009 | Rejected - Friday, July 31, 2009 |
| Hanging | ||
Hanging is a drabble of 100 words about a new sheriff in town and his attempts to bring justice to the town. Update: On Sunday, January 11, 2009, Hanging was accepted for publication by The Drabblecast. Update: On Friday, September 25, 2009, Hanging was published in Episode 131 of The Drabblecast Submission History |
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| Market | Submission Date | Status |
| The Drabblecast | Saturday, January 3, 2009 | Published! — Friday, September 25, 2009 |
| Summoning Humans | ||
Summoning Humans is a drabble of 100 words about how some may consider us to be demons. Submission History |
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| Market | Submission Date | Status |
| The Drabblecast | Saturday, January 24, 2010 | Rejected - Thursday, March 11, 2010 |
| Delivered | Sunday, January 17, 2010 | Rejected - Thursday, January 21, 2010 |
| The Drabbler | Wednesday, December 31, 2008 | Presumed Rejected - Wednesday, January 14, 2009 |
| Convulsions | ||
Convulsions is a story about a man being held closely in the thralls of an alien woman. Update: On Tuesday, April 14, 2009, I received an email from the editor of Flashspot telling me that he liked Convulsions and it was well written, but it wasn't PG rated. He said that if I'd like to rewrite he, he'd love to give it a second look. I'm considering it. Update: On Saturday, July 4, 2009, Convulsions was accepted for publication by Sex and Murder. Update: On Friday, July 17, 2009, Convulsions was published in Sex and Murder. Submission History |
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| Market | Submission Date | Status |
| Sex and Murder | Friday, July 3, 2009 | Published! — Friday, July 17, 2009 |
| Flashshot | Monday, April 13, 2009 | Rewrite Request Tuesday, April 14, 2009 |
| The Drabbler | Sunday, December 28, 2008 | Presumed Rejected - Thursday, January 15, 2009 |
| Consumption Demon | ||
Consumption Demon is a story about an alien powermonger who is summoning a demon to help seize control for the next eon. Check out how it all works out for him. Update: On Thursday, January 15, 2009, Consumption Demon was accepted for publication by The Drabbler. Update: On Wednesday, February 25, 2009, Consumption Demon was published in issue #13 of The Drabbler. Submission History |
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| Market | Submission Date | Status |
| The Drabbler | Sunday, December 28, 2008 | Published! — Wednesday, February 25, 2009 |
| Bad Magic | ||
Bad Magic is about a boy who is out to get revenge on a teacher who gave him a bad grade. Find out how in this 100 word drabble. Update: Bad Magic was accepted for publication on Friday, January 16, 2009 by Bards and Sages Quarterly. Update: Bad Magic was published in Bards and Sages Quarterly on Tuesday, March 30, 2009. Submission History |
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| Market | Submission Date | Status |
| Bards and Sages Quarterly | Saturday, January 3, 2009 | Published! — Tuesday, March 30, 2009 |
| The Drabblecast | Sunday, December 14, 2008 | Rejected - Saturday, January 3, 2009 |
| The Last Phone Call | ||
The Last Phone Call was originally written as Six Sentences and just happened to come out at exactly 100 words. It's a story about a missed opportunity for forgiveness. Click here if you want to read the Six Sentence version. Update: On Tuesday, July 7, 2009, The Last Phone Call was accepted for publication by FlashShot. Stay tuned for the publication date. Update: On Sunday, August 16, 2009, The Last Phone Call was published by FlashShot. Submission History |
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| Market | Submission Date | Status |
| FlashShot | Sunday, July 5, 2009 | Published! — Sunday, August 16, 2009 |
| The Drabblecast | Wednesday, September 24, 2008 | Rejected - Friday, October 3, 2008 |
| Six Sentences | Friday, October 17, 2008 | Presumed Rejected - Wednesday, September 24, 2008 |