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Thaisa Frank's avatar

An extraordinary piece of flash, Grant. One of your best!

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Grant Faulkner's avatar

Oh, thanks so much, Thaisa! I really appreciate this. I'll write to prompts more often ...

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Barbara Shoup's avatar

Love this one! I feel the same about prompts. There's something about being at the same time confined and totally free that, when it works, is fabulous.

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Grant Faulkner's avatar

Confined and totally free—that's it!

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Sterling's avatar

Wow. I love the randomness that landed me on this page to dance with vicious fencing ballet instructors and rub some moonlight on my back. Thanks for the inspo--I'll snoop around a little!

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Grant Faulkner's avatar

Thanks so much, Jennifer! Happy snooping!

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Meg Pokrass's avatar

I love this story! Thanks so much for joining the Hall of Fame!

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Grant Faulkner's avatar

Thanks for inviting me to do so, Meg! It was so much fun—and I love the story that came out of it.

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Karen FitzGerald's avatar

You & Meg, back to back in my e-mail today. Read your story twice! Loved it both times & can't imagine how wonderous will be a 3rd read. You're story is to me an exceptional piece of prose poetryt. Feeling qualified to say so while tippling w/ some very fine poets here at the S.F. Writer's Conference. Have a great Sunday.

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Grant Faulkner's avatar

Thanks so much for reading, Karen! And for your nice comments. I think of my flash pieces increasingly as a type of prose poetry, so thanks for saying so. I didn't make it to SFWC this year. Hope it's going well!

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