Hurry up, c’mon! Faster! Faster! Answer me. ‘Pronto Please’ is the latest issue of 50 to 1. It is dedicated to all those who are impatient for delicious flash/micro literature. Get ready. Featured authors include: Anthony Arnott, Anastasia Knasiak, John Brooke, C.T. Thomas, Michelle King, Spencer Gordon, and Christina Rodriguez.
Glen wishes he could publish 50 to 1 weekly, but unfortunately has to do it bi-monthly for reasons he out of his control. AHBOO.
1st line by Christina Rodriguez
I like Carmen for Carmen, but occasionally in my mind, I'm fucking her like an animal.
Christina Rodriguez has a B.A. in Journalism from Brooklyn College and an A.A.S. in Music Production from Queensborough Community College. She resides in Queens, New York with her pen and her pad. http://christinarodriguez.webs.com
I like Carmen for Carmen, but occasionally in my mind, I'm fucking her like an animal.
Christina Rodriguez has a B.A. in Journalism from Brooklyn College and an A.A.S. in Music Production from Queensborough Community College. She resides in Queens, New York with her pen and her pad. http://christinarodriguez.webs.com
1st line by Spencer Gordon
This is the story of Frankie Muniz, celebrated child actor and professional auto racer, and how, during a particularly frosty evening in February of 2009, he found himself trapped (locked) in a single-toilet restroom of a SUBWAY restaurant in Toronto, Canada.
Spencer Gordon lives in Toronto. He is co-editor of the online literary journal The Puritan (www.puritan-magazine.com) and the micro press Ferno House (www.fernohouse.com). His writing has appeared in numerous periodicals and anthologies. He blogs at http://dangerousliterature.blogspot.com.
This is the story of Frankie Muniz, celebrated child actor and professional auto racer, and how, during a particularly frosty evening in February of 2009, he found himself trapped (locked) in a single-toilet restroom of a SUBWAY restaurant in Toronto, Canada.
Spencer Gordon lives in Toronto. He is co-editor of the online literary journal The Puritan (www.puritan-magazine.com) and the micro press Ferno House (www.fernohouse.com). His writing has appeared in numerous periodicals and anthologies. He blogs at http://dangerousliterature.blogspot.com.
Monday Morning by Michelle King
This early, there are more birds about than cars. Some go for traditional warbling, while others whistle. One shrieks 'woo hoo!' with totally unjustified enthusiasm. Another -- a large crow in the school playground is prime suspect -- responds with a single loud raspberry. I'm on the crow's side for sure.
Michelle King lives in England with her husband and stuffed penguin. She has written for fun all her life but only just started trying to publish. Her flash fiction has recently appeared online at MicroHorror.
This early, there are more birds about than cars. Some go for traditional warbling, while others whistle. One shrieks 'woo hoo!' with totally unjustified enthusiasm. Another -- a large crow in the school playground is prime suspect -- responds with a single loud raspberry. I'm on the crow's side for sure.
Michelle King lives in England with her husband and stuffed penguin. She has written for fun all her life but only just started trying to publish. Her flash fiction has recently appeared online at MicroHorror.
Brainwaves by C.T. Thomas
My head is throbbing again; an inkling when I awoke, intensity increasing throughout the day. Synesthesia will commence by tomorrow morning, but by tomorrow night all will be black, the world mute, senseless. When light returns I will be somewhere I don’t recognize, with no memory of how I arrived.
C.T. Thomas enjoys eating cheese and other cheese related activities.
My head is throbbing again; an inkling when I awoke, intensity increasing throughout the day. Synesthesia will commence by tomorrow morning, but by tomorrow night all will be black, the world mute, senseless. When light returns I will be somewhere I don’t recognize, with no memory of how I arrived.
C.T. Thomas enjoys eating cheese and other cheese related activities.
Replaced With Superseded by John Brooke
“You,” the gang boss threatened his trusted lieutenant, “can be replaced.”
“That’s bad grammar.” countered Spike.
“What do you mean, stupid?”
“Replace a stupid me with a stupid me? Correct word is supersede; exchange an outmoded article with an advanced one.” Then Spike shot his obsolete boss dead.
John Brooke, an expatriate Canadian living by the Sea of Cortez in Baja California Sur, Mexico. Formerly an advertising scribbler, now a writer of poetry, flash fiction, novels and screenplays.
“You,” the gang boss threatened his trusted lieutenant, “can be replaced.”
“That’s bad grammar.” countered Spike.
“What do you mean, stupid?”
“Replace a stupid me with a stupid me? Correct word is supersede; exchange an outmoded article with an advanced one.” Then Spike shot his obsolete boss dead.
John Brooke, an expatriate Canadian living by the Sea of Cortez in Baja California Sur, Mexico. Formerly an advertising scribbler, now a writer of poetry, flash fiction, novels and screenplays.
New Year's Day by Anastasia Knasiak
He stared out the window at the snow and snuffed out his cigarette in a too-full ashtray. The pale sun was finally coming up and casting sharp shadows of the pile of dirty dishes against the kitchen table. "I'm alone," he realized, as he leaned back in the wooden chair.
Anastasia Knasiak is an aspiring member of the intelligentsia and current member of the underemployed. When she can pull her nose out of a book, she posts her writing at http://againwithit.tumblr.com.
He stared out the window at the snow and snuffed out his cigarette in a too-full ashtray. The pale sun was finally coming up and casting sharp shadows of the pile of dirty dishes against the kitchen table. "I'm alone," he realized, as he leaned back in the wooden chair.
Anastasia Knasiak is an aspiring member of the intelligentsia and current member of the underemployed. When she can pull her nose out of a book, she posts her writing at http://againwithit.tumblr.com.
A battlefield to different arguments by Anthony Arnott
Seeing a married woman is a terrible thing, I know. Especially when her husband’s in a coma. She’s a battlefield to different arguments. She was never meant to be torn apart like this. But, I thought she’d be mine, not die and leave me with a stranger to look after.
Anthony Arnott lives in Ormskirk, Lancashire in England and is currently studying for an MA in Writing Studies at Edge Hill University. He has written for as long as he can remember and, along with fifty word stories, he also enjoys writing poetry and, if he is feeling ambitious enough, scripts for the screen.
Seeing a married woman is a terrible thing, I know. Especially when her husband’s in a coma. She’s a battlefield to different arguments. She was never meant to be torn apart like this. But, I thought she’d be mine, not die and leave me with a stranger to look after.
Anthony Arnott lives in Ormskirk, Lancashire in England and is currently studying for an MA in Writing Studies at Edge Hill University. He has written for as long as he can remember and, along with fifty word stories, he also enjoys writing poetry and, if he is feeling ambitious enough, scripts for the screen.