Gabrielle Bleu

Flash Fiction

  • 2020 in Review

    2020 was my first year out of graduate school, and it made such a tremendous difference on my writing output. In 2019, I had 27 story submissions – no small feat, to be sure. But in 2020, I submitted short stories 42 times, and completed four new short stories on top of the ones I…

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  • You’re It

    My science fiction short story “You’re It” is out now in the June 2020 issue of Utopia Science Fiction! “You’re It”  has everything – geological features, Neptune’s best moon, and cosmic married life. Its also one of the most optimistic and cheerful stories I’ve written, and I’m really glad it story found a home with…

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  • Revoluta Revolution

    My flash fiction horror story “Revoluta Revolution” is out at Jitter Press. Check it out here! I at one point also had a sago palm, bought under the thought process featured in the story. It met an unfortunate end, as did the creeping juniper I planted four months ago. I really try, but just do…

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  • Trophic Dynamics

    My flash fiction creature feature/horror story “Trophic Dynamics” is out in Dark Moments by Black Hare Press. Check it out here! I’ve been shopping this story around since 2015. It’s always been one of my favorites, and has undergone a lot of changes for such a compact story, but the core idea of a creature…

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  • Leave No Trace

    My flash fiction horror story Leave No Trace is out at The Arcanist. Please give it a read, its a culmination of the dozens and dozens of Junior Ranger booklets I filled out as a child. The main character is a National Park Ranger. I wrote the first draft of this story back in 2016,…

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  • Drabbledark II Take Two

    Unfortunately, the Kickstarter for Drabbledark II didn’t make its goal. However, editor Eric Fomely continues on undaunted, and there is now an Indiegogo campaign to try and get the anthology, and all us authors, funded. You would be supporting my work, as I have two stories slated to appear in Drabbledark II, as well as…

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  • DrabbleDark II Kickstarter

    Hello all, I have two pieces of horror flash fiction upcoming in Drabbledark II, the sequel to Drabbledark, an anthology of dark drabbles. The first Drabbledark featured my flash fiction story “Self-Destruction By Steel.” Drabbledark II doubles the number of my stories you get in one go and is currently seeking funding on Kickstarter. Check…

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  • Self-Destruction by Steel

    Drabbledark: An Anthology of Dark Drabbles, is a new anthology edited by Eric S. Fomley. It boasts 100 drabbles of dark science fiction, fantasy, and horror. My story, Self-Destruction by Steel is one of those 100.   Also, I now have this fancy new author’s website!

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