Herb Kauderer
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FLASH FICTIONS

Flash fictions are very short stories, usually assumed to be five hundred words or less.  They are fiction tailored for the high pace of today's world.  Here are a selection of mine:
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"Blown Cover" first appeared in Speculative 66 issue 10 for July 2017.  You will have to scroll down to page 13 for the story.​
Speculative 66 #10


"Campaign Platform" first appeared in a different form in Parlour Papers May/June 1994.  This version appeared in Altered Reality January 2018.
"Campaign Platform" in Altered Reality


"Criminal Evolutions" first appeared in The Detective's Ghost October 2017.  This version appeared in Altered Reality January 2018
"Criminal Evolutions" in Altered Reality


"Home at Last" first appeared in Speculative 66 issue 11 for August 2017.  You have to scroll down to page 15 for the story.
Speculative 66 #11

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"Infernal Bargains" first appeared in Speculative 66 issue 16 for Jan 2018.  This version appeared on Twitter for promotional purposes.
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​"The Last Thing Left" originally appeared in Speculative 66 issue 14 for November 2017.  This version appeared on Twitter for promotional purposes.
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​"A  Long Cold Wait"
first appeared in Speculative 66 issue 9 for June 2017.  You will have to scroll down to page 17 to reach the story.​
Speculative 66 #09

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"Lost Weekend" first appeared Speculative 66 issue 17 for March 2018.  This version appeared on Twitter for promotional purposes.
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"Men in Green Uniforms" first appeared in Speculative 66 issue 13 for September 2017.  This version appeared on Twitter for promotional purposes.
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"Misdirection in Oz" first appeared in The Detective's Ghost October 2017.  This version appeared in Altered Reality January 2018.
"Misdirection in Oz" in Altered Reality


"Regular PTA Meetings" originally appeared in Speculative 66 issue 19 for May 2018.  This version appeared on Twitter for promotional purposes.
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​"Retro Travel Styles"
first appeared in Speculative 66 issue 13 for October 2017, and was reprinted in different form in Recalibrating the Future (2018).  This version appeared on Twitter to promote the Spec 66 appearance.
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"Twilight Living" first appeared in Speculative 66 issue 18 for April 2018.  This version appeared on Twitter for promotional purposes.
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"Typographical Archvillain" first appeared in The Detective's Ghost October 2017.  This version appeared in Altered Reality January 2018
"Typographical Archvillain" in Altered Reality

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"Vacation Accommodations" first appeared in Speculative 66 issue 15 for January 2018.  You will have to scroll down to page 9 to read the story.
Speculative 66 #15
  • Home
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    • Orthopedic Horseshoes
  • Academics
    • Teaching Experience
    • Education
    • Courses Taught
    • Professional Affiliations & Recognitions
    • Academic Presentations & Related Materials
    • Full Curriculum Vitae
  • Poetry
    • Poetry Chapbooks & Other Books
    • Poetry Samples
    • Links to My Poetry On-Line
    • "My First 508"
    • Interviews and Featured Poet appearances
    • Featured Readings
  • Writing
    • Accolades
    • Drama
    • Book Reviews >
      • 'Sacrificial Nights'
      • Moon Facts by Bob Scholfield
      • What Stranger Miracles
      • Crowned: Sign of the Dragon Book 1
      • 'The Role of Lightning in Evolution'
      • 'Why Elephants No Longer Communicate in Greek' by Timons Esaias
      • Brief Encounters with My Third Eye
    • Flash Fiction Links
    • Prose >
      • Short Fiction Bibliography
      • "A Dwarf for Each"
      • "Standard Repair"
      • "Sense of Place, Sense of Mystery"
      • Intro - Come-on from the Horse on 7th Avenue
      • "No Sense Fighting"
  • The SCA
    • SCA Photos 1
    • SCA Photos 2
    • Precedence for Andreas Hak
    • SCA Persona
    • Offices Held in the SCA
    • SCA Writings >
      • Serenity: A History of Eastern Coronets
      • "The Origin of The Betting Man's Guide
      • "The New Newsletter"
      • Old Newsletters
      • "The New Newsletter"
      • "When the VOID Was One"
      • "The Hael's First Baronial Champions Event"
      • "Aftermeetings: An Excuse to Tell Svid Stories"
      • "The Origin of Aethelmearc's Ancestral Pelican Medallion"
      • Remembering Durlome Rakesh d'Mithnan (Dwarf)
      • Growth Chart of Kingdoms for the First 23 Years of the SCA
      • Doings... An incomplete and informal chronology of the earliest days of Aethelmearc
      • History of the East Kingdom
  • Something Like a Blog