Diane D. Gillette

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Diane D. Gillette’s work has appeared in over 70 venues and was a Best Small Fictions selection for 2021. She earned her MFA from Emerson College and teaches writing in Chicago. She is a founding member of the Chicago Literary Writers. Her chapbook of holiday themed flash fiction “We’re All Just Trying to Make It to January 2nd” was published by Fahmidan & Co. Publishing in 2021. Visit her website to find more of her work.

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“God Forgot”, a new flash from Diane D. Gillette

Check out Whale Road Review’s December issue featuring Diane’s new Ruby flash, “God Forgot.” The story drops the reader and little Ruby into a conflict between her father and her grandmother. Time stops for Ruby while she’s stuck between two forces out of her control.

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Check out a new flash chapbook and stories by Diane D. Gillette

Diane D. Gillette's "We're All Just Trying To Make It To January 2nd" is a collection that seeks to question the meaning of the holidays whilst expertly examining emotive aspects of life that often coincide with celebration. Gillette work adds sardonic flair to often overly scripted depictions of the holidays. Instead, Gillette takes the reader through a variety of experiences presented neatly in bite-sized writing.

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Check out new flash, Stingrays in Captivity by Diane D. Gillette

“Stingrays in Captivity” appeared in Lost Balloon, an online publication inspired by the ‘birthday balloon that slips from your fingers and floats into the horizon, or the dropped ice cream cone.

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CLW’s Diane D. Gillette placed a new flash piece with Middle House Review

“The walls were snug around us, five hard-luck girls sharing a two-bedroom apartment alone-together in a candy-bright city that made promises it couldn't keep.”

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Diane D. Gillette takes third place in the Reflex Fiction Quarterly international flash fiction competition

“Let’s say we grew up with parents who loved each other. Let’s say that we don’t both know that Mom should’ve packed you up and made her escape long before I was born.”

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New flash by Diane, “Shiny, Pretty, Bright”

“Look, I’m married! I’m married!” she’d squealed to her brothers and sisters, showing off her shiny accessory. They shrieked and ran from her. “Gross! Gross!”

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Another flash by Diane, “Waiting in Line for a Picture with Santa, Late on Christmas Eve”

2020 has been a great year for Diane D. Gillette! Check out her most recent publication at Matter Press, “Waiting in line for a Picture with Santa, Late on Christmas Eve”.

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A new flash by Diane, “Glub”

A new flash “Glub” by Diane D. Gillette was published in September on Brilliant Flash Fiction.

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A new story by Diane, “After the Fire Burns Out”

“After the Fire Burns Out” a new flash from our own Diane D. Gillette was published today on Spelk Fiction.

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New interview with Diane just published

Diane D. Gillette, was interviewed by the Office of Modern Composition. Take a read and find out a little bit more about what makes Diane tick as a writer!

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