Billy Gee 5/9/22 Billy Gee 5/9/22

A new story from D.A. Hosek, “Place de Stalingrad”

"Place de Stalingrad" by D.A. Hosek asks is it better to make art that matters or art that makes money? If nobody wants art, what does the question matter? Find it in here in Ligeia Magazine, Spring 2022.

Billy Gee 4/1/22 Billy Gee 4/1/22

Is it a quiz or a poem? Read the latest by Lori Barret

This fun quiz-in-poem-form kicks off with a question all writers and bakers can relate to, “Can you guess which of the statements below are from judges sampling baked goods and which are from editors sampling my writing?”

Billy Gee 1/22/22 Billy Gee 1/22/22

“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.

Billy Gee 12/21/21 Billy Gee 12/21/21

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.

Billy Gee 9/3/21 Billy Gee 9/3/21

“Did You Eat a Lot Of Paint Chips as a Child?”: A new story from Lori Barrett

Check out CLW’s Lori Barrett new story, “Did You Eat a Lot of Paint Chips as a Child,” in Bull magazine. This is a funny and heartbreaking tale of a mid-life man’s adventure working retail.

Billy Gee 8/16/21 Billy Gee 8/16/21

A new list story from D.A. Hosek, "The Norton Anthology of Self-Destructive Behaviors"

“The Norton Anthology of Self-Destructive Behaviors” by D.A. Hosek provides us list-lovers with a short story we can keep on our wall. Well, maybe a little dark for that, this well crafted story uses lists to build it’s drive and leave the reader lingering on the edge.

Billy Gee 7/21/21 Billy Gee 7/21/21

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.

Billy Gee 3/27/21 Billy Gee 3/27/21

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.”

Billy Gee 12/29/20 Billy Gee 12/29/20

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.”

Billy Gee 12/12/20 Billy Gee 12/12/20

A new story “The Namesake” by a new CLW member

D.A. Hosek has joined us in our virtual Zoom world this strange year. Please check out his most recent publication in The Sandy River Review, “The Namesake”.

Billy Gee 12/1/20 Billy Gee 12/1/20

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!”

Billy Gee 10/26/20 Billy Gee 10/26/20

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”.