It’s not long since my last story appeared in an anthology (Anonymous in the Penny Dreadfuls Halloween Special) but now I can announce that I have another story in a collection. This time round, it’s A Girl’s Best Friend, formerly a Friday Flash on my blog, that is now appearing in the Best of Friday Flash: Volume 2.
Most people know me for writing horror, or stories with some kind of twist ending, and there are a few who recognise the Westerns that I write. Yet A Girl’s Best Friend tells the story of a teddy bear named William (inspired by the bear in the photo), and there’s not a cowboy or a poltergeist in sight. It’s one of my mother’s favourites among all the stories I’ve ever written, and to date it remains one of my most popular flashes – it’s received the most blog hits, and even garnered comments on Facebook from people who don’t usually write my stories.
When the call went out to submit a piece of flash to the anthology, I couldn’t help but submit A Girl’s Best Friend. It’s not necessarily representative of my writing, but I’m damn proud of it, and I was thrilled when it was accepted. You can find all the details on Emergent Publishing’s website, in their bookstore.
Yay! Congratulations, Icy! You SHOULD be proud!
Congratulations, Icy! From all the submissions, the panel of judges gave us editors a set of stories that scored high – I was pleased to see that yours was among them!
Congrats, Icy!