Keeping It Short: An Anthology of Flash Fiction

By Laurie Jackson

An anthology of six flash fiction stories. Seth and Addie is about meeting a stranger while walking along the train tracks. The encounter turns a bad day around for Addie. The Ruin is set in the future and is about a woman whose greed leaves her alone fighting machines. Love Lost, Love Found is about finding love in a tragedy. Samuel thinks back to how he met and fell in love with his wife. The Car is about a mysterious car that shows up in front of Kyle's house. Kyle does not rest until he solves the mystery of why the car is there. UFO is about a deep sea dive to look at a mysterious object on the ocean floor. The Sister-in-Law is about the chance meeting of sister-in-laws while out for lunch. It is written from both of their perspectives.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Laurie Jackson
• Release date: May 15, 2014
• ISBN: 9781310699979

Laurie Jackson

Laurie Jackson passed away the morning of March 14, 2017 from a brain tumor (glioblastoma multiforme grade 4). She fought the cancer for 8 months. She was not able to write her sister's story or any more stories. She will be greatly missed.Laurie Jackson is the author of several children's stories. She brings her experience growing up in rural Missouri into her stories. Laurie is also influenced by her youngest sister, Mindy's childhood battle with cancer. During her short time on earth Mindy taught everyone around her to enjoy life to the fullest. Laurie reflects this value in her stories. It was Mindy's unfailing smiles throughout her treatments that inspired Laurie to become a writer. She knew she had to bring her sister's uplifting story to life, and help other children through their ordeals.In 2011, this Grandma decided to go back to school and enrolled in Full Sail University. In 2014, she graduated with a BFA in Creative Writing for Entertainment. She holds a diploma from the Institute of Literature for Writing for Children and Teenagers. Laurie is the author of Matt and Mark: The Farmhouse Adventures and Keeping It Short: An Anthology of Flash Fiction, published on smashwords.com. She continues to work on her sister's story. Matt and Mark is being worked into an adventure series of e-books. Laurie is also working on stories for infants to kindergarten age.Before pursuing her writing career, Laurie raised five children and home-schooled two of them. Laurie was blessed with a grandson, who further inspired her to write for children. Every time she is with him, his imagination provides Laurie with material for new stories. The antics of Laurie's small Yorkie, Elle and 12 chickens provide Laurie with even more material for her stories.​

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Keeping It Short: An Anthology of Flash Fiction

Copyright 2014 Laurie Jackson

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Table of Contents

Prologue

Seth and Addie

The Ruin

Love Lost, Love Found

The Car

UFO

The Sister-In-Law

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Prologue

On the following pages are six very short stories known as flash fiction. These are stories told in a thousand words or less.

You have a man remembering how he met his wife. One is about two kids curious about a mysterious car on their block. There is another story about a greedy woman and technology. There is a chance meeting on a railroad track. Read about a deep sea dive and a UFO. To finish off, read about how two women see a chance meeting differently.

Seth and Addie

One day I went for a walk along the train tracks. I had many different things lying heavy on my mind.