flash fiction | Andrew Ferguson

Free Book Giveaway Now On!

Posted on November 27, 2022 Leave a Comment

All my books are now ABSOLUTELY FREE to download on Kindle until midnight on the 1st December (Pacific time)

Vote for The Nest!

Posted on November 2, 2021 Leave a Comment

One of my flash fictions, The Nest, got shortlisted for Voice.Club’s flash fiction contest! Now I need your vote to help me win.

6 ‘Six Word Stories’ for the 6th (Vol. IV)

Posted on May 17, 2021 Leave a Comment

Sunday the 6th only ever means one thing here at Penstricken: another exciting instalment [2] [3] of 6 ‘Six Word Stories’ for the 6th.

Get Your Copy of Penstricken: Collected Stories!

Posted on May 1, 2021 Leave a Comment

There are short stories, there are very short stories and then there is flash fiction: the delicate and often tricky art of telling a story in as few words as possible.The stories in this tiny little book (all originally published between 2015 and 2020 on the fiction blog, Penstricken) are deliberate exercises in brevity.

In total, this book contains twelve flash fictions ranging from fifty to 2,000 words apiece, plus six collections of six word stories.

While these stories vary in mood and genre, you will find in many that the author’s tongue was firmly entrenched in his cheek; whether it be in the brief tale of a Martian liberating his ‘kin’ from the deep fat fryer of a Glasgow chip shop or the nightmarish tragedy of Santa Claus’ true genesis, Penstricken: Collected Stories is a brief snapshot of one writer’s meandering imagination.

7 Useful Posts on Fiction and Writing

Posted on April 30, 2021 Leave a Comment

I have scoured WordPress for the last few days, searching out some of the most useful, entertaining or insightful posts on the subject of story writing and have compiled them here for your enjoyment.

Not Sure Where To Begin With Your Story? Try Free Writing.

Posted on April 14, 2021 Leave a Comment

Free writing is a time honoured prewriting technique which works by encouraging the writer to write without fear of criticism or failure for a set period of time.

6 Useful Posts on Fiction and Writing

Posted on April 13, 2021 1 Comment

I couldn’t think of anything clever to write this week, so I decided it was time for another exciting instalment of Useful Posts on Fiction and Writing, where I share other people’s clever fiction-related posts.

Flash Fiction: The Girl & The Car

Posted on April 7, 2021 Leave a Comment

As always what follows is entirely my own work and has not been published anywhere else in the world, whether in print or online, nor do I expect or permit it to be. And so without further ado, I give you:

The Girl & The Car
by A. Ferguson