TL;DR Press runs a really fun annual contest called the 1K Word Herd. Each participant receives individual prompts and has 48 hours to create a 1000-word piece of flash fiction. In addition to cash prizes, they publish a book featuring the top entries. I’ve been lucky enough to be published in the past three ebooks. (See my Contests & Award page for links.)

This year, I was given the prompts “postman” and “an Eldritch god.” I’m not sure if they realized those prompts were right up my alley, but I ended up writing a story about a mad goddess which took first place! It’s probably one of my favorite things I’ve written this year, so hope that you will take a look.

If reading my little mad goddess story isn’t enough draw for you, this year’s book, “Curios“, will benefit the fantastic organization: Trans Lifeline. Trans Lifeline is a trans run, grassroots, non-profit that offers direct emotional and financial support to trans people in crisis. I couldn’t be more proud that my work will help benefit this amazing group. The book is extremely inexpensive – if you can spare the $2.99, you can help make a difference in trans people’s lives. And read some amazing fiction as well!