A nurse-turned-author offers a first-look at her newest WIP, a space opera meets medical drama series blending emergency medicine with space travel and aliens.
Category: Short-Shorts, Snippets and Samples
Flash fiction, poems, and other snippets and samples of Lynette M. Burrows’s writing.
A Short Tale of Golden Consequences
In America, everyone claims to be a little bit Irish in March. This is a short-short about golden consequences.
Flash Fiction: Gift of a Lifetime
Welcome to my irregular feature, Flash Fiction Friday. Every once in a while, I dash off a short piece. It’s kind of a vacation, maybe even a recharge when I’m working on novel-length stories. I’m not going to tell you what the story prompt was this time. Guess it if you can. Even if you… Continue reading Flash Fiction: Gift of a Lifetime
Progress Report One: Book 2 of The Fellowship Dystopia
I’m really enjoying the writing right now. It’s fun to “play” in a world already populated with strong female characters on both sides of good and evil. What am I working on, you ask? The second book in the Fellowship Dystopia series. This is the first official progress report for that book. Book Two Currently… Continue reading Progress Report One: Book 2 of The Fellowship Dystopia
Flash Fiction: All Systems Nominal
Flash fiction comes in all lengths. The very best flash fiction has character, conflict, and plot. For me, flash fiction is all about mood. I hope you enjoy my flash fiction, “All Systems Nominal.” All Systems Nominal by Lynette M. Burrows The soft whirring sound of M.A.R.C., the best medical assistive robotic caregiver money could… Continue reading Flash Fiction: All Systems Nominal