You hear those gunshots last night, Matt? Boom, boom, boom , one after the other. Six in a row.
Firecrackers, he chuckled. The kids down the road.
What! You killed the romance, Matt. I had a great piece of flash fiction on the go: about an active shooter on the prowl, a gang fight … it was going to be a ripper. I was up half the night writing it. I couldn’t sleep.
You can still do a great piece of flash fiction, John. Just make it comic, not horror. A good writer can do that.
John Malone 
instant shift.
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not sure if I’m up to it, Beth but I will give it a try 🙂 I think readers expect comedy from me, not horror so will try to oblige 🙂
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Hmm, I wonder whether that story line might work in a cosy murder mystery story, John? haha, I added nearly 2,000 words today, nobody died …
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I think it might be more trouble than it’s worth 😦 stick to your original plan, Carolyn 🙂
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I meant for you, my plan is set in stone. Kill people, discover who the killer is, bring them to Justice. Rinse and repeat…
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That’s some about-turn John!
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I think it’s too big an about turn, Matthew: this writer is not up to it 🙂
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Sad! You spent so much time visualising and then…that’s what happens when you ask for honesr review from family. I asked my dad to find 20 stories out of 350 to compile my book. He told me, there wouldn’t be enough decent stories!
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good old dad: there’s no one like a parent to boost one’s confidence 🙂
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🤣🤣🤣 True!
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sadly 😦
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