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The Widower: A Fifty Word Story
Fiction

The Widower: A Fifty Word Story

Posted on September 8, 2018 by R. Jean Bell

Double-checking the directions, he measured carefully. Should he cover the pot? Damn, he missed her. He watched the water boil away, finally turning the burner…

Modern Wastrel: A Fifty Word Story
Fiction

Modern Wastrel: A Fifty Word Story

Posted on September 1, 2018September 1, 2018 by R. Jean Bell

Evonne moans into her wine. “I can’t make my rent this month. It’s so unfair.” She looks pointedly at the check then pulls the latest…

The End — Microfiction
Fiction

The End — Microfiction

Posted on August 18, 2018August 18, 2018 by R. Jean Bell

Miriam lay in a puddle of cold urine. The pain disappeared in numbness. A sound at the door roused her and she moaned. John knelt…

All Out: Microfiction
Fiction

All Out: Microfiction

Posted on August 4, 2018August 18, 2018 by R. Jean Bell

Miriam’s refrigerator was empty and the last nonperishables were gone. Calling her son got only that blasted answer machine. Again. “John, I’m out of food.…

Lemons: More Microfiction
Fiction

Lemons: More Microfiction

Posted on August 2, 2018 by R. Jean Bell

“Sprite, iced tea, orange juice?” My sister enjoys being a bitch. “Allergies, remember?” Damn citrus. I never should’ve come. “What’s for dinner?” “Salmon in lemon.”…

Firebreak: A Fifty Word Story
Fiction

Firebreak: A Fifty Word Story

Posted on July 14, 2018July 16, 2018 by R. Jean Bell

The untried Firedog stands between village and inferno, testing the wind. At his signal, arrows ignite brush piled beyond the cleared swathe. Wind-fueled flames speed…

The Offer–Fifty Word Microfiction
Fiction

The Offer–Fifty Word Microfiction

Posted on July 8, 2018July 10, 2018 by R. Jean Bell

The Offer Sign this contract and they could go home–no more shitty apartments. Play the dutiful wife in public. The kids get the benefits of…

The Key to Writing Tight Flash Fiction
Writing

The Key to Writing Tight Flash Fiction

Posted on March 8, 2018September 27, 2018 by R. Jean Bell

After struggling some with a flash exercise, I did a lot of thinking, reading, and analyzing about what was necessary to write good flash fiction. The…

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R. Jean Bell grew up in the United States but has spent the last twenty years in Denmark. A voracious reader since age three, she averages a book a day. She spends her time writing fiction and poetry, doing hobby photography, and being with her husband, horses, and dogs.

Her work appears in Cast of Wonders, ParABnormal Magazine, and more. She additionally took second place in the 2019 BSFS poetry competiton.

She recently joined the first reader team at Apex Magazine.

The bex bee image and the bex-with-book image used with book reviews were both created by the extremely talented Matytan.

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