I've belatedly realized that my flash story, When the Stars Gaze Back, came out on Everyday Fiction on Dec 28th. Nice of EDF to publish it and very nice to see that the readers who left comments had enjoyed the story.
The story began with me trying to capture the essence of the time I went camping in the desert as a teenager (on an Outward Bound rafting trip down the Yampa and Green Rivers). A trip where counting shooting stars a few minutes too long caused the night sky to transform from the ordinary to something infinite. Something beyond comprehension and frightening in scope. A thing I suspect most people have experienced at some time in their lives.
http://everydayfiction.com/when-the-stars-gaze-back-by-liz-colter/
The story began with me trying to capture the essence of the time I went camping in the desert as a teenager (on an Outward Bound rafting trip down the Yampa and Green Rivers). A trip where counting shooting stars a few minutes too long caused the night sky to transform from the ordinary to something infinite. Something beyond comprehension and frightening in scope. A thing I suspect most people have experienced at some time in their lives.
http://everydayfiction.com/when-the-stars-gaze-back-by-liz-colter/