About my publication — One of my ancestors is named Lewis Dudley Deming. He was born in 1820 and spent most of his life on the Hudson River as a boat pilot and captain between Albany and New York City. Though I will never be a riverboat pilot, I can’t help but feel the…

Fiction — An old man named Luke entered the Humane Society alone. He walked with a limp and wore a stern expression. “Heard about the Golden Retriever pups,” he said. “Mind if I see them?” The assistant brought him back to the kennels. The puppies yipped and cried as expected, crawling over…

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Creative Nonfiction — The epic rainfalls fed the Schoharie River until it turned into a monstrosity, devouring everything within its reach. A large sign caught my attention, so I slowed the car to a crawl. A Happy Family Once Lived Here had been spray-painted in blood red on the sheet of plywood. …

Fiction — It had been a while since he’d shaved. Years, in fact. He wasn’t so sure why he wanted the beard to begin with. His wife had probably made a comment about how handsome he’d look with one, or something to that effect. …

A bittersweet “see you later” and a preview of what’s to come — You may be asking yourself, “Where the heck is the prompt for this week?” Well, everyone, I have some bittersweet news to share. Effective today, I will no longer be publishing stories at The Friday Fix on Medium. …

Theme: Forget & Remember — First off, I hope all is well! Secondly, thank you for reading this and for supporting The Friday Fix. For the month of August, let’s take a look at opposites and use them as inspiration to write some microfiction. In your story responses, you’ll need to think about two specific…

Theme: Build & Destroy — First off, I hope all is well! Secondly, thank you for reading this and for supporting The Friday Fix. For the month of August, let’s take a look at opposites and use them as inspiration to write some microfiction. In your story responses, you’ll need to think about two specific…

Featuring: Mark Starlin — Author Spotlight is a new monthly feature at The Friday Fix. The goal is to celebrate the many wonderful writers we have here at the publication. …