Flashing Lights
John D. Parker
Get your weird and fun fix with these super-short stories of the strange. From ghosts to galactic guests and everything in the gaps. Riddled with riddles, tons of twists and turns, plenty of pulp, and some truly tender moments. Read them all or pick and choose which ones to read by genre.
Flashing Lights: Short and Weird is a collection of sixteen flash fiction and short stories in several subgenres of speculative fiction. The collection includes aliens and ghosts, portals through time and space, plenty of humor, a bit of horror and suspense, and some serious classic sci-fi.
Embark on a mission to explore the breadth of speculative short fiction. Each story is preceded by a content rating (G, PG, PG-13) and its genre tags. And is followed by an About section, describing the story’s prompt, inspiration, homages, and the occasional Easter egg.
The collection also includes six “bonus” ten-word stories with a short commentary about each and a secret bonus short work.
Duration - 21h 28m.
Author - John D. Parker.
Narrator - John D. Parker.
Published Date - Monday, 08 January 2024.
Copyright - © 2023 John D. Parker ©.
Location:
United States
Description:
Get your weird and fun fix with these super-short stories of the strange. From ghosts to galactic guests and everything in the gaps. Riddled with riddles, tons of twists and turns, plenty of pulp, and some truly tender moments. Read them all or pick and choose which ones to read by genre. Flashing Lights: Short and Weird is a collection of sixteen flash fiction and short stories in several subgenres of speculative fiction. The collection includes aliens and ghosts, portals through time and space, plenty of humor, a bit of horror and suspense, and some serious classic sci-fi. Embark on a mission to explore the breadth of speculative short fiction. Each story is preceded by a content rating (G, PG, PG-13) and its genre tags. And is followed by an About section, describing the story’s prompt, inspiration, homages, and the occasional Easter egg. The collection also includes six “bonus” ten-word stories with a short commentary about each and a secret bonus short work. Duration - 21h 28m. Author - John D. Parker. Narrator - John D. Parker. Published Date - Monday, 08 January 2024. Copyright - © 2023 John D. Parker ©.
Language:
English
Opening Credits
Duration:00:12:30
Introduction
Duration:04:38:06
Story 1: Covered Dishes
Duration:34:37:21
Story 2: Hanky-Panky
Duration:09:08:30
Story 3: The Dragon of Dalhart
Duration:09:31:46
Story 4: Freak Magnet
Duration:16:50:38
Story 5: Souls at Sea
Duration:09:37:39
Story 6: Shannon's Eleven
Duration:10:46:41
Story 7: Christmas Angel
Duration:08:57:36
Story 8: Rainbow Catcher
Duration:20:25:10
Story 9: Dead Man's Hand
Duration:09:26:32
Story 10: Fall Colors
Duration:25:19:52
Story 11: You're Fired
Duration:10:12:23
Story 12: Eccentric Orbit
Duration:30:47:39
Story 13: Full Disclosure
Duration:09:02:32
Story 14: Derelict in Space
Duration:08:00:05
Story 15: Alien Factory
Duration:13:13:00
Story 16: Mending Time
Duration:42:03:37
Bonus: Ten-Word Stories
Duration:08:03:34
Secret Bonus: The Dragon of Humbole
Duration:02:33:49
Final Words
Duration:01:10:07
Acknowledgements
Duration:00:24:03
Ending Credits
Duration:00:24:53