Greetings! Many thanks to editor Janet K. for including my story “Bromine” in this month’s issue 🙂 http://scars.tv/cgi-bin/works_e.pl?/home/users/web/b929/us.scars/perl/text-writings/g11596.txt
Monthly Archives: June 2023
Jim and Dancing With Butterflies
Greetings! Many thanks to editor and publisher Steve Cawte and Impspired for publishing my new collection of flash fiction. Special thanks to Sharon Frame Gay, Ger White, and Christine Tabaka for your lovely endorsements on the back cover! I’m thrilled beyond words!! 🙂
Jim’s Storytime – “The Alien of Orchard Lake” chapter 11
Greetings! Welcome to another edition of Jim’s Storytime. We pick up the story after Jeremy’s meeting with Dr. Richard Andrews and the rest of the mental health team. It did NOT go as planned!
Jim’s Storytime – Butterflies
Greetings! Welcome to another edition of Jim’s Storytime. Today’s story is entitled “Butterflies” and it is the signature story from my new collection of flash fiction “Dancing With Butterflies” published by Steve Cawte and Impspired. I hope you enjoy it! 🙂
Live – Dancing With Butterflies
Greetings! Many thanks go out to editor and publisher Steve Cawte of Impspired for all the support he has given me to further my writing career. My new collection of 101 flash fiction stories is now available through Amazon and other traditional markets. Enjoy!! 🙂 https://www.amazon.com/dp/1915819415
The Literary Yard – Four Spring Haiku
Greetings! Many thanks to editor Onkar Sharma for featuring four of my haiku today!!
Jim’s Storytime – Number Twenty Two
Greetings! Welcome to another edition of Jim’s Storytime. This story comes from my new collection entitled “Dancing With Butterflies” released through Impspired. I’d like to dedicate this to my dad, gone from this good world all to some in 1972 at the age of 47. Dad, this one’s for you 🙂
Cover – Dancing With Butterflies
Greetings! Many thanks go out to editor Steve Cawte and Impspired for containing to be an advocate for my writing. This is the cover of my new collection coming soon!! 🙂
CafeLit – Raspberry Patch
Greetings!! Many thanks go out to Gill James for featuring my story “Raspberry Patch” today. This story is included in my soon-to-be-released collection “Dancing With Butterflies” published by Steve Cawte and Impspired. https://www.cafelitmagazine.uk/2023/06/raspberry-patch-by-jim-bates-iced-tea.html
Flora Fiction – Drowning
Greetings! Many thanks go out to editor Colleen for featuring my story today. “Drowning” comes from my collection entitled “Holiday Stories” which was published in November 2022 by Steve Cawte and Impspired 🙂