Arthur Klepchukov's Writing
Photo by freestocks on Unsplash When are traditions worth breaking? When can they heal other patterns that hurt? My latest short story publication, "Evergreen Promises," explores these questions and appears in print in Palooka #12: Evergreen Promises “I’ll never buy a real Christmas tree again,” I say as I flip on the car’s emergency lights. “Huh?” My stepdaughter… Continue reading Acceptance Isn’t Always Publication, or How “Evergreen Promises” Got Published
Photo by Tapio Haaja on Unsplash Can flash fiction be a pensive cup of slowly sipped tea, among all the espresso shots of flash fiction? Pull up a chair on the balcony and let's find out. My latest publication, "Imperfect Balconies," appears in Nevermore Journal. The story is free to read online. Here is the opening: Imperfect BalconiesWhen… Continue reading How a Neglected Setting Led to my Quietest Flash Fiction Publication
Happy New Year! My latest flash fiction publications, "afterglow" and "Dialing Islands," are published this morning in MacQueen's Quinterly. Both are free to read online. Here are the openings of both stories: afterglowShe wonders aloud what his orgasms are like. He lacks the clarity to inhabit what just happened, but he wants to try before the… Continue reading “afterglow” and “Dialing Islands” Published in MacQueen’s Quinterly
https://twitter.com/nanoism/status/1106253879430266881 My first six-word story publication :)
A brief conversation with a lone songbird in downtown San Francisco. A vulnerable state before free fall. I explore these ideas in my latest flash fiction publications "Dawnsong" and "lying is the girl" out now in KYSO Flash.
What expectations transcend distance and life changes? I explore that in under 400 words in my latest flash fiction publication, "Reading Willow" in The Common. What amount of effort went into getting "Reading Willow" published? 2 drafts5 submissions2 rejections2 withdrawals These are lucky numbers, especially given that this story didn't earn any encouraging rejections. Read on… Continue reading “Reading Willow” Published in The Common
What can a newborn teach his father about shaving? Read my latest flash fiction publication, "bleedin’ peach" in KYSO Flash. Also, see the effort that went into getting this story published.
My first online publication appears in Necessary Fiction. "Rivet Here" is a story is about a new kind of relationship that blossoms in a small town when all the men leave for World War II. Read the story and its journey to publication.
Lumina rejection for Spring 2017 Flash Prose contest.
Arsenal of Words 