Laura Stamps Fiction

These flash fiction stories and prose poems have been accepted for publication in the following literary journals, magazines, and anthologies: Rescue Me will appear in the Hope Anthology  published by Cooch Behar Books (India) The Inside Cover will appear in the July 2022 issue of Flash Fiction North (UK) Max  will appear in the September 12, 2022, issue of  Dark Winter Literary Magazine  (Canada) The Front Cover  will appear in the August 2022 issue of  Downtown Archive After the Divorce  will appear in the Alien Buddha's Microdoses Anthology (November 2022)  A Dog is Better Than a Husband  will appear in the  Alien Buddha's Microdoses Anthology  (November 2022)  Saturday Adoption Event at the Local Shelter  will appear in the  Alien Buddha's Microdoses Anthology  (November 2022)  Conversation with My Dog  will appear in the  Alien Buddha's Microdoses Anthology  (November 2022)  To Be...

Writing, writing, writing!! I'm having a blast working on my current novella. Oh, how I love writing novels! I've been doing it for 19 years, and it's truly my fav literary form. Because of that, I know I've been rather quiet this month. I'm sorry. But now you know why. I've just been having too much fun working on this new book! Okay, here's an update so far. The first 1000 words of this new novella have already been entered in several competitions. Winners, finalists, and the short list should be announced by late summer and early fall. This week I'm working on the next section of the book. Hopefully, I'll finish that in a few days. My plan is for this new novella to be chapbook-size like DOG DAZED. But I'm only halfway through at this point, so that could change. It all depends on what my characters want. And you know me. My characters rule! Now for the big question. What's this new book about??? Well, if you enjoyed DOG DAZED, you're ...

Last week my short story BLUE appeared in Issue 2 ("Puppy Love") of "Moss Puppy Magazine." And what a big, gorgeous issue it is!   Many thanks to Melissa Martini (EIC) and Katy Naylor (Fiction Editor) for loving this wacky, humorous story as much as I do and for giving it such a beautiful home! Click the link below, and you can read the entire issue on PDF if you like. Or you can skip to page 120 and read my story. I have to say I had a blast writing this story, my first featuring a Chihuahua as one of the main characters. In fact, I had so much fun writing this story (and my latest novella DOG DAZED) that I couldn't stop. Currently, I'm several thousand words into my next novella, and yes, there's an adorable Chihuahua in this one too!  What can I say? I'm hooked on this breed. Chihuahuas are adorable!! Enjoy and happy reading! Issue 2: Puppy Love | My Site (mosspuppymag.wixsite.com)

These flash fiction stories have been accepted for publication in the following literary journals, magazines, and anthologies: Blue  will appear in the May 2022 issue of  Moss Puppy Magazine   Note to Self: Just Stop  will appear in the April 2022 issue of  Roi Faineant Press   Dog Dazed  will appear in the May 2022 Issue of  Roadside Raven Review   Temper Tantrum  will appear in the September 2022 Issue of  Punk Monk Magazine   A Dog is Better Than a Husband  will appear in the June 2022 Issue of Synchronized Chaos   Do What You Love appeared in the January 2022 Issue of WriteNow Literary Journal (Nigeria)   Planes, Brains, and Automobiles  appeared in the January 2022 Issue of  WriteNow Literary Journal  (Nigeria)   Still Alive and Well will appear in the 2022 Holiday Supplement Issue of Syncopation Literary Journal

  Well, now you know why I've been quiet for the last month. I've been finishing up my latest novella. And today was launch day!!! I'm thrilled to announce Kittyfeather Press has published my latest novella, DOG DAZED.  Yes, I've gone to the dogs. lol!!   This is my funniest, wackiest novella yet. Meet Marcie, a cat lover who has never liked dogs, never wanted a dog, still doesn't like dogs, still doesn't want one, yet ends up rescuing an adorable little Chihuahua in the park, a dog no one else wants either. And she's not adjusting well to the "dog ownership" learning curve. No, not at all. lol!! Because DOG DAZED has been published as a chapbook, it is not available on Amazon. However I do have plenty of signed copies, and would be thrilled to send you one. If you live in the US just send a check or money order for $10.00 made payable to "Laura Stamps" to: Laura Stamps, P.O. Box 212534, Columbia, SC 29221-2534, and I'll mail a copy t...

This month I was interviewed by the very sweet and talented Joan Leotta for her North Carolina Writers Network group. I received two sets of questions: one from Joan and one from the members of her group. You'll see both here, as well as my answers to all these questions. Enjoy!   An Interview with Laura Stamps   North Carolina Writers Network   ****** Questions from Joan   1.) Please tell us a little about yourself. Where did you grow up? When did you start writing? Currently, I live in Columbia, South Carolina. But I grew up in Dalton, Georgia, a small town in the Appalachian Mountains of north Georgia (about thirty minutes south of Chattanooga, Tennessee). I majored in fine art in college and had been winning awards for my art since elementary school. After high school, I attended Dalton Junior College for two years and then transferred to the College of Charleston, which is how I ended up in South Carolina. I had been selling my paintings in galleri...

Are you ready for some woman-power today on this March Monday? If so, you've come to the right place!  My microfiction story WHEN LIFE HANDS YOU LEMONS OR MUSTARD OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT just went live in the gorgeous The Birdseed literary magazine.  You know how I am about word challenges, and The Birdseed is one of my fav magazines for that. The editor, Kourtney Jai, serves up a big helping of microfiction stories in each beautiful issue. Each story only 150 words each. What fun! Enjoy this tiny story of mine. I think you'll want to shout at the end of it. I know I did. lol! When Life Hands You Lemons or Mustard or Something Like That – The Birdseed (the-birdseed.com)