Idle Ink has published my latest flash story, “A Good Couple.” It pays tribute to Flannery O’Connor, one of my favorite authors. Like the Grandmother in “A Good Man Is Hard to Find,” the characters in “A Good Couple” are so busy condemning the sins of others that they cannot see their own.
This is one of my rare literary pieces. I enjoyed writing it, even though I had to chase down the muse to capture the story on paper.
Idle Ink is the perfect home for this story. This lively magazine publishes fiction “too weird to be published anywhere else” as well as “articles that poke fun at modern life.” After you’ve read my story, treat yourself to the book and movie reviews, the challenging opinion pieces, and intriguing artwork.
PS – Fellow Idle Ink and Hexagon contributor Ioanna Papadopoulou has been nominated for a Pushcart Prize for her story “The Drowned King.” Congratulations, Ioanna!
Nice story of a continual happenstance.☕️☕️
Glad you liked it!
Solid story, Mike. It beautifully echoes Flannery. One of my college professors and friends has published two books on her. He used her work for all kinds of examples, including “A Good Man.”
Josh,
I appreciate that. Flannery is a perfect example of a person containing whole worlds.
….though a reader presumes it may go on in one or more of the many possible… directions there.
Tonno,
A little misdirection makes magic tricks and fiction fun.
Hi Mike, fantastic flash story! I loved the plot and characters—hope you can expand this story into a short story soon—I want to see what else happens. ~ Alice
Thank you, Alice.
I really like the Story Mike! It was very well written and fun!
Thank you, Ioanna!
Cool …will read it now Flannery O’Connor…when to her childhood home house museum in Savannah…
Willow Croft,
You have much to look forward to. Think of Flannery as a Catholic Ambrose Bierce.