Addicted to your smartphone?

 

We are all guilty of looking at our phones too much. But as someone who enjoys unplugging for travel and hiking and writing retreats, I also know that when you unplug for a few days or weeks, we normally don’t miss nearly as much as we would by staring at our phones.

 

In my short story, “Comments Left,” I tried to imagine a new trend that could be as altering as smart phones have been over the past decade. Let’s hope it doesn’t come true, but if it did, at least we might not be staring at our phones as often.

Sounds intriguing, right? Read “Comments Left,” which was published in the Spring issue of The Virginia Normal: 

https://thevirginianormal.com/issue-7-spring-2021/

The Virginia Normal Publishes Comments Left

 

The Virginia Normal, the literary journal of Virginia State University, has published my flash fiction piece, “Comments Left” in their latest issue.

 

“Comments Left” imagines a future in which a new social media has taken over in a way no one could have predicted—as unbelievable as people staring at phones may have been 10 years ago.

 

Enjoy the latest issue now at https://thevirginianormal.com

The Virginia Normal is The Red Brick Review

My story, “Comments Left,” was accepted for publication by the University of Virginia’s literary journal, The Virginia Normal.

However, with Issue 7 of The Virginia Normal, they are transitioning from an print journal to an online journal and changing their name to The Red Brick Review.

So, my story will appear in the Spring 2021 issue of The Red Brick Review and The Virginia Normal.

“Comments Left” is flash fiction that imagines the new social media craze of a not-too-distant future.

Look for it (or listen for it) here: https://thevirginianormal.com