Silence
by Liz Hedgecock
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Liz Hedgecock lives in the north of England, and fits in as much writing as she can in the spaces between work and childrearing. She writes mostly short stories, but is also working on something longer. She’s thrilled to be part of the FlashDogs writing community, which has recently released its first anthology. Tweets, blogs and further information can be found at @lizhedgecock and http://lizhedgecock.wordpress.com
What surprising, fascinating stuff can you tell us about the origin, drafting, and/or final version of “Silence”? The story of Silence came first, as a response to a photograph of a door. Its supporting columns were written much more quickly, through reflecting on why I had written the story I had. I was amazed at how much biographical information I had managed to include in a story about a monk, and that has made me think about my own writing process.
Check out the write-up of the journal in The Writer.
Matter Press recently released titles from Meg Boscov, Abby Frucht, Robert McBrearty, Tori Bond, Kathy Fish, and Christopher Allen. Click here.
Matter Press is now offering private flash fiction workshops and critiques of flash fiction collections here.
Submissions
Poetry, creative nonfiction, and fiction/prose poetry submissions are now closed. The reading period for standard submissions opens again September 15, 2025. Submit here.
Upcoming
10/12 • Kathy Fish
10/19 • Katherine Garrison
10/26 • Beverly Jackson
11/02 • Robert Scotellaro
11/09 • T.L. Sherwood
11/16 • Susan Buchler
11/23 • Chelsea Stickle
11/30 • TBD
12/07 • TBD
12/14 • TBD
12/21 • TBD
12/28 • TBD