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My Story, Shadows, is live at SAVA, Subject and Verb Agreement Press

07 Thursday Apr 2022

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Many thanks to the Editor, Blaine Myers, my story, Shadows, is live at SAVA Press, Subject And Verb Agreement Press. This story was first published at CarpeArte Journal, many thanks to the Editor, the lovely Eva Wong Nava.

Here are the links:

https://savapress.blogspot.com/2022/04/shadows-by-sebnem-sanders.html?spref=fb&fbclid=IwAR3X8_L11x96IlaMdh6bcTXyt3dQXYKxaG-uG7iijVZDPxefJnZyipnY-kg
https://carpearte.wordpress.com/2018/10/30/shadows-by-sebnem-e-sanders/

And here is the photo that inspired it:
Innocent Shadow by Mark Slone

http://home.hiwaay.net/~slone/ishadow.html

Many thanks for reading. 🙂

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Weeds

06 Sunday Mar 2022

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A photo my brother took last week, besides many others, reminded me of this story, Weeds, from Ripples on the Pond, my anthology of Flash Fiction and short stories. Since Spring is in the air, I thought I might share it with you again.

Many thanks for reading. 🙂

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After the torrential rains in April, a riot of flowering weeds covered the lawn in multi-coloured glory.  Daisies, poppies, dandelions, marigolds, clover and varieties of many unnamed wild flowers, flourishing under the warm spring sun, spread their beauty in undulating waves of bouncy grass across the garden. Bunches of slender mallow with purple blossoms gracing lush green fields, watched over their brothers and sisters.

It was a blissful time until the guillotine man arrived and began the massacre. A blizzard of yellow, pink, purple, white and red petals flew through the air and scattered, while their stems fell to the ground. On the edges of the waving grass, the survivors drooped to hide their stalks and disguise their blooms. Even tall Mallow didn’t have the chance to warn them in due time. At the end of the day, the executioner swept the dead bodies into bags and dumped them by…

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My Microfiction Story, A Tale of Many Cities, is up at The Rye Whiskey Review

20 Sunday Feb 2022

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acceptance, amreading, amwriting, boundaries, cities, countries, courage, disillusionment, dreams, eternal love, experience, Flash Fiction, freedom, gains, loss, love, old age, publication, reality, The Rye Whiskey Review, the sea, travel, water, writerscommunity, youth

Sunset by Felix Vallotton, Swiss-French Artist (December 28, 1865 – December 29, 1925)

Many thanks to the Editor, John Patrick Robbins, I have a new microfiction story at The Rye Whiskey Review. 😍

https://ryethewhiskeyreview.blogspot.com/2022/02/a-tale-of-many-cities-by-sebnem-e.html?fbclid=IwAR01s4na3bIqL-nQMHpNn3IiZjTe4hcXf-ol8qFD3filf4WC8q9bRuO9VX4

Thank you very much for reading. 🙂

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Angel’s Cove- by Sebnem Sanders

14 Monday Feb 2022

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amreading, amwriting, aromas, attraction, beach, blue, boat, dreams, Flash Fiction, loss, lost places, love, memories, nourishment, publications, sand, Sea, sea people, seafood, SickLit Magazine, soulmates, writerscommunity

Happy Valentine’s Day, everyone! Here ‘s a love story from me, first published at SickLit Magazine, then in my Anthology, Ripples on the Pond. Many thanks to the Editor, Kelly Coody for having faith in me. 🙂

https://sicklitmagazine.com/2016/07/23/angels-cove-by-sebnem-sanders/
Silhouette Sunset Dusk Beach Woman Looking

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My Flash Fiction Story, Laundry, is at the Subject and Verb Agreement Press

10 Monday Jan 2022

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amreading, amwriting, attraction, Flash Fiction, grief, Laundry, loss, love, microfiction, publication, relationships, reprints, resolution, Spelk Fiction, Subject and Verb Agreement Press, writerscommunity

Many thanks to the Editor Jesse at Subject And Verb Agreement Press, my flash fiction story, Laundry, which first appeared at Spelk Fiction, is at their website. 🤩

https://savapress.blogspot.com/2022/01/laundry-by-sebnem-sanders.html?fbclid=IwAR2ssByE5jf-b5hJbOp9QGhzYsRI-DGcW2120SDIakgShzDc0evS_623jKc

Thank you very much for reading. 🙂

The Kiss by Andre Kohn

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The Hunter by Sebnem E. Sanders

25 Saturday Dec 2021

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A dark Christmas story, published at the Punk Noir Magazine last year. Many thanks to author Paul D. Brazill.

https://punknoirmagazine.wordpress.com/2020/12/23/the-hunter-by-sebnem-e-sanders/

Season’s Greetings and best wishes for a wonderful Christmas and a Happy New Year. 🙂

Timoléon Marie Lobrichon (1831-1914) – The window of the toy shop.

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Hunter’s Moon by Sebnem E Sanders

31 Sunday Oct 2021

Posted by SebnemSanders in blog post, publications, Short Story, Uncategorized

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A Halloween story, originally from Ripples on the Pond, which appeared in Punk Noir Magazine, a year ago. Many thanks to Author, Paul D. Brazill.


Happy Halloween!! 😎

https://punknoirmagazine.com/2020/10/25/hunters-moon-by-sebnem-e-sanders/

This beautiful watercolor is by Chicago artist Robin Samiljan from her collection
“A Year of Moons“. Prints are available for purchase at Fine Art America.

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My Flash Fiction Story, Bridges, is Live at the Punk Noir Magazine

23 Sunday May 2021

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azure skies, blue people, caravans, civilization, Flash Fiction, indigenous tribes, indigo people, lost cultures, microfiction, nomads, North Africa, photography, Saharas, the desert, The Sahara, the veil, tribes, Tuareg, writing community

The Tuareg is a painting by Bonifacio Sulprizio

My flash fiction story, Bridges, is live at the Punk Noir Magazine. Many thanks to the Editor, Stephen J. Golds.

Thank you for reading. 🙂

https://punknoirmagazine.com/2021/05/23/a-beautiful-flash-piece-bridges-by-sebnem-e-sanders/?fbclid=IwAR3brpIQO8mT42AGXB7H3NYjH3XXQ4erkNFfALxvO3b8470SGVNo_R5SGzM

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Light Beams

09 Sunday May 2021

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amreading, amwriting, art, BosphorusReview of Books, children, colours, Flash Fiction, flowers, grandchildren, hospital, illness, images, light, light beams, loneliness, memories, muteness, nursing home, old age, paintings, paralysis, publication, scents, writerscommunity, yearning

My flash fiction story, Light Beams , is in the May Issue of The Bosphorus Review of Books. Many thanks to the Editor-in-Chief, Luke Frostic.

Happy Mother’s Day!

Thanks for reading! 🙂

https://bosphorusreview.com/light-beams

“Our cover this month is by our returning artist Dj Nio – Mammaliturki. find more of his work here https://www.djnio.net and listen to his latest music here https://soundcloud.com/nio_zeroplastica or here https://open.spotify.com/artist/0nKgLLvnDxOqzmxmBLrAl6…“

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The Second Time

04 Thursday Mar 2021

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amreading, amwriting, arts, authority, budgies, cello, control, family, father, Fiction, Flash Fiction, freedom, loss, mahler, Micro Fiction, music, pain, passion, science, support, talent, writerscommunity

My flash fiction story, The Second Time, is in the March Issue of The Bosphorus Review of Books. Many thanks to the Editor-in-Chief, Luke Frostic.

Happy Spring! 🙂

Thank you for reading. 🙂

https://bosphorusreview.com/the-second-time-sebnem

Image: Paul Delvaux (23 September 1897 – 20 July 1994) Winter Evening

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