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1. About Adjectives and Adverbs:

We hate them. So before you submit, hard-look your piece. Did you contaminate it with adjectives or adverbs? If so, fix it. We
want imagery that breathes as heavy as a black cat panting on a newborn; narration that bristles our nose hairs and pinches our
vitals; writing that is smarter than: “He said smartly...” or “She winked seductively...”

2. About Voice:

Be bold. Let your characters speak.  Do not infect your them with author voice or trite dialog...and ABSOLUTELY NO POLITICAL
MESSAGES.

*Involve the reader. Voice and action, Jack. Verbs should hit like a shiv to the spine-bone and dialog and imagery should remind
us of people and places we know...like that dude in the office who's chair smells like ass or that back alley that stinks of piss and
soggy lettuce.

3. The Rules:

Flash Fiction: 800 words MAX. Voice and action are king. Crime and PULP/NOIR are our favorites, but we are open minded. Good
story, strong characters always have a place. (Keep in mind, the best flash fiction has a present, a sense of a past and hints of a
future.)

Short Stories: 2,000 words MAX. Again, move the story forward. Strong VOICE.

Amusing Essays: 1,000 words MAX. “Amusing” does not always mean funny. Give it a good voice and anger someone... Rants
are fine as long as they don't come off like nails on a chalkboard (or mewling political crap).

Free Verse: We dig free verse. We don't dig lovesick angst or gratuitous violence. Read some of the Train Wreck's bad-ass swill
and you might get an idea.

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