A PERSONAL STATUS UPDATE FOR THOSE I OWE COMMUNICATIONS

3/15/2025 Personal Status Update – [Unproofed due to time constraints]  Scott C. Holstad Hi, it’s Scott Holstad.  Please forgive the impersonal nature of this email message. If you’re getting this message it likely means I may owe you an email, message, thanks, response (or perhaps you owed me a sub response at some point). This message is …

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My Year In Books: 2024

Yesterday I published a post titled My 2024 [Belated] Goodreads Reading Challenge.  It was basically half of my annual end-of-year posts on my Goodreads reading efforts for each year. It focused on my 2024 Reading Challenge (I surpassed my goal of 200 books by reading 408 last year.) but I still have to post the …

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My 2024 [Belated] Goodreads Reading Challenge 

Every year I write an end-of-year post about my annual Goodreads Reading Challenge and the report titled My Year in Books. I think I've been doing this since about 2012 or 2013. This year was the first time I didn't, even though I had participated as I have every year. And frankly it's been bugging the hell out …

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Surreal, Experimental Magazine WIREWORM Published my Piece “BE-STILL-ING” this Weekend

WIREWORM Magazine hasn't been around that long, but the editors are talented and committed and I think that shows in Issue 3, which was just released Friday night. The new issue contains a lot of great content and some impressive artwork. Hell, it's worth checking out simply because some of the titles themselves just kick …

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New 100-Word Microfiction Story, “Need for Speed,” up on Friday Flash Fiction

Need For Speed, by Scott C Holstad https://www.fridayflashfiction.com/ Do you like writing microfictions? Friday Flash Fiction is a fun, friendly global community with all types of small fictions published, and a good place to try out and send some stuff if you're interested. Tell the editor I sent you! Scott