Category Archives: Short Fiction

The Complete Wisdom of Weirdos on the Bus

It’s official: I have to write a collection of short stories, entitled The Complete Wisdom of Weirdos on the Bus. There should probably be something catchier in there, placed before a colon, like maybe “Tell me about your conspiracy theories!” or “Look out!” or even “Wine, Women and Weed.” It’s all in there, I swear. …

March 28, 2010 – 8:40 am | By Laura Roberts | Posted in Austin, Life of an Artist, Literature, Short Fiction, Story Ideas | Tagged , , , , , , , , | Comments (0)

Biblical Proportions

Here’s my contribution to Dan O’Shea’s flash fiction throwdown, on the subject of churchly violence. His piece, Let Us Prey, can be found here, and the originally challenge is stated on his website, Going Ballistic, over here. For the record, the following piece is a work of fiction, though it is based on certain real-life …

March 1, 2010 – 3:22 pm | By Laura Roberts | Posted in Literature, Short Fiction, Story Ideas | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Comments (8)