Indie 500 flash fiction contest!

In case you hadn’t heard, Mountain Xpress has brought back its Indie 500 flash fiction contest. Submissions are open through Tuesday, May 31. For details and to enter a 500 word story, click here or scroll down.

HOUSE FP FictionContest

All writers are invited to submit a Western North Carolina-set story of up to 500 words. Prizes include $50 plus publication for 1st place and publication plus bragging rights for two runners up.

The final judges are Katey Schultz and Jake Bible. Continue reading

Hello Internet…

paris bookshopThis is the virtual home of Alli Marshall, writer of stories, reviewer of bands, baker of cookies, walker of dogs and taker of weird Instagrams.

For now, you can read Alli’s articles at Mountain Xpress, check out her music musings on Tumblr, and follow her on Twitter and Instagram.

What Alli’s currently reading: The Goldfinch by Donna Tart.

What Alli’s listening to: EDJ, the new album by Eric D. Johnson (of Fruit Bats) and Love’s Crushing Diamond by Mutual Benefit.