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M.D. Smith lives in Huntsville, Alabama, and has written over 450 short fiction stories in the past seven years. Nationally published in Good Old Days and Reminisce print magazines, and digitally in Frontier Tales, Flash Fiction Magazine, 101words.org, Bewilderingstories.com, 10x10flash.com, 365tomorrows.com, smokingpenpress.com, brightflash1000.com, suburbanwitchcraftmagazine.com, suddenlyandwithoutwarning.com, and many more. He’s published three romance novels and four flash fiction collections. With his MFA obtained during the Covid years from Seton Hill University, he teaches two flash-fiction classes each week, one in person and the other on zoom. He’s a licensed multi-engine, instrument-rated commercial pilot. He flew twin Piper Aztecs for years with the TV station in Huntsville that he ran. His hobby is Ham Radio—talking to the world on voice, CW, and digital modes. He and his wife, Judy, of 63 years have raised eight children, have 12 grandchildren and, at home, three cats. Website: https://mdsmithiv.com/ where you’ll find many free flash fiction stories to read and links to published stories.
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More Publications:
Nonfiction
REFLECTIONS of Judy & M.D. Smith : 1945-2018: A collection of all kinds of stories over 70 years
Behind The SCREENS: Winning the Ratings War at WAAY-TV
Reflections II of Judy & M.D. Smith
REFLECTIONS of Judy & M.D. Smith : 1945-2018: A collection of all kinds of stories over 70 years
Behind The SCREENS: Winning the Ratings War at WAAY-TV
Reflections II of Judy & M.D. Smith
Interview with M.D. Smith IV
about his story "The Old Lamp Post"
Honorable Mention for The Scribes Prize
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What inspired this piece?
Gave my class assignment to write a fiction story from the POV of an inanimate object.
What draws you to the micro-fiction format?
It’s a challenge to tell a great story in so few words.
Who are some authors that inspire you?
James Patterson, Don Keith, Nora Roberts, Danielle Steel.
If you could continue writing your story after these 100 words, what would happen next?
I’ve written several longer flash versions and one 1901-word version and what happens is there are a lot more interactions with people and children over the years, and in the end, the lamp post is torn down and replaced.
What's next on the horizon for you?
I write one or two flash fiction stories every week and plan to continue.
Do you write other genres?
Yes, I write romance, science-fiction, fantasy, mystery, horror and one of my favorites, the western—tales of the old west. Changing genres keeps me fresh and never burned out on just one style.
Gave my class assignment to write a fiction story from the POV of an inanimate object.
What draws you to the micro-fiction format?
It’s a challenge to tell a great story in so few words.
Who are some authors that inspire you?
James Patterson, Don Keith, Nora Roberts, Danielle Steel.
If you could continue writing your story after these 100 words, what would happen next?
I’ve written several longer flash versions and one 1901-word version and what happens is there are a lot more interactions with people and children over the years, and in the end, the lamp post is torn down and replaced.
What's next on the horizon for you?
I write one or two flash fiction stories every week and plan to continue.
Do you write other genres?
Yes, I write romance, science-fiction, fantasy, mystery, horror and one of my favorites, the western—tales of the old west. Changing genres keeps me fresh and never burned out on just one style.