When Paul and Jodi set up Chinese Whisperings they did so with the intent to not just provide an opportunity to write collaboratively and to publish an anthology, but to build an author platform to promote the writers involved.

Each Saturday, this year, we will show case the weekly short fiction offerings of our writers. We hope you take the time to enjoy the varied and entertaining array each week.

Some writers are inspired by the[Fiction Friday] prompt at Write Anything and others contribute to JM Strother’s #FridayFlash via Twitter.

Without further ado, here are this week’s stories.

‘Truth Lies Beneath‘ by Tony Noland… “The movie based on the book was terrible. But what about the book itself? Could it be… inspiring?”

‘Satisfaction’ by Emma Newman… “Cathy’s trials in the split world continue.”

‘Dirk Hartog in The Whore House’ by Jodi Cleghorn… “A high class call girl is found dead leaving behind a strange piece of technology.”

‘Different Strokes’ by Laura Eno… “Death, war and bowling balls.”

‘Final Contact’ by Carrie Clevenger…”A guess who?”

‘Vardoger’ by Annie Evett… “A family’s life changes dramatically after they are bequeathed an old painting in the will of an obscure relative.”

‘Splat’ by Chris Chartrand… “Just when you thought your day couldn’t get any worse.”

‘The Nail’ by JM Strother… “You have to start building with something.”