{"id":12811,"date":"2020-05-20T07:53:28","date_gmt":"2020-05-20T12:53:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/commotioninthepews.com\/?p=12811"},"modified":"2020-05-20T07:53:29","modified_gmt":"2020-05-20T12:53:29","slug":"the-welcome-wagon-drives-an-apc-joe-shaw-free-flash-fiction","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/commotioninthepews.com\/?p=12811","title":{"rendered":"The Welcome Wagon Drives An APC. Joe Shaw Free Flash Fiction"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>I&#8217;ve known Joe Shaw for several years. Every time he opens his mouth, or taps on his keyboard, I cringe a little bit. Also, every time he opens his mouth, or taps on his keyboard, the level of quality comes up from whatever I did last. In short, he&#8217;s a blast to read. <a href=\"http:\/\/josepheshaw.com\/the-new-family-on-beecher-street-a-free-flash-fiction-covid-quarantine-story\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Today&#8217;s story, The New Family on Beecher Street (at the link) is a great example. Go. Read it right now.&nbsp;<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/josepheshaw.com\/the-new-family-on-beecher-street-a-free-flash-fiction-covid-quarantine-story\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-12813\" src=\"http:\/\/commotioninthepews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/beecherstreet.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1500\" height=\"748\" srcset=\"http:\/\/commotioninthepews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/beecherstreet.jpg 1500w, http:\/\/commotioninthepews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/beecherstreet-300x150.jpg 300w, http:\/\/commotioninthepews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/beecherstreet-768x383.jpg 768w, http:\/\/commotioninthepews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/beecherstreet-600x299.jpg 600w, http:\/\/commotioninthepews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/beecherstreet-500x249.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>We hope you&#8217;ll visit the other authors who comprise this collection: <a href=\"https:\/\/afallofsparrows.blogspot.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Paul Bennett<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/beyondthesteelwall.wordpress.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Robert Cely<\/a>,&nbsp; <a href=\"https:\/\/derekelkinswrites.wordpress.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Derek Elkins<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/jamiegreening.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Jamie D. 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