Clarity: Queer Sci Fi's 9th Annual Flash Fiction Contest
by R.L. Merrill

clarity
(noun)

Four definitions to inspire writers around the world, and an unlimited number of possible stories to tell:

1) Coherent and intelligible

2) Transparent or pure

3) Attaining certainty about something

4) Easy to see or hear

Clarity features 300-word speculative flash fiction stories from across the rainbow spectrum, from the minds of the writers of Queer Sci Fi.

Other Books by R.L. Merrill

You Can Save Me
Carnival of Mysteries

Love Is All: Volume 7
Love is All Book 7

Under His Sheets
Accidentally Undercover

Earthquake Ethan
Forces of Nature Book 3

Protector
Gifted Book 3

Hexes and Ohs: A Witch Paranormal Romance Collection for Charity
Romance Café Collection Book 25

You Can Do Magic
Carnival of Mysteries

Death's Garden Revisited: Personal Relationships with Cemeteries

Midnight in The Renaissance Elevator: A Charity Anthology

BAQWA Presents: Queer Cheer!
BAQWA Charity Anthology Series Book 3

Manor of Frights

Everything's Better With You

The Miscreants Collection Volume Two
The Miscreants

Five Fanger Witch Punch
The Miscreants Book 3

Sundowners
Sundowners Book 1

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R.L. Merrill's Bio

Whether she's writing contemporary romance featuring quirky and relatable characters or diving deep into the paranormal and supernatural to give readers a shiver, R.L. Merrill loves creating compelling, diverse, and inclusive stories that will stay with readers long after. Winner of the Kathryn Hayes "When Sparks Fly" Best Contemporary award for Hurricane Reese, Paranormal Romance Guild's Best Rockstar Romance for You Can Do Magic, and Daphne DuMaurier finalist for Connection, Ro spends every spare moment improving her writing craft and striving to find that perfect balance between real-life and happily ever after. You can find her connecting with readers on social media, advocating for America's youth, cruising around town with Great Dane Velma, cuddling with twin black cat familiars Frankenstein and Dracula, or headbanging at a rock show near her home in the San Francisco Bay Area! Stay Tuned for more...