Announcement (Copied from the Blog entry on the matter) New year, new flash. Starting this Saturday, the ATA Flash Contest is going weekly. Each Saturday at noon, we will post a new prompt – It could be a picture, a … Continue reading
Every Thursday author Siobhan Muir runs “Thursday’s Threads” it’s a Flash Fiction Contest where you are given a line from last week’s winning story as a prompt. You have to include the line in your story (you can break it … Continue reading
This week’s Flash Friday prompt inspiration was “Pilgrim’s Progress” and the Elements that were given almost wrote the story in my head… only with 100 words +/- 1.. I had my work cut out for me. The first draft started out nicely: Good … Continue reading
This story first appeared yesterday for Siobhan Muir’s Thursday’s Threads. A slightly longer, better edited version follows: Staring anxiously at the timer, Beth let her breath out slowly. “The clock is running out,” she said in a husky whisper, as if … Continue reading
Ink After Dark held their first Monster Mash contest where they supplied the titles and the writers supplied the stories to go with them. The title I chose was one of the most popular: “In the Dark, They Sing” Now … Continue reading
As you may or may not know… I write… a lot. Some if it is long and well thought out, some is so well thought out it never sees the light of day, but to keep me going and producing … Continue reading
MonsterMash Blog Hop
What happens when a bunch of writers decide there isn’t enough FlashFiction in their lives? Why, they issue a challenge – Write a story inspired by Annie Lennox ‘s “No More I Love Yous – 500-700 words – post it … Continue reading →