Category Archives: Flash Fiction

MonsterMash Blog Hop

Posted on October 24, 2018 by mtdecker

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 →

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The Author Transformation Alliance – New Flash Contest

Posted on January 6, 2018 by mtdecker

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 →

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Flash Fiction – Thursday’s Threads

Posted on November 4, 2017 by mtdecker

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 →

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Anatomy of an edit: Less might not be more, but sometimes it’s better

Posted on November 17, 2015 by mtdecker

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 →

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Story: Count Down

Posted on November 7, 2015 by mtdecker

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 →

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Story: In the Dark, They Sing

Posted on October 31, 2015 by mtdecker

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 →

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One thing leads to another

Posted on August 7, 2015 by mtdecker

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 →

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55 Word Fiction

Posted on May 21, 2014 by mtdecker

Believe it or not, I’m beginning to think that its easier to write a 55 word story than a 150 word story since there is no room for embellishments that will lead to overwriting… With the return of the 55 word challenge I’m … Continue reading →

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Flash Friday – Destroyer of Words

Posted on May 12, 2014 by mtdecker

This week, I’ll share my FlashFriday entry – and just tell you that the word count bounced from 175 to 195… hovered at 159 for a while before going back up to 165 and finally ending at 151. The prompt: … Continue reading →

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Confessions of a Flash Fiction Addict

Posted on May 7, 2014 by mtdecker

Flash fiction contests can do a lot for writers, but it should come with an addiction warning. We’re coming up on the anniversary of my first submission to FlashFriday, and my first honorable mention.   I went from writing sagas … Continue reading →

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