Welcome back, my friends, to the show that never ends — we hope! It’s time for Microcosms 142. This week, our old — and I use the word advisedly! — pal, Ted Young, has kindly agreed to take time out of his busy recuperation schedule to host this round. Over to you, mate: Greetings! During…
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Microcosms 141
Welcome back, flashionistas. For your delight and delectation, we present Microcosms Round 141. This week, we pay homage to Herbert George (H. G.) Wells, born on this day — 21-SEP — in 1866. Ranked among the fathers of science fiction, he was a prolific author in many genres, a prophetic social critic and a futurist.…
Microcosms 140
Greetings, my flash fictioneering friends, and welcome to Microcosms 140. This week’s contest is based on movie and TV drama professionals, the anniversary of whose birth or death occurs on this day, 14-SEP. BIRTHS 1914 – Clayton Moore, American actor:”The Lone Ranger” (1945-51 and 1954-57) 1947 – Sam Neill, Northern Irish-New Zealand actor: “Jurassic Park”…
Microcosms 139
Hi there, Friday flash fiction aficionados, and welcome to Microcosms 139. Thanks once again to William and Robert Chambers for unwittingly providing the theme of this week’s contest. In case you missed last week’s exposition: They first published Chambers’s English Dictionary in 1872. Now rebranded as The Chambers Dictionary, it is widely used by British…
Microcosms 138
Hello, Friday flash fictioneers, and welcome to Microcosms 138. Thanks to William and Robert Chambers for providing the theme of this week’s contest. They first published Chambers’s English Dictionary in 1872. Now rebranded as The Chambers Dictionary, it is widely used by British crossword setters and solvers, and is famous for its occasional humorous definitions,…
Microcosms 137
It’s Friday, flash fictioneers! Welcome to Microcosms 137. It gets to be really tedious, trawling through Wikipedia’s ‘On This Day’ entries, just to find six entries interesting enough to provide a CHARACTER, a LOCATION and a GENRE. So, to make life a little easier for your hard-done-by host, this week we’re recycling… I’ve taken the…
Microcosms 136
Howdy, folks, and welcome to Microcosms 136. Y’all ready for some Friday flash fiction fun? This week’s contest is based on thespians whose birthdays fall on this date (17-AUG): 1893 – Mae West, American actress: ‘The Heat is On’ (1943) 1920 – Maureen O’Hara, Irish-American actress: ‘The Quiet Man’ (1952) 1943 – Robert De Niro,…
Microcosms 135
Greetings, flashionistas. Are you ready for more Friday flash fiction fun? Then, welcome to Microcosms 135. I’ve written in the past about my addiction to tsundoku – buying books and piling them up unread. To address this problem, my New Year’s resolution was to read 50 books during 2018. So far, I’m still on schedule,…
Microcosms 134
Greetings, my flash fictioneering friends, and welcome to Microcosms 134. This week’s contest springs from a very famous journey that began on this day (03-AUG), and other events celebrating an anniversary today that took place as a result. 1492 – Christopher Columbus sets sail from Palos de la Frontera, Spain 1527 – John Rut sends the…
Microcosms 133
It’s Friday again, my flash fiction friends — so it’s a warm welcome to Microcosms 133. Still no word from KM, so it’s me hosting again. This week’s contest is based — quelle surprise! — on events and anniversaries of birthdays that occurred on this day (27-JUL). 1890 – Artist Vincent van Gogh shot himself and died two…