Howdy, folks, and welcome to Microcosms 150. Y’all ready for some Friday flash fiction fun? REMEMBER! (1) You have just 24 hours until midnight, today (Friday, 23-NOV) New York time (EST) to write and submit your masterpiece. (2) All submissions must be no more than 300 words in length (excluding the title) (3) NO FAN-FICTION,…
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Microcosms 149
Greetings, flashionistas, and welcome to Microcosms 149. If you are new to Microcosms, you are doubly welcome; but PLEASE don’t forget to read and digest ALL the information, especially that in the “Remember!” section below. This week’s contest is based on actors/actresses who were born or who died on this day – 16-NOV. BIRTHS 1907…
Microcosms 148
Greetings, my flash fiction friends, and welcome to Microcosms 148. In a break from the normal format, this week we don’t concentrate on events that happened on this day; instead, we look forward to Sunday, 11-NOV-2018. Remembrance Sunday does not often fall on 11-NOV — the anniversary of the signing of the armistice between the…
Microcosms 147
Greetings, flash fictioneers, and welcome to Microcosms 147. *** SOMETHING TO BEAR IN MIND *** Daylight Saving in the UK and Ireland ended on Sunday 28-OCT; the clocks went back by one hour as we revert to Greenwich Mean Time. However, daylight saving in New York (EDT) does not end until Sunday 04-NOV. So, for…
Microcosms 146
It’s Friday: flash fiction aficionados’ favourite day of the week … or at least in their top seven! Welcome to Microcosms 146. 26-OCT is the anniversary of the birth in 1973 of Seth MacFarlane, American voice actor, singer, director, producer, and screenwriter. He is the creator of the animated series ‘Family Guy’ in which he…
Microcosms 145
Hello again, flashionistas, and welcome to Microcosms 145. As William Shakespeare famously wrote in ‘As You Like It’: …All the world’s a stage, And all the men and women merely players; They have their exits and their entrances… This week’s contest is based on ‘players’ who had their ‘exits’ (deaths) or ‘entrances’ (births) on this…
Microcosms 144
Hi, flash fiction buddies, and welcome to Microcosms 144. Today, 12-OCT, is the anniversary of the birth in Royal Leamington Spa in Warwickshire of Aleister Crowley. He was a bizarre figure — a poet, playwright, novelist, occultist, mystic, ceremonial magician… and keen mountaineer. Based upon a spiritual experience that he had in Egypt in 1904,…
Microcosms 143
Feeling fit for a Friday flash fiction frolic? Welcome to Microcosms 143 — the first post of the final quarter of the year. Many thanks to Angelique Pachecho who submitted an entry to all 13 contests in the last quarter; to Bill Engleson and Tim Hayes who submitted an entry to 12 contests and judged…
Microcosms 142
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…
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.…