Category: Weekly Flash Fiction Contest

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 […]

RESULTS – Microcosms 138

Thanks to all who submitted to Microcosms 138. We had 11 entries this time. A warm welcome to first-time entrants, Kevin Phyland and Alistair Kingsbury. Please keep returning to Microcosms, and retweet / spread the word about this contest among your followers and friends. Don’t forget […]

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 […]

RESULTS – Microcosms 137

Thanks to all who submitted to Microcosms 137. We had 14 entries this time. A warm welcome to first-time entrant, Kyle Spencer. Please keep returning to Microcosms, and retweet / spread the word about this contest among your followers and friends. Don’t forget that Microcosms exists […]

RESULTS – Microcosms 136

Thanks to all who submitted to Microcosms 136. We had a select 11 entries this time. A warm welcome to first-time entrant, Johanna. Please keep returning to Microcosms, and retweet / spread the word about this contest among your followers and friends. Don’t forget that Microcosms […]

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 […]

RESULTS – Microcosms 135

If this is Monday, then it must be time for the Results post! Thanks to all who submitted to Microcosms 135. We had 14 entries this time. A warm welcome to first-time entrants, Jessica Matthew, Ramona, and Maya Levine. Please keep returning to Microcosms, and retweet / […]

RESULTS – Microcosms 134

Thanks to all who submitted to Microcosms 134. We had 15 entries this time. Welcome back to long-lost friend, Brady Koch. Please keep returning to Microcosms, and retweet / spread the word about this contest among your followers and friends. Don’t forget that Microcosms exists primarily […]