Thank you to all who were not daunted by the last-minute change in schedule and submitted a narcolepsy-inspired entry to Microcosms 83; and a warm welcome to first-time entrant, Valita Suzanne. There were 15 entries this week. Please keep returning to Microcosms, and retweet / spread […]
Category: Weekly Flash Fiction Contest
Microcosms 83
I’ve got that Friday Feeling… Welcome to Microcosms 83, flashionistas! Apologies for the tardiness of this post; while scrabbling around for a theme, I began to feel unwell and had to go to bed. Appropriate then that today, 04-AUG, in the Byzantine calendar (yes, […]
RESULTS – Microcosms 82
Just in time for Microcosms 83, here are your results for 82! Thanks to everyone who entered this week. We had 12 awesome entries and amazing participation! Keep it up! Please keep returning to Microcosms, and retweet / spread the word about this contest among your followers […]
Microcosms 82
Welcome to Microcosms 82! On this date in 1868, the 14th Amendment to the US constitution was ratified, finally granting citizenship and all its privileges to African Americans. For those of you not in the US, you may or may not be aware of the […]
RESULTS – Microcosms 81
Thank you to all who submitted a Hemingway-inspired entry to Microcosms 81, and a warm welcome to first-time entrant, Zoe Perrenoud. There were 16 entries this week (plus one ‘just 4 fun’ entry from your host). Please keep returning to Microcosms, and retweet / spread the […]
Microcosms 81
It’s Friday, flash fictioneers; welcome to Microcosms 81. Let’s get right to it. “For sale: baby shoes, never worn.” is the famously extreme example of flash fiction. It has been apocryphally attributed to the novelist and short story writer Ernest Hemingway. As today, 21-JUL, is the anniversary […]
RESULTS – Microcosms 80
Thanks to everyone who spun some tales of time travel this week. We had 16 awesome entries this week! As always, thank you for participating. That people keep showing up to write week after week is truly humbling. Please keep returning to Microcosms, and retweet / spread […]
Microcosms 80
Alrighty, welcome to Microcosms 80! Today’s prompt comes to your courtesy of Ell Meadow. Enjoy! A fairy tale is a type of short story that typically features folkloric fantasy characters, such as dwarves, dragons, elves, fairies, giants, gnomes, goblins, griffins, mermaids, talking animals, trolls, unicorns, […]
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So sorry, guys! Got home late from work. Will be posted in about an hour or less. Will tack on the extra hour at the end. Thanks for understanding.
RESULTS – Microcosms 79
Thank you to all who, in Microcosms 79, submitted their take on one of the favourite/favorite lines from the previous 13 weeks of the contest. A warm welcome to first-time entrants: Anne J., Chirayu, Camden Goetz, yaz c., Kimberly, Kaylee Schuler, Kara Schuler and Andres Esparza; […]
