Welcome to Microcosms 47. On this day in 1952, Agatha Christie’s murder-mystery play The Mousetrap opened at the Ambassadors Theatre in London. It ran there until Saturday, 23 March 1974 then immediately transferred to the larger St Martin’s Theatre, next door, where it reopened on Monday, 25 […]
Category: Weekly Flash Fiction Contest
RESULTS – Microcosms 46
Thank you to everyone for… er… Cohen (sorry again!) to the trouble of submitting an entry to Microcosms 46… 13 in all. 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 to […]
Microcosms 46
Welcome, fictioneers, to Microcosms 46. Yours truly hosting once more: Today, we belatedly pay tribute to influential Canadian singer, songwriter, poet and novelist, Leonard Cohen, who died earlier this month. Geoff (If you have an idea for a future contest – and would be happy […]
RESULTS – Microcosms 45
Thank you to all who… er… Putin (sorry!) an entry to Microcosms 45… a total of 14 this time. 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 to provide a […]
Microcosms 45
Welcome, my friends, to Microcosms 45. Yours truly hosting again this week: Today, like the US President Elect, we are full of admiration for a great Russian, as we celebrate the anniversary of the birth in 1821 of the author Fyodor Mikhailovich Dostoyevsky. Geoff (If you have […]
RESULTS – Microcosms 44
Thank you to all who acted as special correspondents for Microcosms 44… a respectable 16 entries. 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 to provide a platform for the […]
Microcosms 44
Welcome, one and all, to Microcosms 44. No guest host this week – you’re stuck with me. Your task, should you wish to accept it, is as follows: Today is the centenary of the birth of a legend in US TV news reporting, a man who has […]
RESULTS – Microcosms 43
Thank you to all who dressed in black corset, suspenders and stockings, and 6 inch heels, and wrote a Rocky Horror story for Microcosms 43… (Oh… only me then?) Another increase in the number of entries – we must be doing something right! Please keep returning to […]
Microcosms 43
It’s almost time for ghouls and ghosts, witches and warlocks. But no tricks… you’re in for a treat: it’s Microcosms 43! Our guest host this week is Stephen Shirres. He’s crept out of the crypt to deliver this seasonal challenge: This Halloween, we are taking a sideways […]
RESULTS – Microcosms 42
Thank you to all who crossed over with a story for Microcosms 42. A goodly number of entries – you can be guest host again, Alva! Please keep returning to Microcosms, and retweet / spread the word about this contest among your followers and friends. Don’t forget […]
