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 […]
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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, […]
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; […]
Microcosms 79
Welcome to Q3 in the second year of Microcosms – another mini-milestone – and round #79. For this week’s contest, the slot machine has been given another well-deserved rest. Once again I’ve taken one of the favourite / favorite lines chosen by the judge in each of […]
RESULTS – Microcosms 78
A late happy Canada Day to our Canadian friends, and an early Happy 4th of July to those of us in the US. (This is probably the only time I will remember any country holidays, so apologies to everyone else in advance.) Thanks to everyone […]
Microcosms 78
Hello, hello, hello! And welcome to Microcosms 78. Taking a break from the fairy tales this time around for another post submitted by Michael Emerson. Thanks, Michael! I think you all will enjoy this one. 🙂 Time Travel! Since the mid 1700’s time travel had […]
RESULTS – Microcosms 77
Thanks to each and every one of you who entered Round 77. We had 11 entries this week. 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 […]
