Thanks to all who submitted to Microcosms 147. We had 18 entries this time. A warm welcome to Kate Cassidy and Marie. 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 flash fiction community to…
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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…
RESULTS – Microcosms 146
Thanks to all who submitted to Microcosms 146. We had 21 entries this time. A warm welcome to Boko, Matilda Rice and Jasmine Lamb, and welcome back to Danny Beusch. 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 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…
RESULTS – Microcosms 145
Thanks to all who submitted to Microcosms 145. We had 20 entries this time. A warm welcome to first-time entrants Paula Puolakka, Kelsey Gallo and Donald Pearl, and welcome back to old pals, Firdaus Parvez and Richard Edenfield. Please keep returning to Microcosms, and retweet / spread the word about this contest among your followers and…
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…
RESULTS – Microcosms 144
Thanks to all who submitted to Microcosms 144. We had 19 entries this time. A warm welcome to first-time entrant, Fractoluminescence, and welcome back to Frank Key, Arthur Unk, Kyle Spencer and Roger Shipp. Please keep returning to Microcosms, and retweet / spread the word about this contest among your followers and friends. Don’t forget that Microcosms…
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,…
RESULTS – Microcosms 143
Thanks to all who submitted to Microcosms 143. We had 22 entries this time — a great start to the new quarter. A warm welcome to first-time entrants David Lewis Pogson, Muskan Dhiman and Alfredo, and welcome back to Carin Marais and Fatima Sa’eed. Please keep returning to Microcosms, and retweet / spread the word about this…
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…