Thanks to all of you who joined the party, and helped to celebrate the shared birthday of six Hollywood stars by submitting a story to Round 62. We had a respectable total of 17 entries this week. Please keep returning to Microcosms, and retweet / spread the word about this […]
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RESULTS – Microcosms 59
Thanks to all of you who celebrated Ruth Rendell’s birthday by submitting a story to Round 59. We had a reasonable 14 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 […]
Microcosms 59
Welcome, flashionistas, to Microcosms 59. Old Father Time is already eating into the 24 hours allocated to this week’s contest. So, read the preamble then crack your knuckles, lean over your keyboard and let your imagination flow through your fingertips. *** ALWAYS REMEMBER AND NEVER FORGET *** […]
RESULTS – Microcosms 58
Thank you to all you superheros who submitted a story to Round 58, and saved Microcosms from extinction! We had an impressive 18 entries this week – plus a non-kosher, just-for-fun submission from your judge… Please keep returning to Microcosms, and retweet / spread the word about this […]
RESULTS – Microcosms 48
Thank you to everyone who applied quill to parchment in Microcosms 48. We had another great turn-out – 21 entries in all, including one from the judge who, for once, was not reading blind. Please keep returning to Microcosms, and retweet / spread the word about this contest […]
Microcosms 48
Welcome to Microcosms 48, flashionistas. (Thanks to Bill Engleson for this wonderful term.) On this day in 1867, at Tremont Temple in Boston, Charles Dickens gives his first public reading in the United States. This provides a tenuous link to the great man of letters. […]
RESULTS – Microcosms 47
Thank you to everyone who took the time to invent a better mousetrap in Microcosms 47; in an ideal universe, the world would be making a beaten path to the door of each and every one of you for more fine flash fiction. We had an extremely respectable […]
RESULTS – Microcosms 41
Thank you to all who squeezed out a story in Microcosms 41. (Scraping the barrel now for a punning reference to the contest…) Back to a reasonable number of entries this time. Please keep returning to Microcosms, and retweet / spread the word about this contest […]
RESULTS – Microcosms 36
Thank you to all who waited patiently for inspiration in order to post their entry in Microcosms 36. The number of submissions fell slightly: perhaps some of you were intimidated by my making the theory about seeing everyone you’ve ever known a prompt for your stories. Nil desperandum: please keep […]
RESULTS – Microcosms 35
Thank you to all who waded through mud to find a signal for their mobiles in order to post their entry in Microcosms 35. The number of submissions increased yet again this week – let’s keep this momentum going, people! Please keep returning to Microcosms, and retweet / spread the […]
