Thanks to everyone who entered! We had 11 awesome entries this week and great engagement. One of my favorite things about doing this is seeing how supportive and helpful the community is. I love it. Please keep returning to Microcosms, and retweet / spread the word about this contest among your followers and friends. Don’t forget that…
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RESULTS – Microcosms 83
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 the word about this contest among your followers and friends.…
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; and a hearty welcome back to returning long-lost friends Nthato…
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 the flash fiction community to hone their skills, and secondarily…
Microcosms 77
Welcome, welcome to Microcosms 77 – for a festival of Friday flash fiction fun. So, what’s the story? For some time, I’ve been trying to take a break from celebrating births / deaths of famous people in my Microcosms contest posts. The best I came up with this week is a commemoration of notable events that occurred on…
RESULTS – Microcosms 76
Thanks to everyone who entered Microcosms 76 this week. We had 12 awesome entries this week! Apologies for the late posting. 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 hone…
RESULTS – Microcosms 73
Thanks to all of you who were able to enter Round 73 – you lucky people! I wish I had been able to… And a warm welcome to first-timer, M. Irene Hill. We had an reasonable total of 18 entries this week. Please keep returning to Microcosms, and retweet / spread the word about this contest among your…
RESULTS – Microcosms 71
Thanks to all of you who celebrated the birthday of Burt Bacharach by submitting a story to Round 71. We had a reasonable total of 14 entries this week – plus one late, ‘just-for-fun’ entry from me. Please keep returning to Microcosms, and retweet / spread the word about this contest among your followers and friends. Don’t forget that Microcosms…
Microcosms 71
The weekend approaches… Celebrate with Microcosms 71. Today – 12-MAY – is the birthday of one of the most important composers of 20th-century popular music: songwriter, record producer, pianist and singer, Burt Bacharach. He has composed hundreds of songs from the 1950s throught the 1980s and beyond, winning 6 Grammy Awards and 3 Academy Awards. His songs have been…
RESULTS – Microcosms 70
Thanks to everyone who entered and put your twist on Cinco de Mayo! 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 hone their skills, and secondarily to give…