Hello, flash-fictioneers, and welcome to Microcosms 109. I’m struggling for a theme again this week, so I’ve had to fall back on my usual source of inspiration.
Today (09-FEB) is the anniversary of the birth or death of several famous writers:
BIRTH
1737: Thomas Paine, English-American philosopher, author, and activist – “Common Sense” (1775-6)
1863: Anthony Hope, English author – “Prisoner of Zenda” (1894)
1923: Brendan Behan, Irish poet, playwright and author – “The Quare Fellow” (1954)
1940: J. M. Coetzee, South African-Australian novelist – “Life & Times of Michael K” (1983)
1944: Alice Walker, American novelist – “The Color Purple” (1982)
DEATH
1881: Fyodor Dostoyevsky, Russian novelist – “Demons” (1871-2)
Geoff
(If YOU have an idea for a future contest and would like to be guest host, please contact us.)
Our contest this week begins with THREE things: character, location and genre.
We spun, and our three elements are – character: Gardener, Location: Castle and genre: Fairy Tale.
Write a story using those OR feel free to click on the “Spin!” button, and the slot machine will come up with a new set – character, location and genre. You can keep clicking until you have a set of elements that inspires you.
*** HEY! Remember to include which THREE elements you’re using AND a title for your entry – not included in the word count.
*** NO FAN-FICTION, PLEASE, and NO USE of COPYRIGHT CHARACTERS **
- Activist
- Dashing Villain
- Condemned Man
- Gardener
- African-American Woman
- Revolutionary
- British-American Colonies
- Castle
- Prison
- Apartheid South Africa
- Rural Georgia
- Russia
- Fantasy
- Drama
- Comedy
- Memoir
- Fairy Tale
- Crime
Last week’s Judge’s Pick, Marsha Adams, has kindly agreed to act as judge this time round.
REMEMBER: all submissions should be a maximum of 300 words in length (excluding the title).
Unless you get stuck in a time loop, you have just 24 hours until midnight, today (Friday) New York time (EST) to write and submit your masterpiece.
*** If you are new to Microcosms, remember to check out the full submission guidelines. ***
All being well, results will be posted next Monday.
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