Greetings, my flash fictioneering friends, and welcome to Microcosms 119.
This week’s contest is based on anniversaries occurring today (20-APR).
- 270 years: birth of Georg Michael Telemann, German composer and multi-instrumentalist
- 210 years: birth of Napoleon III, French politician, 1st President of France who died in exile in England and is buried at St Michael’s Abbey, Farnborough, Hampshire
- 100 years: Manfred von Richthofen, a.k.a. The Red Baron, shot down his 79th and 80th victims, his final victories before his death the following day, aged 25
- 80 years: birth of Peter Snow, British historian and journalist, famous for his use of the BBC election night “swingometer”
- 50 years: British Member of Parliament Enoch Powell made his controversial “Rivers of Blood” speech in opposition to immigration and anti-discrimination legislation
- 10 years: American Danica Patrick won the Indy Japan 300, becoming the first woman to win an IndyCar auto race
Geoff
(If YOU have an idea for a future contest and would like to be a 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: Racist, Location: TV Studio, and genre: Mystery.
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 **
- Composer/Musician
- Emperor
- Fighter Pilot
- Election Analyst
- Racist
- Racing Driver
- Hamburg
- Abbey
- WWI France
- TV Studio
- Birmingham
- Japan
- Fairy Tale
- Comedy
- Poetry
- Memoir
- Sci-Fi
- Mystery
Last week’s Judge’s Pick, Kate Giffin, has kindly agreed to act as the judge this time around.
REMEMBER: all submissions should be a maximum of 300 words in length (excluding the title).
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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