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vicentelruiz commented on the post, Microcosms 196 + The Karen Cox Prize for Entertaining Short Fiction, on the site 1 year, 5 months ago
Back after a long time. Busy times, even now, but here it is. Trying to feel like a writer again.
Good luck everyone!
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vicentelruiz commented on the post, Microcosms 196 + The Karen Cox Prize for Entertaining Short Fiction, on the site 1 year, 5 months ago
Whoa. This is brilliant. Really. Fantastic. It gives us background and a poignant short story, both sad and happy and… Wow. Love it. To the Moon and back.
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vicentelruiz commented on the post, Microcosms 196 + The Karen Cox Prize for Entertaining Short Fiction, on the site 1 year, 5 months ago
Loved how everything changes focus at the end. Well played!
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vicentelruiz commented on the post, Microcosms 196 + The Karen Cox Prize for Entertaining Short Fiction, on the site 1 year, 5 months ago
I spoke too soon up there when I was wondering how to weave the prompts together… This is a third really fine example. I’m so glad I don’t have to judge this!
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vicentelruiz commented on the post, Microcosms 196 + The Karen Cox Prize for Entertaining Short Fiction, on the site 1 year, 5 months ago
Wow. Makes me want more. Great use of the mermaid and the western/scifi mix.
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vicentelruiz commented on the post, Microcosms 196 + The Karen Cox Prize for Entertaining Short Fiction, on the site 1 year, 5 months ago
Ha, love this! When I saw the prompts I wondered how to weave them together… Well, this is a fine example! Plus it adds a pinch of humour, which I always find difficult.Well done!
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vicentelruiz commented on the post, Microcosms 125, on the site Microcosms 6 years, 6 months ago
OK, since the Replies don’t seem to be working properly…
Sian Brighal – Fantastic story! It’s great you give the extra info about putters and trappers. I knew about the canaries, guessed about the Knockers. […]
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vicentelruiz commented on the post, Microcosms 125, on the site Microcosms 6 years, 6 months ago
My “A-ha, great!” comment was for @NthatoMorakabi, but the web gods didn’t want it to be, it seems…
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vicentelruiz commented on the post, Microcosms 125, on the site Microcosms 6 years, 6 months ago
A-ha, great!
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vicentelruiz commented on the post, Microcosms 125, on the site Microcosms 6 years, 6 months ago
Twitter: @VicenteLRuiz
299 words
Activist; Newsroom; SteampunkPublic Statement
“Has she started?” the jourmalist panted.
“Hi, Alan! No, not yet. Man, you gotta get your shit together. We’ve been here for […]
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vicentelruiz commented on the post, Microcosms 123, on the site Microcosms 6 years, 7 months ago
Twitter: @VicenteLRuiz
297 words
Guard; Exhibition Hall; ThrillerHomage
“Switch off the lights at exactly half past and stay by the wall.” That’s what the note in George’s hand said.
He felt a shiver as he c […]
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vicentelruiz commented on the post, Microcosms 118, on the site Microcosms 6 years, 8 months ago
Twitter: @VicenteLRuiz
221 words
A Conjuring of Light – V.E. SchwabBad Spell
“I don’t understand how you’ve reached so far!”
“What do you mean?”
“You’re absolutely the worst spellbinder I’v […]
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vicentelruiz commented on the post, Microcosms 117, on the site Microcosms 6 years, 8 months ago
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238 words
#112 – There’s something deadly about that first morning chill.Standoff
The scene looks out of a TV series: tendrils of mist drift along, playing with the light from the str […]
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vicentelruiz commented on the post, Microcosms 116, on the site Microcosms 6 years, 8 months ago
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252 words
Lorry/Truck Driver; Warehouse; CrimeJust Another Job
The wipers work furiously. It’s a bleak night, the rain pelting the windshield. But Sean doesn’t mind: he’s a great […]
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vicentelruiz commented on the post, Microcosms 113, on the site Microcosms 6 years, 9 months ago
Twitter: @VicenteLRuiz
300 words
Émigré; Italian Monastery; DramaEscape
“They’ll be here in less than an hour, signore! Follow me!”
The monk scurried along the inner cloister wall, hugging the s […]
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vicentelruiz commented on the post, Microcosms 111, on the site Microcosms 6 years, 9 months ago
@VicenteLRuiz
Socialite, Train, Memoir.
300 wordsTrain of Fate
It was a hot day in June. The train that took me from Barcelona to Valencia took forever, but I was enjoying myself: I had left rainy Britain […]
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vicentelruiz commented on the post, Microcosms 110, on the site Microcosms 6 years, 9 months ago
And it’s a real pity because Joe’s story is poignant and powerful!
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vicentelruiz commented on the post, Microcosms 110, on the site Microcosms 6 years, 9 months ago
Whoa. Truly the fruit of a deranged mind. 🙂
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vicentelruiz commented on the post, Microcosms 110, on the site Microcosms 6 years, 9 months ago
Not really? 🙂
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vicentelruiz commented on the post, Microcosms 110, on the site Microcosms 6 years, 9 months ago
I’m reading all the stories in order so I still have a few to go, but wow Nthato, THIS is a favourite! I’d give it several votes if I could. It’s so powerfully written!
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