It’s Friday: flash fiction aficionados’ favourite day of the week … or at least in their top seven! Welcome to Microcosms 146. 26-OCT is the anniversary of the birth in 1973 of Seth MacFarlane, American voice actor, singer, director, producer, and screenwriter. He is the […]
RESULTS – Microcosms 145
Thanks to all who submitted to Microcosms 145. We had 20 entries this time. A warm welcome to first-time entrants Paula Puolakka, Kelsey Gallo and Donald Pearl, and welcome back to old pals, Firdaus Parvez and Richard Edenfield. Please keep returning to Microcosms, and retweet / […]
Microcosms 145
Hello again, flashionistas, and welcome to Microcosms 145. As William Shakespeare famously wrote in ‘As You Like It’: …All the world’s a stage, And all the men and women merely players; They have their exits and their entrances… This week’s contest is based on ‘players’ […]
RESULTS – Microcosms 144
Thanks to all who submitted to Microcosms 144. We had 19 entries this time. A warm welcome to first-time entrant, Fractoluminescence, and welcome back to Frank Key, Arthur Unk, Kyle Spencer and Roger Shipp. Please keep returning to Microcosms, and retweet / spread the word about this […]
Microcosms 144
Hi, flash fiction buddies, and welcome to Microcosms 144. Today, 12-OCT, is the anniversary of the birth in Royal Leamington Spa in Warwickshire of Aleister Crowley. He was a bizarre figure — a poet, playwright, novelist, occultist, mystic, ceremonial magician… and keen mountaineer. Based upon […]
RESULTS – Microcosms 143
Thanks to all who submitted to Microcosms 143. We had 22 entries this time — a great start to the new quarter. A warm welcome to first-time entrants David Lewis Pogson, Muskan Dhiman and Alfredo, and welcome back to Carin Marais and Fatima Sa’eed. Please keep returning […]
Microcosms 143
Feeling fit for a Friday flash fiction frolic? Welcome to Microcosms 143 — the first post of the final quarter of the year. Many thanks to Angelique Pachecho who submitted an entry to all 13 contests in the last quarter; to Bill Engleson and Tim […]
RESULTS – Microcosms 142
Thanks to all who submitted to Microcosms 142. We had a satisfying 17 entries this time. A warm welcome to first-time entrants, Belladonna Grave and Andre N. Lepine, and welcome back to an old friend, Stella Turner. Please keep returning to Microcosms, and retweet / spread the word […]
Microcosms 142
Welcome back, my friends, to the show that never ends — we hope! It’s time for Microcosms 142. This week, our old — and I use the word advisedly! — pal, Ted Young, has kindly agreed to take time out of his busy recuperation schedule […]
RESULTS – Microcosms 141
Thanks to all who submitted to Microcosms 141. We had 14 entries this time. A warm welcome to first-time entrants Lesley Turrell and Alysia Ascovani. Apologies for the late posting this week. The judge got her deliberations back to me very early; the blame lies with your […]
