Welcome back, flashionistas. For your delight and delectation, we present Microcosms Round 141. This week, we pay homage to Herbert George (H. G.) Wells, born on this day — 21-SEP — in 1866. Ranked among the fathers of science fiction, he was a prolific author […]
RESULTS – Microcosms 140
Thanks to all who submitted to Microcosms 140. We had 14 entries this time (plus one very late entry). 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 […]
Microcosms 140
Greetings, my flash fictioneering friends, and welcome to Microcosms 140. This week’s contest is based on movie and TV drama professionals, the anniversary of whose birth or death occurs on this day, 14-SEP. BIRTHS 1914 – Clayton Moore, American actor:”The Lone Ranger” (1945-51 and 1954-57) […]
RESULTS – Microcosms 139
Thanks to all who submitted to Microcosms 139. We had 16 entries this time. Welcome back to old friends, Alva Holland, Diana L. James, Kelly Griffiths, Vicente L Ruiz, Steph Ellis, Caleb Echterling and Craig Anderson. What a turn-out! I know I gave Caleb a less […]
Microcosms 139
Hi there, Friday flash fiction aficionados, and welcome to Microcosms 139. Thanks once again to William and Robert Chambers for unwittingly providing the theme of this week’s contest. In case you missed last week’s exposition: They first published Chambers’s English Dictionary in 1872. Now rebranded […]
RESULTS – Microcosms 138
Thanks to all who submitted to Microcosms 138. We had 11 entries this time. A warm welcome to first-time entrants, Kevin Phyland and Alistair Kingsbury. Please keep returning to Microcosms, and retweet / spread the word about this contest among your followers and friends. Don’t forget […]
Microcosms 138
Hello, Friday flash fictioneers, and welcome to Microcosms 138. Thanks to William and Robert Chambers for providing the theme of this week’s contest. They first published Chambers’s English Dictionary in 1872. Now rebranded as The Chambers Dictionary, it is widely used by British crossword setters […]
RESULTS – Microcosms 137
Thanks to all who submitted to Microcosms 137. We had 14 entries this time. A warm welcome to first-time entrant, Kyle Spencer. Please keep returning to Microcosms, and retweet / spread the word about this contest among your followers and friends. Don’t forget that Microcosms exists […]
Microcosms 137
It’s Friday, flash fictioneers! Welcome to Microcosms 137. It gets to be really tedious, trawling through Wikipedia’s ‘On This Day’ entries, just to find six entries interesting enough to provide a CHARACTER, a LOCATION and a GENRE. So, to make life a little easier for […]
RESULTS – Microcosms 136
Thanks to all who submitted to Microcosms 136. We had a select 11 entries this time. A warm welcome to first-time entrant, Johanna. Please keep returning to Microcosms, and retweet / spread the word about this contest among your followers and friends. Don’t forget that Microcosms […]
