Howdy, folks, and welcome to Microcosms 136. Y’all ready for some Friday flash fiction fun? This week’s contest is based on thespians whose birthdays fall on this date (17-AUG): 1893 – Mae West, American actress: ‘The Heat is On’ (1943) 1920 – Maureen O’Hara, Irish-American […]
RESULTS – Microcosms 135
If this is Monday, then it must be time for the Results post! Thanks to all who submitted to Microcosms 135. We had 14 entries this time. A warm welcome to first-time entrants, Jessica Matthew, Ramona, and Maya Levine. Please keep returning to Microcosms, and retweet / […]
Microcosms 135
Greetings, flashionistas. Are you ready for more Friday flash fiction fun? Then, welcome to Microcosms 135. I’ve written in the past about my addiction to tsundoku – buying books and piling them up unread. To address this problem, my New Year’s resolution was to read […]
RESULTS – Microcosms 134
Thanks to all who submitted to Microcosms 134. We had 15 entries this time. Welcome back to long-lost friend, Brady Koch. 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 […]
Microcosms 134
Greetings, my flash fictioneering friends, and welcome to Microcosms 134. This week’s contest springs from a very famous journey that began on this day (03-AUG), and other events celebrating an anniversary today that took place as a result. 1492 – Christopher Columbus sets sail from […]
RESULTS – Microcosms 133
Thanks to all who submitted to Microcosms 133. We had 12 entries this time. 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 a platform for the flash […]
Microcosms 133
It’s Friday again, my flash fiction friends — so it’s a warm welcome to Microcosms 133. Still no word from KM, so it’s me hosting again. This week’s contest is based — quelle surprise! — on events and anniversaries of birthdays that occurred on this day (27-JUL). […]
RESULTS – Microcosms 132
Thanks to all who submitted to Microcosms 132. We had 15 entries this time. Welcome to first-time entrants Xander Page, Mileva Anastasiadou and Ryan Appler. Please keep returning to Microcosms, and retweet / spread the word about this contest among your followers and friends. Don’t […]
Microcosms 132
Welcome, flashionistas, to Microcosms 132. This week’s contest is based on events and anniversaries that occurred on this day (20-JUL). 1903 – The Ford Motor Company ships its first automobile 1944 – World War II: Adolf Hitler survives an assassination attempt led by German Army […]
RESULTS – Microcosms 131
Thanks to all who submitted to Microcosms 131. We had 11 entries this time. 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 a platform for the flash […]
