Thanks if you submitted a story to Microcosms 106 – especially first-timers Nikky Olivier, Andrea Allison and Gina Headden – or even if you simply voted for your favourite. There were 15 finely-wrought entries this week. Please keep returning to Microcosms, and retweet / spread the word […]
Microcosms 106
Greetings, everyone, and welcome to Microcosms 106. As KM is indisposed, you have me running the show again this week; but the good news is that the Whirl-o-matic slot machine of story elements has been refurbished, and is ready to serve you throughout 2018. This […]
RESULTS – Microcosms 105
Thanks to everyone who submitted a story to Microcosms 105. There were 14 gems this week. 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 […]
Microcosms 105
Another Friday, another year… Welcome to Microcosms 105, the first post of 2018. Happy New Year, everyone! I hope you all had a great festive period. Yes, we’re moving effortlessly (I wish!) into the third year of Microcosms; who would have thought we’d still be here […]
Microcosms 104
Felicitations, one and all. Welcome to Microcosms 104. As mentioned last week, there are no contest posts in the holiday period. This is a ‘just for fun’ post to bring down the curtain on 2017. There is simply a photo prompt below – no character, setting and genre […]
Microcosms 103
Merry Christmas, everyone. Welcome to Microcosms 103. As last year, there are no contest posts in the holiday period. This is the first of two ‘just for fun’ posts to bring 2017 to a close. There is simply a photo prompt below – no character, setting and genre […]
RESULTS – Microcosms 102
Thanks to everyone who submitted a story to Microcosms 102. There were 14 entries this week, plus one very late submission. 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 102
Microcosms 102. Woo hoo! Lots of interesting things happened today in history… the opening of Schindler’s List, Jean Paul Getty III was found in Italy, and famed bandleader Glenn Miller disappeared over the English Channel. All of those events are pretty intriguing to me, so […]
RESULTS – Microcosms 101
Thanks to everyone who submitted a story to Microcosms 101’s Casablanca-inspired contest; I’ve no doubt that those who didn’t enter will regret it. Maybe not today. Maybe not tomorrow… (Come on! Someone had to do it.) There were 13 finely-wrought entries this week. Please keep returning […]
Microcosms 101
All right, settle down, class. This may be Microcosms 101, but it’s not an Introduction to Flash Fiction. We’re looking for top-notch stories; so, sit up straight and pay attention to our guest host, Stephen Shirres: 75 years ago, one of the greatest, most beloved and […]
