Thanks to all who submitted to Microcosms 168. We had 15 entries this time. Love it! ***We plan to finally move web hosts this week. I will initiate the request shortly so it hopefully is done by the next contest. The migration should be complete by Wednesday. Any comments you leave after tonight might not transfer, […]
Hello, hello, hello! Greetings, you fabulous flash fictioneers, and welcome to Microcosms 168. REMEMBER! (1) You have just 48 hours until midnight, tomorrow (Saturday) New York time (EST) to write and submit your masterpiece. (2) All submissions must be no more than 300 words in length (excluding the title) (3) NO FAN-FICTION, please, and NO […]
Thanks to all who submitted to Microcosms 164. We had 15 entries this time. A warm welcome to first-time entrants, Kathryn Flannery, K J Watson, Jody Kish, April Cox and Dani 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 […]
Thanks to all who submitted to Microcosms 163. We had 15 entries this time. Welcome to first-time entrants, James Christie and Saviour Eyo. 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 fiction community […]
Thanks to all who submitted to Microcosms 157. We had 14 entries this time, plus two late entries: READ THOSE RULES, GUYS! A warm welcome to first-time entrants, Nicola and Russell J Fellows. Please keep returning to Microcosms, and retweet / spread the word about this contest among your followers and friends. Don’t forget that Microcosms […]
Thanks to all who submitted to Microcosms 156. We had just 15 entries this time. A warm welcome and a Happy New Year to first-time entrant, Heidi MacDonald. 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 […]
Another Friday, another year… Welcome to Microcosms 156, the first post of 2019. Happy New Year, everyone! I hope you all had a great festive period. Yes, we’re moving effortlessly (I wish!) into the fourth year of Microcosms… astonishing! I trust you are all raring to go with a new set of flash fiction challenges in […]
Thanks to all who submitted to Microcosms 153. We had just 15 entries this time, but I suppose that’s reasonable for this busy time of year. A warm welcome to first-time entrants, Kevin Curtis and Ellen Grace. Please keep returning to Microcosms, and retweet / spread the word about this contest among your followers and friends. […]
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 contest among your followers and friends. Don’t forget that Microcosms […]
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 a spiritual experience that he had in Egypt in 1904, […]