Tag Archives: Flash Fiction Challenge

May 25: Flash Fiction Challenge – Andy Longhorn

Posted on May 26, 2017 by Michael

May 25, 2017 prompt: In 99 words (no more, no less) write a that includes the word longhorn. You can go with any of its meanings or make it a name of a person or organization. Cheese or cattle, technology … Continue reading →

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May 18: Flash Fiction Challenge – Wisdom

Posted on May 19, 2017 by Michael

May 18, 2017 prompt: In 99 words (no more, no less) write a wise story. It can be about wisdom, expressing wisdom or advice for turning 50! It can be a wise-cracking story, too. Go where wisdom leads you.   … Continue reading →

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May 11: Flash Fiction Challenge – The Fresh Bread Sandwich

Posted on May 12, 2017 by Michael

May 11, 2017 prompt: In 99 words (no more, no less) write a story about trading. It can be the profession of old or of modern day traders on Wall Street. It can be trading places or lunches at school. … Continue reading →

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May 4: Flash Fiction Challenge – My Biscuits.

Posted on May 5, 2017 by Michael

This week’s challenge: May 4, 2017 prompt: In 99 words (no more, no less) write a story about comfort food. How can this familiarity influence a story or character? Is it something unusual, like Twinkies from the 1970s? Or is … Continue reading →

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April 27: Flash Fiction Challenge – Massage

Posted on April 28, 2017 by Michael

April 27, 2017 prompt: In 99 words (no more, no less) write a story that includes oil. It can be an oil refinery, the raw product or used as a commodity. How does oil fit into a plot or a … Continue reading →

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April 20: Flash Fiction Challenge – Emily’s Navel

Posted on April 21, 2017 by Michael

April 20, 2017 prompt: In 99 words (no more, no less) write a navel story. It can include a belly-button, feature an omphalos (geological or cultural), or extend to navel-gazing (used in meditation or to describe excessive self-contemplation). Go where … Continue reading →

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April 13: Flash Fiction Challenge – The Wife’s Ring

Posted on April 14, 2017 by Michael

April 13, 2017 prompt: In 99 words (no more, no less) write about a ring. Keep the definition to that of a piece of jewellery. Whose ring is it and what’s its significance? Go where the prompt leads.   It … Continue reading →

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April 6: Flash Fiction Challenge – Pumpkin Seeds

Posted on April 7, 2017 by Michael

April 6, 2017 prompt: In 99 words (no more, no less) write about a creation myth. You can write your own, use one in a story or create tension (or comparability) between science and culture on the topic of creation. … Continue reading →

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March 30: Flash Fiction Challenge – Pedalled

Posted on April 2, 2017 by Michael

March 30, 2017 prompt: In 99 words (no more, no less) write a hello or a goodbye. You can pick any greeting that grabs you from howdy to fare thee well. It will be interesting to see how the collection … Continue reading →

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March 23: Flash Fiction Challenge – Tough Audience

Posted on March 24, 2017 by Michael

March 23, 2017 prompt: In 99 words (no more, no less) write about an audience. It can be broad or small, and gathered for any reason. How does your character react to an audience? Is the audience itself a character. … Continue reading →

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