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Tales of Ordinary Life - Flash Fiction Stories Just as he laid the piece back in place, the ground shook, the room darkened, and a voice boomed from above: "What are you two doing under the table with my toolbox?" (97 words) The Purple Balloon Prompt: Write a story that includes a...
One of the most famous examples of microfiction is a six-word story. People often attribute the following story to Ernest Hemingway, although some sources give Arthur C. Clarke credit. The tale is that someone bet Hemingway he couldn’t write an entire story in just six words. For sale: ...
Write a flash fiction story that uses 75 words. That is the challenge of this contest. Write a story (on any topic) using exactly 75 words. The title does not count towards the word count. Online word processor is an estimate only. We recommend the use of a computer word processor to...
Flash Fiction THE TRUTH ABOUT LISBON (PART 2) PART 2 – THE OTHER SIDE OF THE TAGUS I should have known better than to do the final part of the voyage on foot. Lisbon, with its many hills was not a city for a casual walk. Especially when you’re towing one bag behind you and ha...
Although Wikipedia indicates that the starting word count for flash fiction stories is around three hundred words, there have been many flash fiction contests around the world with maximum word count limits set to 15 words or lower. While the minimum word count is debatable there seems to be a...
“No, but I wore a shirt once.” “Was it weird?” “You are so obsessed,” says Jessica. “It was fine. Just different.” Haley forgets about the love letter, which was from three boyfriends ago, but she finds it while cleaning her desk. The words are the same, but the meanings...
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Write a flash fiction story that uses 75 words. That is the challenge of this contest. Write a story (on any topic) using exactly 75 words. The title does not count towards the word count. Online word processor is an estimate only. We recommend the use of a computer word processor to...
His words on the wallsAlthough it may only beThe wood panellingThat’s stopping her.Her eyes are cloudedWith ageNot rageHer food must be softenedWhirred.She wears my old training bras.There is something weird about that.No past referred toIt’s like she doesn’t have one.But I know ...