Florida Keys Flash Fiction Contest

florida-keys-flash-fiction“Florida Keys Flash Fiction Contest” is now accepting entries of 500 words or less, written in English and previously unpublished (including self-publication and online publication). Each story must be the original work of its entrant. Simultaneous submissions (submission of a story to more than one contest or publication at a time) are allowed. Stories may be written in any fiction genre except children’s fiction and nonfiction. .

Deadline: March 31, 2016

Entry fee: FREE

Payment: 10 days’ opportunity to write in Ernest Hemingway’s former private study at the Ernest Hemingway Home & Museum, Key West FL. Travel expenses included.

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Flash Fiction Challenge: Steamed

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Oscar had been fishing this stream since he was a boy and he knew it like the back of his hand. Today, something was definitely not right.

Suddenly, steam erupted from the ground a few hundred yards away. As he stared in disbelief, a second geyser erupted closer to him.

What the heck is going on?

The water in the stream suddenly turned muddy and he could feel it getting warmer. Bubbles began churning the surface of the water. As Oscar began backing toward the bank, he could feel the river bed shaking beneath his feet…


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