Month: May 2018

Flash Fiction Writing Prompt: Road Trip

Photo copyright K. S. Brooks. Do not use without attribution.

Use the photograph above as the inspiration for your flash fiction story. Write whatever comes to mind (no sexual, political, or religious stories, jokes, or commentary, please) and after you PROOFREAD it, submit it as your entry in the comments section below. There will be no written prompt.

Welcome to the Indies Unlimited Flash Fiction Challenge. In 250 words or less, write a story incorporating the elements in the picture at left. The 250 word limit will be strictly enforced.

Please keep language and subject matter to a PG-13 level. Continue reading “Flash Fiction Writing Prompt: Road Trip”

May 2018 Writing Exercise: Paroxysm

writing exercise stretching-498256_960_720Our overworked administrator is getting a well-deserved break today, so we figured you all might like to take this time to exercise your writing chops.

Therefore, here’s a writing prompt for you; do as you wish – short story, flash fiction, poem, what have you. There is no deadline or word count restriction. Just write. (Comments are closed – write on your own.)

This week’s word: PAROXSYM

Use it however you’d like: as the title, in a sentence, or as inspiration. Ready, set, write!

eBook Deals May 24 – 30

ebook deals tea time kindle-266556_640Here you go – a bunch of hot new free and bargain eBooks to read, just for you! You’re going to need these while you’re sitting at the beach, or on vacation, or just hanging at home. You can fill up that Kindle now with the free and 99 cent eBook deals right here on Thrifty Thursday!

Readers: look in the comment section below. If you see one you like, click over and buy it. How easy is that? (If you don’t see the book covers, adjust your browser’s adblock settings.) Continue reading “eBook Deals May 24 – 30”

Which “Monkey Business” Flash Fiction Story Gets Your Vote?

Vote5It’s that time again…time to choose your favorite flash fiction story of the week! It’s all up to you now – only one can win Flash Fiction Readers’ Choice Champion honors. It’s super easy – choose your favorite and cast your vote below.

Check out this week’s entries here. Make your decision, then use those share buttons at the bottom of the post to spread the word. Attention Authors: It is okay if you ask people to vote for you!

Voting polls close Thursday at 5 PM Pacific time. If the poll doesn’t close on time, any votes received after 5 pm will be removed.

REMINDER – entries over the 250 limit are disqualified.

Which "Monkey Business" Flash Fiction Story Gets Your Vote?

  • Mary Kay Bonfante (39%, 12 Votes)
  • Judith Garcia (23%, 7 Votes)
  • Lou Silvestri (16%, 5 Votes)
  • Dale E. Lehman (10%, 3 Votes)
  • Marc Twine (6%, 2 Votes)
  • Bill Engleson (6%, 2 Votes)
  • Tzigane McD (0%, 0 Votes)
  • alfazedz (0%, 0 Votes)
  • Rutger Galtiarii (0%, 0 Votes)
  • Kevin P Michaels (0%, 0 Votes)
  • Elijah Petersen (0%, 0 Votes)
  • Ken Talley (0%, 0 Votes)
  • Anton LaFavor (0%, 0 Votes)

Total Voters: 31

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NOTE: Entrants whose submissions exceed the 250 word limit will be disqualified even if they win. ONE VOTE PER PERSON, please. Duplicate votes will be deleted. The results displayed above are unofficial until verified by administration.