Month: October 2018

Flash Fiction Writing Prompt: Jack is Back

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: Jack is Back”

eBook Deals Oct 25 – Oct 31

happy ebook deal buyer blowing-15795_960_720Fill that reader with free and 99 cent eBooks! We have plenty 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 Oct 25 – Oct 31”

Which “Secret of the Cave” 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 "Secret of the Cave" flash fiction entry deserves your vote?

  • Lance T. Edmonds (36%, 59 Votes)
  • Karla Moyer (33%, 53 Votes)
  • Theodore Jerome Cohen (15%, 24 Votes)
  • Elizabeth Carr (PennyMindingMom) (6%, 10 Votes)
  • Steven Gill (4%, 6 Votes)
  • Rutger Galtiarii (2%, 4 Votes)
  • Judith Garcia (2%, 3 Votes)
  • JB Wocoski (1%, 2 Votes)
  • Dale E. Lehman (1%, 1 Votes)
  • Lou Silvestri (1%, 1 Votes)
  • John Leake (0%, 0 Votes)
  • Marc Twine (0%, 0 Votes)
  • Virginia Gayl Salazar (0%, 0 Votes)

Total Voters: 163

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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.

Writing and Real Life: Juggling Your Time

juggling time girl-1940244_960_720I spent 20 years in the military — the U.S. Air Force. And during that time I learned a lot of things. One thing they stressed was time management. When Uncle Sam says a project needs to be done by a certain date, it better be! If you weren’t good at time management, it meant you stayed after duty hours to work on the project. If you had good skills, you went home when everyone else did. Somehow I managed to be in the latter group. Continue reading “Writing and Real Life: Juggling Your Time”