Sara Stark Wins Flash Fiction Challenge

Congrats to Sara Stark, the readers’ choice in this week’s Indies Unlimited Flash Fiction Challenge.

The winning entry is recognized with a special feature here today and a place in our collection of winners which will be published as an e-book at year end.

Without further ado, here’s the winning story:

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Flash Fiction Vote: Get it in Gear

Flash Fiction VoteThe flash fiction challenge is off to a fast start. There are lots of great entries to choose from this week. Which did you like best?

Check out this week’s entries here. Vote for your favorite, then use those share buttons at the bottom of the post to spread the word.

Voting polls close Thursday at 5 PM Pacific time.

 

Whose story did you like the best?

  • Sara Stark (39%, 24 Votes)
  • TJ Perkins (25%, 15 Votes)
  • Kathy Steinemann (16%, 10 Votes)
  • Jon Jefferson (7%, 4 Votes)
  • alkaplan (5%, 3 Votes)
  • Annette Hatton (3%, 2 Votes)
  • tdmckinnon (3%, 2 Votes)
  • Ey Wade (2%, 1 Votes)
  • G Mitchell Baker (0%, 0 Votes)
  • jledgington (0%, 0 Votes)
  • John Shirley (0%, 0 Votes)

Total Voters: 61

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NOTE: Entrants whose submissions exceed the 250 word limit are eliminated from the poll.

Flash Fiction Challenge: Death for Sale

Photo by K.S. Brooks

The car was a 1954 Pontiac. Her first owner was Bill Keenan, a newspaper reporter for the Kansas City Star.

Bill drove the car home and his wife met him out on the front steps and shot him dead. She’d found out about Bill and his secretary.

Now, you can say that didn’t have anything to do with the car, and I guess you’d be right. Still, it seemed to have gotten the car off to a bad start. Over the years, she was owned by 13 people. Every one of those folks was murdered.

I don’t really consider myself to be superstitious, but I don’t see no reason to tempt fate, neither. That’s why I tried to talk Eric out of buying the car. It was useless, of course. He was in love with the thing. Continue reading “Flash Fiction Challenge: Death for Sale”

Lois Nelsen Lewandowski Wins Flash Fiction Challenge

Congrats to Lois Nelsen Lewandowski, the readers’ choice in this week’s Indies Unlimited Flash Fiction Challenge.

The winning entry is recognized with a special feature here today and a place in our collection of winners which will be published as an e-book at year end.

Without further ado, here’s the winning story:

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