Category: IU Flash Fiction Challenge

Flash Fiction Vote: The End is Near!

2013 is almost gone. Time is running out on this year’s flash fiction challenge. There are only a couple more weeks to go. You get to choose the last few lucky authors to be included  in the next edition of the IU Flash Fiction Anthology.

Cast your vote in the flash fiction challenge. It’s time for IU readers to choose  this week’s winner.

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.

Participate in this week’s voting, then  share the link to let everyone know the vote is on.

Polls close tomorrow at 5 PM.

 

Who wrote your favorite flash fiction entry this week?

  • Dick C Waters (37%, 16 Votes)
  • Kathy Steinemann (19%, 8 Votes)
  • Frank Lilly (14%, 6 Votes)
  • Jacqueline Hopkins (12%, 5 Votes)
  • Jon Jefferson (9%, 4 Votes)
  • AL Kaplan (7%, 3 Votes)
  • Annette Hatton (2%, 1 Votes)
  • John watson (0%, 0 Votes)

Total Voters: 43

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

Flash Fiction Challenge: The Last Review

photo by K.S. Brooks

Every December, for the last twenty years, I have had to drive up to the central office to get my performance review from old Mr. Detweiler.

The drive takes over an hour. The weather is always frigid. Detweiler drones on and on about how much better I could do if I applied myself.

I only half-listen. My attention is on the poster behind his head. I love that beach. I can see myself walking along, the sand warm on my bare feet.

I must have stopped nodding at the right times. Detweiler slams his fist down on his desk. Now he’s talking to me about my lack of focus. He says he expects more from an employee who has been with the company for such a long time. he says I am lucky to have this job. Times are hard.

I have been with the company for a long time. Maybe too long. I may be the only employee left who knows about the safe behind the poster. That safe is where Detweiler keeps the money he skims from the company.

That beach looks pretty good…

In 250 words or less, tell us a story incorporating the elements in the picture. The 250 word limit will be strictly enforced.

Please keep language and subject matter to a PG-13 level.

Use the comment section below to submit your entry. Entries will be accepted until Tuesday at 5:00 PM Pacific Time. Continue reading “Flash Fiction Challenge: The Last Review”

Congrats to Jon Jefferson

Jon Jefferson is the readers’ choice in this week’s Indies Unlimited Flash Fiction Challenge.

The winning entry is rewarded 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 entry:

Continue reading “Congrats to Jon Jefferson”

Flash Fiction Vote: Chill Out and Vote

Getting cold outside. Might as well stay inside and vote in the flash fiction challenge. It’s time for IU readers to choose  this week’s winner.

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.

All our winners will be included in the next edition of the IU Flash Fiction Anthology. Participate in this week’s voting, then  share the link to let everyone know the vote is on.

Polls close tomorrow at 5 PM.

 

Who penned the best flash fiction entry this week?

  • Jon Jefferson (50%, 14 Votes)
  • Kathy Steinemann (32%, 9 Votes)
  • Annette Hatton (14%, 4 Votes)
  • John Shirley (4%, 1 Votes)
  • Richard Gregorcyk (0%, 0 Votes)
  • William C. Busch (0%, 0 Votes)

Total Voters: 28

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