Celebrating Independent Authors
Flash fiction juggernaut Dick Waters is the winner of our weekly Flash Fiction competition. Congratulations to Dick, and thanks to everyone who participated – excellent entries!
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 “Dick Waters Wins Flash Fiction Challenge”
Don’t be a bench-warmer. Cast your vote for this week’s winner in the Indies Unlimited Flash Fiction Challenge! You can check out this week’s entries here. The entrants did a great job with the writing prompt and the merciless constraints of the exercise. Vote for your fave and then use those share buttons at the bottom of the post to spread the word that the vote is on.
Cast your vote for your favorite flash fiction story this week:
Total Voters: 47
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Doug looked up at the now extinguished Olympic torch. After three tries, he had finally made it to the big show as an alternate. He never even got to compete.
Mostly, it was the same story his whole life. He was the second string quarterback in High School. Never got to play a game.
He was a bench-warmer on his championship college basketball team. Doug never seemed to quite make it to the top. First place was always just out of his reach. He was good at everything he did. He just wasn’t quite good enough.
This was it though. He was too old now. Whatever glory might have been his was behind him. That extinguished torch was him—over. Or maybe it was a turning point. Continue reading “Flash Fiction Challenge: Bench-warmer”
Today we’re pleased to announce Dick Waters as the winner of the Indies Unlimited weekly Flash Fiction competition. Congratulations to Dick, and thanks to everyone who participated – excellent entries!
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 “Dick Waters Wins Flash Fiction Challenge”