Tag: Flash Fiction challenge

Vote for the Next Flash Fiction Champ!

Champ1Are you ready to rumble? That’s right, it’s time once again to make your choice for the flash fiction challenge.

Remember, the winning entries will all be included in the next edition of the IU Flash Fiction Anthology.

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.

Voting polls close Thursday at 5 PM Pacific time.

Which story gets your vote this week?

  • Yvonne Hertzberger (31%, 9 Votes)
  • Jon Jefferson (24%, 7 Votes)
  • The Purple Helmet (21%, 6 Votes)
  • AL Kaplan (10%, 3 Votes)
  • Lois Nelsen Lewandowski (7%, 2 Votes)
  • MathoSka (3%, 1 Votes)
  • Morgan Winters (3%, 1 Votes)
  • Ian Mathie (0%, 0 Votes)
  • Mark Morris (0%, 0 Votes)

Total Voters: 29

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

Flash Fiction Challenge: The Donkey Curse

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Wild donkeys
Photo by K.S. Brooks

I awoke to find myself sitting in a strange car, surrounded by donkeys.

Nothing was familiar. I struggled to remember the night before. My mind flooded with nonsensical unrelated images: a bronze medallion, a dark alley, and an old Gypsy woman jabbing a bony finger at me and uttering something…

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.

On Wednesday afternoon, we will open voting to the public with an online poll for the best writing entry accompanying the photo. Voting will be open until 5:00 PM Thursday.

On Friday afternoon, the winner will be recognized as we post the winning entry along with the picture as a feature. Then, at year end, the winners will be featured in an anthology like this one. Best of luck to you all in your writing!

Entries only in the comment section. Other comments will be deleted. See HERE for additional information and terms.

Choose the Next Flash Fiction Champ!

Champ1Let the contest begin! It’s time once again to make your choice for the flash fiction challenge.

Remember, the winning entries will all be included in the next edition of the IU Flash Fiction Anthology.

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.

Voting polls close Thursday at 5 PM Pacific time.

Which author do you think submitted the best flash fiction story this week?

  • Laurie Boris (37%, 61 Votes)
  • kenyonledford (33%, 54 Votes)
  • Dick C Waters (9%, 14 Votes)
  • Author Mandy White (6%, 10 Votes)
  • Lois Nelsen Lewandowski (4%, 7 Votes)
  • T.D. McKinnon (3%, 5 Votes)
  • AL Kaplan (2%, 4 Votes)
  • Jon Jefferson (2%, 3 Votes)
  • Leanne Abraham (1%, 2 Votes)
  • MathoSkaCikala (1%, 2 Votes)
  • Michael Seese (1%, 2 Votes)
  • Morgan Winters (0%, 0 Votes)

Total Voters: 164

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

Flash Fiction Challenge: An Important Job

Very Large Array, New Mexico, by K. S. BrooksEarly detection of a hostile missile launch is an important job. I always thought so, anyway.

This is where I worked. My job was to see the end of the world coming an instant before it does. Just an instant might give us the opportunity to prevent it.

That was before. I still come here every day, though I don’t know why. That wasn’t how the world ended…

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.

On Wednesday afternoon, we will open voting to the public with an online poll for the best writing entry accompanying the photo. Voting will be open until 5:00 PM Thursday.

On Friday afternoon, the winner will be recognized as we post the winning entry along with the picture as a feature. Then, at year end, the winners will be featured in an anthology like this one. Best of luck to you all in your writing!

Entries only in the comment section. Other comments will be deleted. See HERE for additional information and terms.