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Flash Fiction Vote: A Dozen Delights!

IU Flash Fiction DonutsTwelve tasty flash fiction entries this week – such a variety – which one will be this week’s winner? You decide. Take a read; cast your vote. Which was your favorite?

Check out this week’s entries here. Make your choice, 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 flash fiction entry delighted you most?

  • The Happy Amateur (28%, 25 Votes)
  • tdmckinnon (28%, 25 Votes)
  • nadiakilrick (12%, 11 Votes)
  • Kathy Steinemann (9%, 8 Votes)
  • DW Davis (8%, 7 Votes)
  • Jon Jefferson (6%, 5 Votes)
  • Stephanie Johnson (3%, 3 Votes)
  • James R Tate (2%, 2 Votes)
  • ALKaplan (2%, 2 Votes)
  • Mark Angevine (1%, 1 Votes)
  • MatoSkaChikala (1%, 1 Votes)
  • Venkatesh Iyer (0%, 0 Votes)

Total Voters: 90

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

Flash Fiction Challenge: Guiding Light

fort oswego lighthouse ny oct 2008Mr. Grogan had been the keeper at the lighthouse for thirty years before they cut off the funding.

They said we didn’t need the lighthouses anymore – said what with the GPS and the satellites and computers, lighthouses was a waste of money.

Old Grogan stayed. Kept his watch as always. It was a good thing, too. When the hurricane hit, all that fancy equipment failed. Only the beacon in the lighthouse worked. Funny thing is, it shouldn’t have worked at all…

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Flash Fiction Vote: Which Was Your Favorite?

voteguyCheck out the entries in the flash fiction challenge this week: which one will come out on top? You decide. Take a read; cast your vote. Which was your favorite?

Check out this week’s entries here. Make your choice, 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 wrote your favorite story this week?

  • Ed Drury (37%, 71 Votes)
  • Jerrid Edgington (25%, 48 Votes)
  • Sara Stark (12%, 23 Votes)
  • Marjorie McCoy (7%, 14 Votes)
  • Kathy Steinemann (7%, 13 Votes)
  • TJ Perkins (6%, 12 Votes)
  • Jon Jefferson (3%, 5 Votes)
  • James R Tate (3%, 5 Votes)
  • MatoSkaChikala (1%, 2 Votes)
  • graydon archer (1%, 1 Votes)

Total Voters: 194

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

Flash Fiction Challenge: Snowman

downeast snow Jan 1988State Trooper Tom Dewitt pulled up on what he thought was a vehicle that had gotten stuck in the snow and abandoned by its occupants. The vehicle was no longer running and he couldn’t see anyone inside.

He didn’t want to stop, fearful that his own car might become stuck as well. He drove slowly by, and craned his neck to look into the other car.

The two occupants were slumped toward each other, and from the blood splattered on the headrests, Tom knew the serial killer they called the Snowman had returned. What Tom did not know was that the Snowman was still there…

 

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