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Flash Fiction Vote: Out with the Old and In with the New

Butterfly party kittenThat’s right. Butterfly party kitten says, “Time to put another year away by selecting the winner of the final 2013 flash fiction challenge.”  Or words to that effect. It’s hard to understand him with that doohickey in his yapper.

You get to choose the last lucky author to be included  in the next edition of the IU Flash Fiction Anthology. Who will it be? Cast your vote now.

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.

Polls close tomorrow at 5 PM.
 

Whose flash fiction entry should round out the year?

  • AV Carden (38%, 13 Votes)
  • Kathy Steinemann (24%, 8 Votes)
  • Yvonne Hertzberger (15%, 5 Votes)
  • Aron Joice (12%, 4 Votes)
  • AL Kaplan (6%, 2 Votes)
  • Annette Hatton (3%, 1 Votes)
  • Sylvie Nickels (3%, 1 Votes)

Total Voters: 34

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

Flash Fiction Challenge: Rainy Days

NYC rainyIt was another cold, dreary day in the city. The drizzle had washed away the light confection of snow that had fallen during the night.

Benny sighed. Every day was like this to him. Perhaps because it was like this the day he died.

So he stood on the corner, trying to sell umbrellas to passersby. Of course, no one could ever see him. Such is the plight of a spirit among the living. It had been much like this when he was alive. The afterlife had taken on the gray sameness of his life, so Benny didn’t really notice much difference.

Yet, today would be very different…

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Flash Fiction Vote: You Decide!

Santa SleighIt’s time for IU readers to choose  this week’s winner.Time is running out on this year’s flash fiction challenge.

You get to choose the last few lucky authors to be included  in the next edition of the IU Flash Fiction Anthology. Who will it be? Cast your vote in the flash fiction challenge.

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 told the best story about Maureen the Christmas Moose?

  • Dick C Waters (32%, 16 Votes)
  • Kathy Steinemann (22%, 11 Votes)
  • Laurie Boris (16%, 8 Votes)
  • J. Milburn (8%, 4 Votes)
  • Rich Meyer (6%, 3 Votes)
  • Yvonne Hertzberger (4%, 2 Votes)
  • Lynne Cantwell (4%, 2 Votes)
  • Vickie Johnstone (4%, 2 Votes)
  • Katy Mann (2%, 1 Votes)
  • Annette Hatton (2%, 1 Votes)
  • Alan Seeger (0%, 0 Votes)

Total Voters: 50

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

Flash Fiction Challenge: Maureen the Christmas Moose

peeping moose maine 1997That’s Maureen peeking from between the trees there. She’s a little bit of a Christmas cookie fiend.

Every Christmas, Maureen follows old Santa on his route, and if he doesn’t eat all the cookies left behind for him, Maureen comes in and cleans up any remainders.

She always figured there was no harm in it and she was sure the old elf knew anyway. He always seemed to leave one or two cookies untouched.

One year, as Maureen was following along well behind the sleigh, she noticed Santa’s sack had developed a tear and some of the toys were falling out. Oh no! Santa didn’t seem to notice. Some of the children might not get their presents! Continue reading “Flash Fiction Challenge: Maureen the Christmas Moose”