Time to Choose: The Flash Fiction Vote is On

Studies conducted by the scientists at Indies Unlimited show that people who remember to vote in the flash fiction challenge have better memories than those who forget.

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 really nailed it in the flash fiction challenge this week?

  • Ed Drury (46%, 26 Votes)
  • Kathy Steinemann (23%, 13 Votes)
  • Jon Jefferson (9%, 5 Votes)
  • Brianna Lee McKenzie (7%, 4 Votes)
  • Sylvie Nickels (7%, 4 Votes)
  • Annette Hatton (4%, 2 Votes)
  • AV Carden (4%, 2 Votes)

Total Voters: 56

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

Flash Fiction Challenge: Watching the Watcher

Photo by K.S. Brooks

Kit Rivers, celebrated wildlife photographer, watched and waited from her vantage point on the low, wooded ridge near the water.

It had been a good outing. She’d gotten great pics of bear, elk, foxes, and wolves. This moose was a bonus shot. Unfortunately, her camera’s batteries were running low.

It was unfortunate because this was the last picture she snapped before she turned around to realize the whole time she was watching the wildlife, she was also being watched.

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: Watching the Watcher”

Time for the Flash Fiction Vote

IU readers vote now to choose the next flash fiction star. Who will it be?

All our winners will be included in the next edition of the IU Flash Fiction Anthology.

Check out this week’s entries here. Vote for your favorite entry, then use those share buttons at the bottom of the post to spread the word.

Support your fellow writers and participate in this week’s voting, then  share the link to let everyone know the vote is on.

Polls close tomorrow at 5 PM.

 

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

  • Ed Drury (33%, 14 Votes)
  • Kathy Steinemann (31%, 13 Votes)
  • Jon Jefferson (14%, 6 Votes)
  • Susan Strayer (10%, 4 Votes)
  • AL Kaplan (10%, 4 Votes)
  • suteko (2%, 1 Votes)
  • Annette Hatton (0%, 0 Votes)

Total Voters: 42

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

Flash Fiction Challenge: The Dig

Photo by K.S. Brooks

It was our first dig as archaeological students. The terrain looked promising, and the three of us set to work under the close supervision of Professor Hamilton.

He was a bit of an odd duck, the professor. A lot of students had dropped his class. Behind those thick lenses, his eyes had a strangeness about them.

We had been digging for three days before we found a skull. We called the professor over as we examined it. Strangely, it was not fossilized. In fact, it didn’t seem to be very old at all. The right upper bicuspid was a gold crown.

It reminded me of the gold tooth Brendan Harper had. He was the archaeological student who disappeared three years ago on a dig. As I saw Professor Hamilton’s shadow looming over me, I felt a sudden chill…

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 Dig”