Tag: Flash Fiction challenge

Weekly Flash Fiction Poll – Let the Voting Commence

The time has arrived for Indies Unlimited readers to begin voting in this week’s Flash Fiction Competition. On behalf of the IU staff, we want to thank the entrants for doing such a great job with the writing prompt and the merciless constraints of the exercise.

You may review the entries here. Please spread the word and encourage your friends to vote by using the share buttons at the bottom of the post!

The poll will be open until 5:00 PM (Pacific Daylight Time) Thursday

Pick the author of your favorite flash fiction entry for this week:

  • Dick C. Waters (63%, 17 Votes)
  • T.D. McKinnon (15%, 4 Votes)
  • Yvonne Hertzberger (11%, 3 Votes)
  • Rich Meyer (7%, 2 Votes)
  • Amy Kaplan (4%, 1 Votes)
  • J.L. Murray (0%, 0 Votes)
  • Brian Beam (0%, 0 Votes)

Total Voters: 27

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Flash Fiction Challenge: Sea Dog

Sea Dog

There’s nothing like the salt spray on your snout, the gentle undulation of the ship as she dances on the waves.

We are finally under way to take these pesky humans to some port they call “vacation.”

I’ll be glad to be rid of them. Hope nothing goes awry. Continue reading “Flash Fiction Challenge: Sea Dog”

The Weekly Flash Fiction Poll

The time has arrived for Indies Unlimited readers to begin voting in this week’s Flash Fiction Competition. On behalf of the IU staff, we want to thank the entrants for doing such a great job with the writing prompt and the merciless constraints of the exercise.

You may review the entries here. Please spread the word and encourage your friends to vote by using the share buttons at the bottom of the post!

The poll will be open until 5:00 PM (Pacific Daylight Time) Thursday

Pick the author of your favorite flash fiction entry for this week:

  • Dick Waters (55%, 12 Votes)
  • Brian Beam (23%, 5 Votes)
  • Amy Kaplan (23%, 5 Votes)

Total Voters: 22

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Flash Fiction Challenge: Location is Everything

Photo by K.S. Brooks

I guess it’s just not the kind of question you think to ask when you’re talking to a realtor. It was a nice looking place. It was clean and well-kept. It was close to good schools.

I can’t even complain that the realtor played down the issue of having genetic scientists next door.  It just never came up.

Of course, you make adjustments. The geraniums go on the other side of the house now. Vacations are timed according to mating season rather than convenience.

That’s not the worst part, though. . . Continue reading “Flash Fiction Challenge: Location is Everything”