Jacqueline Hopkins is This Week’s Flash Fiction Star

Congrats to Jacqueline Hopkins, the readers’ choice in this week’s Indies Unlimited Flash Fiction Challenge.

The winning entry is recognized with a special feature here today and a place in our collection of winners which will be published as an e-book at year end.

Without further ado, here’s the winning story:

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Flash Fiction Challenge: Betrayed

Photo by K.S. Brooks

Captain Benedict halted the column at the crest and waited for Mr. Morton to return from scouting ahead.

The men’s nerves were on edge after a long hard day. The extra vigilance of being deep in enemy territory adds considerably to the heavy burden of surviving in the wilderness.

When Morton finally rode up, we could see him exchanging a few words with the captain. I saw the scout pointing off to the passage at the Northwest. Then Captain Benedict pulled out his pistol and shot Morton right in the head.

I swallowed hard and wondered whether Morton had betrayed us or if the Captain had gone mad. There was no comfort in either answer.

In 250 words or less, tell us a story incorporating the elements in the picture. The 250 word limit will be strictly enforced.

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Congrats to Leonard Little

Leonard Little is the readers’ choice in this week’s Indies Unlimited Flash Fiction Challenge.

The winning entry is recognized with a special feature here today and a place in our collection of winners which will be published as an e-book at year end.

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Flash Fiction Challenge: Crisis of Consciousness

Photo by K.S. Brooks

Sixty year-old Doug Slater was a wealthy New York banker. One night, his high-stress life caught up with him. Doug had a stroke in his sleep. For the last four years, he has been in a coma.

The last thing he remembered was going to sleep. No one was more surprised than Doug when he woke up this morning.

Partly, this was because he didn’t know where he was. Mostly, though, he was surprised to discover that he was now a young Latino man.

As disorienting as all this was, Doug’s day was about to get a whole lot weirder…

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.

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