Eilidh from Thain in Vain and Charlotte of Drafty Devil are your fabulous co-hosts for the 13 Week Streak – Summer Flash Fiction Challenge. One flash fiction story under 500 words a week for 13 weeks–this is your challenge. And it starts today! Be sure to grab a badge for your blog and let folks know you're participating. Check out the … Continue reading Let the streaking begin
Stanley the Streaker: I’m here with Eilidh from Thain in Vain and we're talking flash fiction, tips to get started and the upcoming 13 Week Streak – Summer Flash Fiction Challenge hosted by Eilidh and Charlotte from Drafty Devil. Welcome, Eilidh. Great to see you, and I mean all of you! Eilidh: Thanks Stanley! It’s … Continue reading What the heck is flash fiction and do I have to wear pants?
Join us for the 13 Week Streak - Summer Flash Fiction Challenge! Starts June 5. Register by June 2. Charlotte’s favorite summer activities include: drinking coke from a glass bottle, staring into space, and kayaking naked while whistling O Susanna. She’s a writer, among other things. Check her out at Drafty Devil. Eilidh's* (Thain in … Continue reading Meet the streakers behind the streak
TLC should do a show called iCloud Hoarders! Virtual space packed with thousands of duck-faced selfies, petrified cat corpses, unwritten novels, volumes of weight loss searches.
Let's get meta! It’s true. I’ve lost of my daily writing habit. I didn't lose it in the the woods or at the summer fair or down the bathroom sink. No, I lost it to life, oh and television (hello, Jon Hamm, who cares about stupid writing or anything else for that matter). Sure, I … Continue reading Day 1 – NoMo Excuses 30-Day Challenge
Poet TS Eliot said, “This is the way the world ends. Not with a bang but a whimper.” He was right. Mine ended alone on the crumpled side of 140 kilometres per hour, with a hollow, gurgled sob into the tranquil night.
Flash Fiction Challenge! Week 51 submissions are in! Check them out! Submit your week 52 flash fiction by December 30, 2014! Post a link to your submission in the comments section of the corresponding weekly prompt. This is it! We've been doing this writing thing for 52 weeks! Wow. It's been an amazing journey writing … Continue reading Flash Fiction Challenge – The Finale – Prompt 52 – #FFC52
Flash Fiction Challenge! Week 50 submissions are in! Check them out! Submit your week 51 flash fiction by December 23, 2014! Post a link to your submission in the comments section of the corresponding weekly prompt. Week 51 Prompt: A famous, unsolved crime. Want to be part of the challenge? Tell me you are participating … Continue reading Flash Fiction Challenge – Prompt 51 – #FFC52
Flash Fiction Challenge! Week 49 submissions are in! Check them out! Submit your week 50 flash fiction by December 16, 2014! Post a link to your submission in the comments section of the corresponding weekly prompt. Week 50 Prompt: About an hour ago. Want to be part of the challenge? Tell me you are participating … Continue reading Flash Fiction Challenge – Prompt 50 – #FFC52
Flash Fiction Challenge! Week 48 submissions are in! Check them out! Submit your week 49 flash fiction by December 9, 2014! Post a link to your submission in the comments section of the corresponding weekly prompt. Week 49 Prompt:Start a story with the following sentence: The first __________. Want to be part of the challenge? … Continue reading Flash Fiction Challenge – Prompt 49 – #FFC52
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