Birdbeat, by Geoff Adams, is for bird lovers and fugue lovers. The challenge, should you choose to accept: write a flash fiction story with the words bird, beat, summer, and move. 1000 words maximum. Post it on your blog. Link it back here. Bask in the glory. Oh yeah, in the next couple weeks, me [...]
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Birdbeat and Summer Move Challenge
Posted by CMStewart on May 23, 2012
http://cmstewartwrite.wordpress.com/2012/05/23/birdbeat-and-summer-move-challenge/
(Inter)National Flash Fiction Day Press Release from Annie Evett of Raging Aardvark
(Inter)National Flash Fiction Day Press Release from Annie Evett of Raging Aardvark: What do Hemingway, Kafka, Chekhov and Lovecraft have in common (other than they are writers)? They wrote powerful stories in what is now coined Flash Fiction. The most poignant captured in just 6 words was penned by Ernest Hemingway. For sale: baby shoes, [...]
Posted by CMStewart on May 16, 2012
http://cmstewartwrite.wordpress.com/2012/05/16/international-flash-fiction-day-press-release-from-annie-evett-of-raging-aardvark/
Prisencolinensinainciusol
That is my flash fiction challenge for the 1st National / International Flash Fiction Day, this May 16th. For the unprisencolinensinainciusolified, I will explain. Prisencolinensinainciusol is officially recognized as “the greatest song ever,” and its accompanying video is officially recognized as “the all-time greatest artifact of human culture.” The super sex-ay Italian responsible for this [...]
Posted by CMStewart on May 9, 2012
http://cmstewartwrite.wordpress.com/2012/05/09/prisencolinensinainciusol/
Flash Your Fiction on May 16!
Do you love writing and reading fiction, but find yourself pressed for time? Or maybe you have a limited attention span? Perhaps you’re just fond of succinct form. You’re in luck, because May 16 is the first ever National Flash Fiction Day (United Kingdom)! But first, a list of some fiction story definitions in order [...]
Posted by CMStewart on April 30, 2012
http://cmstewartwrite.wordpress.com/2012/04/30/flash-your-fiction-on-may-16/
First / Last Sentences- a Sonia G Medeiros Challenge
Ever have the same odd image pop up in your mind year after year, seemingly without provocation or warning? A gruesome, disturbing image full of teeth and blood, and violent insanity? Or maybe it’s just me? In any case, thanks to Sonia G Medeiros‘s First / Last Sentences Challenge, I finally have an excuse to yank that tooth [...]
Posted by CMStewart on April 20, 2012
http://cmstewartwrite.wordpress.com/2012/04/20/first-last-sentence-a-sonia-g-medeiros-challenge/
Stewart Royalty at Dunnottar Castle, part 2
AKA Schoolgirl Photoshoot * * * * * Here’s how this project started: Stewart Royalty at Dunnottar Castle, part 1 * * * * * So Christmas New Year’s Day Valentine’s Day Easter has come and gone and I’ve finally finished my tartan jumpers. I am pleased with how they look, and proud that I made a [...]
Posted by CMStewart on April 16, 2012
http://cmstewartwrite.wordpress.com/2012/04/16/stewart-royalty-at-dunnottar-castle-part-2/
Concoct Some Easter Cocktails
Candy Arctic Kiss Cocktail AKA Easter Arctic Kiss Cocktail* This is a plan-ahead recipe. It’s still easy, but read through first to get the idea. First, make sure you have your ingredients and utensils: 1 bag of Starburst (vegan) Jelly Beans (make sure the bag has different colors of jelly beans) 1 bottle of Vodka [...]
Posted by CMStewart on April 4, 2012
http://cmstewartwrite.wordpress.com/2012/04/04/concoct-some-easter-cocktails/
Summer Road Trip!- a Flash Non-Fiction Contest from Christopher Gronlund
Remember those summer family road trips you took as a kid? (Or maybe you wish you could forget?) Either way, check out what author Christopher Gronlund has planned. Yep, you got that right, he’s offering you a chance to have your summer road trip tale published in the re-release of his (soon to be) cult [...]
Posted by CMStewart on March 28, 2012
http://cmstewartwrite.wordpress.com/2012/03/28/summer-road-trip-a-flash-non-fiction-contest-from-christopher-gronlund/
Wait- a Flash Fiction Tale
Ruby dreams of her man, her phone nested under her cheek. An empty pizza box lies on the floor, along with a half-empty 2-liter bottle of cola. Next to her on the bed is her open diary: Saturday, Feb. 16. Today is make or break me. I gave Blackie the ultimatum seven days ago. It [...]
Posted by CMStewart on March 21, 2012
http://cmstewartwrite.wordpress.com/2012/03/21/wait-a-flash-fiction-tale/
Aftertaste- a Flash Fiction Tale
“I’m Matthew Selles. A gentleman of cultured taste. And this is Bella Vodka. A vodka of cultured spirit.” I’m always surprised to hear my own voice. But I think I sound convincing. And my hair looks great. But the Bella Vodka people haven’t called me in months. Maybe I should look for my next promo [...]
Posted by CMStewart on March 14, 2012
http://cmstewartwrite.wordpress.com/2012/03/14/aftertaste-a-flash-fiction-tale/
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