Ta-da! Today is the second Monday of August, which means today is the deadline for the Flash Fiction Draw challenge that Jeffrey Ricker drew a week ago. If you have no idea what I’m talking about, you can catch up here, but the short version is he uses a deck of cards to randomly select … Continue reading August Flash Fiction Draw — “Tintamarre”
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February Flash Fiction Draw — “Deceptive Expectations”
Hey there! Today is the second Monday of February, which means today is the deadline for the Flash Fiction Draw challenge that Jeffrey Ricker drew a week ago. If you have no idea what I’m talking about, you can catch up here, but the short version is he used a deck of cards to randomly select … Continue reading February Flash Fiction Draw — “Deceptive Expectations”
January Flash Fiction Draw — “A Fairy Tale for the Little Acorn.”
Good morning! Today is the second Monday of January, which means today is the deadline for the Flash Fiction Draw challenge that Jeffrey Ricker drew a week ago. If you have no idea what I'm talking about, you can catch up here, but the short version is he used a deck of cards to randomly … Continue reading January Flash Fiction Draw — “A Fairy Tale for the Little Acorn.”
Proof of Concept
Back in 2018, I did a monthly flash fiction draw. Three draws from a deck of cards to get a writing prompt of: genre, setting, and object. 1,000 words, and a flash fiction story in the chosen genre, set in the chosen setting, including the chosen object. Well, this year, Cait Gordon picked up the … Continue reading Proof of Concept
December Flash Fiction Draw Roundup
And here we are! At the end of a year-long experiment in flash fiction writing, stretching writerly brain muscles and trying new genres completely at random. On the off chance this is the first month you’ve been visiting here, and if you’ve not read a roundup post before, the Flash Fiction Draw is a randomized card-draw I've been … Continue reading December Flash Fiction Draw Roundup
The Pevensie Academy Boys — A Flash Fiction Draw Challenge
Here’s my entry for the final Flash Fiction Draw Challenge (the post for the original December draw is here). In case you didn’t know about this challenge, there’s a video here explaining (and showing the monthly draw), but the quick version is this: I use three suits from a deck of cards to randomly put together a genre … Continue reading The Pevensie Academy Boys — A Flash Fiction Draw Challenge