#5MinuteFiction Week Fourteen WINNER!

Posted by on Aug 24, 2010 in 5MinuteFiction, Flash Fiction, Writers, Writing Competition | 3 comments

It’s always nice to see a win by a noob. This was the first week that That Neil Guy, @ThatNeilGuy joined us and he’s recorded a resounding win. I particularly loved his entry as I do not attempt to disguise my very decided Vulcan preference or how much I would love to be Vulcan death gripped myself… Here’s his winning entry and make...

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#5MinuteFiction Week Fourteen Finalists! Time to VOTE!

Posted by on Aug 24, 2010 in 5MinuteFiction, Flash Fiction, Writers, Writing Competition | 0 comments

This is so much fun every week. Not just to write something frantically in five minutes, but to read what everyone comes up with. It’s simply amazing, I tell you. This week Claire Legrand,  @clairelegrand had the unenviable job of picking the five finalists. Thank you, Claire, for the sacrifice of your sanity and peace of mind. It was for a good...

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#5MinuteFiction Week Fourteen

Posted by on Aug 24, 2010 in 5MinuteFiction, Flash Fiction | 21 comments

And we’re now officially a well-seasoned, mature event here at 5MinuteFiction. Or, well, something like that. And welcome to 5MinuteFiction. That means we write fiction. In five minutes. Shocker, I know. The Rules * You get five minutes to write a piece of prose in any style or genre * You must directly reference today’s prompt: expression Note: The...

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Book Giveaway! I Love Books!

Posted by on Aug 23, 2010 in Random | 0 comments

And I’ve been wanting to read The Hunger Games. Oh, didn’t I say? It’s not my contest. It’s being run by S.K. Walker over on Note to Shelf. She’s giving away the entire Hunger Games trilogy (Hunger Games, Catching Fire, and Mockingjay) in hardcover, and two other people, a copy of Mockingjay. YAY! Head on over there and...

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#FridayFlash from Suicide Notes – #1: Chloe

Posted by on Aug 20, 2010 in Flash Fiction, Short Stories | 7 comments

This piece is part of the #SuicideNotes project. One Two Three pills. Thirty more pills. Thirty more days. One month. One more month of life, they think. Disappearing one by one into the water. Not for me. She asked me to give it three months, the pills and the therapy. And I did. For her. I extended my life by three miserable months because I love her....

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