Got 10 minutes or less? Looking for something to break up the day? How about a complete story in under 1000 words?
A story in 1000 words or less?!? Sounds like a crazy idea! But it’s a wonderful challenge and something that I have been endeavoring to practice to make my engineering reports more succinct! Has it succeeded? I’ll let you be the judge:
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- MisconceptionsSo this was my one entry into the NYC Midnight Flash Fiction Competition 2020. I missed the deadline on the second round!! Its a nil-pointer, but got some…
- Cold Storage – A Flash Fiction StoryWhen a research assistant opens his late professor’s safety deposit box, he finds an unexpected link to his own past. My thanks to Nora McKinney for providing editorial…
- RetributionThe narrator of this tale gets an unexpected opportunity for revenge when he smells pizza. (Just so you know … the pizza was a prompt that had to…
- The Layer Cake MysteryOn an anniversary trip with his wife, a retired doctor solves a small mystery. A dapper young man bounded down the sweeping staircase of the hotel. He almost…
- Ooops!Okay. This one is a bit naughty. A bit of a what if … I apologize to any of my religious friends for this one… They announce a…
- (Wedding) Breakfast at FurbelowsWhen Mary’s wedding plans are derailed, she turns to her friend for help. This story is revised from one submitted to the 2015 NYC Midnight Competition I look…
- A ‘Fichey’ TaleWhen Gary finally gets a chance to look for a relative’s treasure map his enthusiasm can’t be dampened. Originally a NYC Midnight Flash Entry, this one was rewritten…
- Speculative FictionThe grand opening of the Sci-Fi Hall of Fame was, so far, an unmitigated disaster, until a little boy gives Dana a ray of hope. Originally written as…
- A Good IdeaAfter a museum visit, a concrete plant worker comes up with the money making idea of a life-time. This short story, from 2015 helped me advance to the…