Tag: Flash Fiction challenge

Bark the Vote!

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Mr. Pish wants YOU – to vote!

Woof! It’s humpdaaaay! That can only mean it’s time once again to make your choice for the flash fiction challenge.

Who’s gonna be the flash fiction star of the week? You decide! No pressure or anything, but the winning entries will all be included in the next edition of the IU Flash Fiction Anthology.

Check out this week’s entries here. Make your decision, then use those share buttons at the bottom of the post to spread the word.

Voting polls close Thursday at 5 PM Pacific time.

Whose tail-wagging story was the dog-gone best?

  • Chris James (57%, 20 Votes)
  • Melissa Bowersock (14%, 5 Votes)
  • Jon Jefferson (11%, 4 Votes)
  • MathoSka Chikala (Little White Bear) (6%, 2 Votes)
  • Jacqueline Hopkins (6%, 2 Votes)
  • AL Kaplan (6%, 2 Votes)
  • Venkatesh Iyer (0%, 0 Votes)

Total Voters: 35

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NOTE: Entrants whose submissions exceed the 250 word limit are eliminated from the poll.

Flash Fiction Challenge: The Adventures of the Cute Assistant

Mr pish field and stream pose yellowstone 102108The little white Terrier acts as the assistant to a wildlife photographer. His keen senses can detect, long before hers, when something interesting is about to happen.

It’s a plan that made perfect sense except for one thing. He’s just too cute. Over the years, she has missed shots of the Loch Ness Monster, Sasquatch, Mothman, and the Easter Bunny. Here he is trying to alert his human to something unusual looming just over the treeline. Once again, she is taking a picture of him instead.

Knowing disaster may strike if he doesn’t act quickly…

In 250 words or less, tell us a story incorporating the elements in the picture. The 250 word limit will be strictly enforced.

Please keep language and subject matter to a PG-13 level.

Use the comment section below to submit your entry. Entries will be accepted until Tuesday at 5:00 PM Pacific Time.

On Wednesday afternoon, we will open voting to the public with an online poll for the best writing entry accompanying the photo. Voting will be open until 5:00 PM Thursday.

On Friday afternoon, the winner will be recognized as we post the winning entry along with the picture as a feature. Then, at year end, the winners will be featured in an anthology like this one. Best of luck to you all in your writing!

Entries only in the comment section. Other comments will be deleted. See HERE for additional information and terms.

Time to Vote!

Vote!It’s time once again to make your choice for the flash fiction challenge. Who will win? You get to decide! No pressure or anything, but the winning entries will all be included in the next edition of the IU Flash Fiction Anthology.

Go ahead and take a look at this week’s entries here. Make your decision, then use those share buttons at the bottom of the post to spread the word.

Voting polls close Thursday at 5 PM Pacific time.

Who wrote the story that was just right for the flash fiction challenge?

  • S.A. Molteni (80%, 33 Votes)
  • Jon Jefferson (15%, 6 Votes)
  • Little White Bear (Cikala Ska Matho) (5%, 2 Votes)
  • Mira Prabhu (0%, 0 Votes)
  • Venkatesh Iyer (0%, 0 Votes)

Total Voters: 41

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NOTE: Entrants whose submissions exceed the 250 word limit are eliminated from the poll.

Flash Fiction Challenge: The Three Little Bears

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Three bear cubs grooming
photo by K.S. Brooks

The little blonde-haired girl watched as the bear cubs groomed each other.

Disgusting, she thought. But they were occupied, and that would give her the chance she’d been waiting for to sneak into their house and steal back the basket of goodies she was going to take to her grandmother.

What she didn’t know was that someone else was watching her, and he meant to get that basket of goodies. Just the thought of it made him wag his tail in anticipation…

In 250 words or less, tell us a story incorporating the elements in the picture. The 250 word limit will be strictly enforced.

Please keep language and subject matter to a PG-13 level.

Use the comment section below to submit your entry. Entries will be accepted until Tuesday at 5:00 PM Pacific Time.

On Wednesday afternoon, we will open voting to the public with an online poll for the best writing entry accompanying the photo. Voting will be open until 5:00 PM Thursday.

On Friday afternoon, the winner will be recognized as we post the winning entry along with the picture as a feature. Then, at year end, the winners will be featured in an anthology like this one. Best of luck to you all in your writing!

Entries only in the comment section. Other comments will be deleted. See HERE for additional information and terms.