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Heirloom

June 6, 2016 by user Leave a Comment

For the NYC Midnight 2013 Flash Fiction Contest, all writers were placed into heats of 25 writers, and given a set of prompts and 48 hours to create a story from those prompts of no more than 1,000 words. Each writer participates in the first two rounds, after which the writers with the top five combined … [Read more…]

Posted in: Creative Writing, Short Stories Tagged: creative writing, flash fiction, NYC Midnight, sci fi, science fiction, short story, We B Late blog, writing contests

God Is My Co-Pilot

June 6, 2016 by user Leave a Comment

For the NYC Midnight 2013 Flash Fiction Contest, all writers were placed into heats of 25 writers, and given a set of prompts and 48 hours to create a story from those prompts of no more than 1,000 words. Each writer participates in the first two rounds, after which the writers with the top five combined … [Read more…]

Posted in: Creative Writing, Short Stories Tagged: flash fiction, NYC Midnight, political satire, short stories, used car dealership, We B Late blog, writing competition

Peaceful Waters

June 6, 2016 by user Leave a Comment

Here is my Spring 2016 entry for 24-Hour Short Story Contest. In this quarterly contest, the writers are given their prompt at noon on Saturday and have until noon on Sunday to turn in their entry of no more than 950 words. The story must reflect some element of the prompt, and judges look for innovation … [Read more…]

Posted in: Creative Writing, Short Stories Tagged: 24-hour contest, boating, creative writing, peaceful waters, short story, waterfall, We B Late blog, writing contest

Intrigue on the Bunny Hill

March 16, 2015 by user 6 Comments

Here is my Winter 2015 entry for 24-Hour Short Story Contest. In this quarterly contest, the writers are given their prompt at noon on Saturday and have until noon on Sunday to turn in their entry of no more than 950 words. The story must reflect some element of the prompt, and judges look for … [Read more…]

Posted in: Creative Writing, Short Stories Tagged: bunny hill, instructor, irish coffee, romance, secrets, short story, ski lodge, skiing

Come and Sit a Spell

November 4, 2014 by user 4 Comments

In September I entered the WritersWeekly Fall 2014 24-Hour Short Story Contest. I just received word that my entry, “Come and Sit a Spell,” received honorable mention.  That means out of hundreds of entries, I placed in the top 25!  At the start of the contest,  all of the contestants received the same prompt and … [Read more…]

Posted in: Short Stories Tagged: creative writing, Halloween, spooky, surprise ending, writing contests

“Sullivan’s Story”

October 19, 2014 by user 1 Comment

Week 6 of Project Publish had us writing a piece to show off the storytelling ability of our actor.  Here’s my story:   Sullivan’s Story A dozen pair of eyes followed me as I approached the bench and took my seat. “This isn’t a jury of my peers,” I thought, but it’s too late to … [Read more…]

Posted in: Short Stories Tagged: BATV, Project Publish, storytelling, surprise ending, writing competition

“Question of Identity”

October 19, 2014 by user

The Week 4 Challenge on Project Publish was to write the opening scene of a thriller novel. Here’s what I wrote.   Question of Identity To an outsider, the basement would be chaos personified – strange, confusing and frantic. A dozen computer screens created a familiar, yet eerie fog. The steady hum of the fans … [Read more…]

Posted in: Short Stories Tagged: Project Publish, short story, thriller, writing competition

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