"We have art so we shall not die of reality" -Friedrich Nietzsche Newsletter of Meg Pokrass' prompts and hint fiction contests. Paid subscribers have access to archive and exclusive “hint fiction” (very short story) contest opportunities.
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The Eccentric Childhood
Write a story about a character who grows up with everyday eccentricity.
This prompt makes me think of my own life, having grown up with a glamorous TV actress big sister, and experiencing how radically her life and adventures contrasted...
Clown Love Prompt
Write a 100 word (exactly) story about a characters’ relationship with her “clown”, whatever that means to you. It could be a story about an unconventional marriage, or a story about circus performers in love. It can be anything you want it...
6-Sentence “Time Capsule Stories” Workshop Curated by Jeff Harvey of Gooseberry Pie Lit: October 23rd-25th
In this one-of-a-kind 3-day workshop, Jeff Harvey, founder of award winning Gooseberry Pie Lit has once again hand selected a stunning group of 6-sentence story models from the Gooseberry Pie archives for us! The focus this time is period d...
Susie’s Blue Bar
I love how confident this woman appears from behind. Who in world is the woman waving to on the ship and why? Is it an ecstatic hello or a strident goodbye? And wow, her costume is intriguing! It might be fun to use “Susie’s Blue Bar” as a...
WINNERS OF THE 17-WORD PIGEON PROMPT CONTEST!
I couldn’t choose all of them and this time that was hard! Your pigeon stories were so delightful! A few of them would have made the short list but they didn’t have titles, so next time be sure to give your stories memorable titles of any l...
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Meg Pokrass’ is the author of 9 flash collections. She is the Founding Co-Editor of Best Microfiction anthology series and teaches online flash fiction workshops here: https://megpokrass.substack.com/
Grant Faulkner is the co-host of the Memoir Nation podcast, Executive Producer of America’s Next Great Author, the co-founder of 100 Word Story, and the author of The Art of Brevity.
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