"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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Turning Something Ordinary into Something Beautiful
This is a photograph of “Bobby’s Bus Shelter” in Unst, Shetland. Bobby’s Bus Shelter first began in 1996 when local schoolboy Bobby Macaulay needed somewhere to shelter while waiting for his school bus after the old bus shelter was taken do...
“Set of Directions” Story
Read Things to Do in the Belly of a Whale by Dan Albergotti, and How to Set a House on Fire by Stace Budzko. These are both highly successful “hermit crab pieces”, which means a story or poem told through a borrowed structure such as a set-...
Last Days of Summer Luau Prompt
The Panters would like to invite you to their annual Last Days Of Summer Luau.
Write a 100 word story about it!
Paid subscribers please post your pieces below! Can’t wait to read them!
Optional prompt words: hat, dark rum, opalescent, M...
Companions
Write the story about this scene. See if you can write it so that the photo makes perfect sense, as if it’s a scene in a movie starring a woman asleep in a comfy arm chair and feisty kitten. 150 words max. Include a time of day in the story...
Alter Ego
Write about a character’s unique relationship to their secret alter ego. Word count limit: 175 words. Paid subscribers: I look forward to reading your stories in the comments below!
Prompt words: sigh, curlers, wink, jam, Mama, feisty, bi...
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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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