"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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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...
Winners of the 30-Word Animal Love Story Contest
It was absolutely delightful to read these whimsical pieces! It’s always hard to chose just a few winners. The winners are Nina Schuyler, Dave Alcock and Adele Gallogly. Enjoy their beautiful 30-word animal love stories below.
WINNERS (3...
30-Word Animal Love Story Hint Fiction Contest!
It’s Small Poem Sunday! Until today I didn’t know there was such a thing!
So why not join the fun? Enter a 30-word love poem or story to an animal, real or fictional. I’ll post the winner next weekend.
See if you can include one or more...
“Hope” Prompt: An Ekphrastic Challenge
I find this to be quite an unsettling painting. For one thing, the lighting is peculiar. Looks like an early sunshine while menacingly overcast in the distance, as if a storm is ready to roll in. The man’s goatlike eyes and features appear...
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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/
Nina Schuyler's new novel, OPEN THE FLOODGATES, will be released Sept 15, 2026. Her short story collection, IN THIS RAVISHING WORLD, won the PEN Oakland Josephine Miles Literary Award and was shortlisted for the Northern California Book Award.
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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