WRITESPIRATION #140 52 WEEKS IN 52 WORDS WEEK 45 – Shoes @sacha_black

08 Nov 2017 23 Comments

by Ritu in #Writespiration, Fiction, Sonu Singh, Thoughts Opinions & Memories Tags: #Writespiration, Blog, Blog Post, Blogger, Blogging, Flash Fiction, Sacha Black, shoes, Slippers

Sacha’s #Writespiration prompt this week:

Your challenge is to write your story using the weekly theme/prompt and write it in just 52 words…. EXACTLY, no more, no less.

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Write a day in the life of a pair of shoes – your protagonist IS the shoes.

“Look at them, with their high heels and pointed, patent toes. Okay, they look good, but what about all the pain they cause? I know she is excited to wear them. Louboutins, they call themselves, with those funny red soles. But she’ll come back to me, as always. Slippers are the best.”

My comfy slippers!

http://sachablack.co.uk/2017/11/08/writespiration-140-52-weeks-in-52-words-week-45/

One-Liner Wednesday – #1LinerWeds –

08 Nov 2017 36 Comments

by Ritu in #1linerweds, #onelinerwednesday, Children, Thoughts Opinions & Memories Tags: #1linerweds, #onelinerwednesday, Asda, Blog, Blog Post, Blogger, Blogging, Genes, Jeans, Kids Logic, Linda G Hill

An oldie, but a goodie:

LM: “Mum, where are my genes from?”

Me: “India, originally son.”

LM: [confused] “No, they’re from Asda!”

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I do love the humour of my son!

For Linda’s #1LinerWeds Challenge.

V International Flash Fiction Competition – $20,000 prize!

07 Nov 2017 38 Comments

by Ritu in Challenges, Fiction, Thoughts Opinions & Memories Tags: Blog, Blog Post, Blogger, Blogging, Cash Prize, Writing competition

There is a new Flash Fiction competition…a V International one… run by

Fundación César Egido Serrano

The 5th Edition of the International Prize for Micro-Stories is organized by the César Egido Serrano Foundation.
Writers from anywhere in the world may participate.
Originals whose theme will be free (two per author, maximum) will be written in any of the following languages: Spanish, English, Arabic or Hebrew.
An overall first prize of 20,000 dollars is awarded for the best story in any of the languages authorized in the contest.
Three prizes of $ 1,000 each will be awarded for the best stories in each of the other remaining languages admitted in the contest, that are not winners of the main prize.
The stories cannot exceed 100 words. They will be sent exclusively by completing the online form that will be found on the website of the Foundation: http://www.fundacioncesaregidoserrano.com The texts will be original, unpublished in all media (paper, blogs, electronic publications, etc…) and must not been awarded prizes in any other contest. Those who do not meet this condition will be disqualified.
The deadline for submission of originals will end at 24h (Spanish peninsular time) of the International Day of the Word as a Bond of Humankind (motto of the Foundation), on November 23rd, 2017.
The jury will make a selection of the finalists it deems appropriate. The list of finalist titles will be published on the website of the César Egido Serrano Foundation.
The César Egido Serrano Foundation reserves the right to publish the finalist stories.
The decision of the jury will be final.
The registration in this contest is an agreement in the total acceptance of its rules.
Texts that do not comply with any of the rules will be disqualified.