Day 5: Write a story set in the 1990s

Today’s prompt comes from me!
(You didn’t think I wouldn’t contribute, did you??)

*Nancy Stohlman is the creator of FlashNano and a bunch of other things including books, workshops, retreats, the Fbomb Reading Series (also in year 12!) and more!

Check out:

After the Rapture: a new flash novel Barbie dystopia

On the craft of Flash Fiction: Going Short: An Invitation to Flash Fiction

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all 2024 retreats announced Dec 1!

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Day 4: The cult leader had once been a child star

Thanks to *Jahzerah Brooks, CRAFT Flash Fiction Coeditor,
for today’s celebrity prompt

Check out CRAFT Literary Journal for beautiful examples of flash fiction and consider submitting your own after November!

Website:  https://www.craftliterary.com/flash-fiction/

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Day 3: Write a story whose descriptions rely only on the sense of smell or hearing (or both)

Thanks to *Charmaine Wilkerson for today’s celebrity prompt
and for all the success on her amazing new book!

Charmaine Wilkerson is the author of the novel Black Cake and writer of award-winning flash fiction and microfiction, including How to Make a Window Snake, a novella-in-flash (it’s so good!)

Check out Charmaine’s books and upcoming appearances here:

Website:  https://charmspen.com

Instagram: @charmspen1

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Day 2: Word Prompt: Amoransia

Portuguese amor, love + ânsia, craving.
Pronounced “ah-moh-ran-see-uh.”

n. the melodramatic thrill of unrequited love; the longing to pine for someone you can never have, wallowing in devotion to some impossible person who could give your life meaning by their very absence.

Taken from The Dictionary of Obscure Sorrows by John Koenig

Thanks to Kathy Fish for today’s prompt and for being a flash fiction rock star!

*Kathy Fish’s fifth collection of flash fiction, Wild Life: Collected Works from 2003-2018, is now in its 2nd print run with Matter Press. Check out Kathy’s workshops, newsletter, and other offerings!

Art of Flash Fiction: https://artofflashfiction.substack.com/

Website: kathy-fish.com

Twitter: @kathyfish

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