Our April Flash Contest was based on Prompt #198 (provided by intern Sim Ling Thee), which challenged participants to write a story in which the protagonist failed at everything and ultimately didn’t succeed in the end. Unsurprisingly, this subverting prompt led to some the most inspired writing we’ve seen yet! Submissions ranged from a violin […]
Flash Contest
Weekly Creativity #198 | Flash Contest #42: Write a Story where the Character Fails at Everything
Write a story where the character fails at everything and ultimately doesn’t succeed at the end.
Flash Contest #41, March 2022: Write a story that has a frame narrative—our winners and their work
Our March Flash Contest was based on Prompt #194 (provided by contributor Molly Torinus), which challenged participants to craft a frame narrative—like a story within a story—for their submissions. This delightful prompt readily invited experimentation with form, and we weren’t disappointed—one story went “Behind the Scenes” to show the editing processes and inner workings of […]