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AND here I thought this week was just going to be about Faroese puffins and an empathetic sun bear. The sun bear was at my daughter's request because I do those now. (So, if you want to see a particular animal featured, EM me.) Check the MICRO FICTION section to see what is new.
As I might have mentioned, I love spending my weekends on writing challenges. Anything from micro fiction over flash fiction to short stories, which take a little longer, the challenges are just a good way to flex my pencils and enjoy the buzz of a hard deadline.
This weekend was the second round of the NYC Midnight Flash Fiction Challenge 2021. The task was to write 1000 words in 48 hours in an assigned genre with a fixed location and an object. My assigned genre was suspense, the location a banquet room, and the object a four-leaf clover. I made it with seven minutes to spare. So much fun!
As a bonus, I found out that my entry into the first round, a fairytale called The Bell and The Bitcoin, had placed 11th in its group and thus yielded points for me to bring into the next round. YAY! You can read more about that in the WHAT I AM section, including the fairytale itself.
To top it off, there is new stuff in the METHOD WRITING department. I am doing a quick round of crime novel openings in the style of select masters. I hope you enjoy it.
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