Kendra dropped the dusty cardboard box on the coffee table. She pointed an accusatory finger at it. “You mind explaining why I found that in the attic?” Gran wrinkled her already-wrinkly nose. With unerring

Welcome to the 50-Word Short Story challenge. Each week participants write short stories that are exactly 50-words long. Be sure to read the entries, and if you're so inclined, give it a try. In this post

The Fifty-Word Short Story challenge is a weekly opportunity to test your writing skills by crafting an entire story in just 50 words. We have a small community of writers who regularly share their

Hi everyone! It's time for a new Fifty-Word Short Story challenge. (Actually this post is overdue. Thanks for your patience! I got caught up on a "Ten Random Things About Me" post, among other

Hello animal lovers! I hope you will join me in supporting Tazewell ARC (@tarc), a small, under-funded animal shelter in rural Appalachia that helps hundreds of dogs annually with food, shelter, vaccinations,

Welcome back, dear readers of mine. I have for you today something of a reprint. I and the other contestants in the current stage of The Writer's Block 100-words contest have all spent the last while working

Hello everyone, welcome to the fourth edition of the @Steemitcentral Flash Fiction Contest. We are organizing this contest because of the growing need to promote short fiction on the Steem blockchain.

The waitress takes our untouched plates. She's uncomfortable. “How about dessert?” She's bleak. “We have cheesecake, tiramisu, or pumpkin pie.” She's innocent, caught in the crossfire. My husband squirms.

Welcome to a new week of the Fifty-Word Short Story challenge. If you're unfamiliar with us, we are a small community of writers who enjoy honing our skills by writing pithy, flavor-packed micro-fiction

Any second now, she'll realize her mistake, and leave me for a better man. She knows me, and loves me anyway. Mad girl! She's nearly out of time to run. But she doesn't. When the preacher says it's time

Welcome to the 33rd week of The Comedy Open Mic Comedy Contest. Please read the contest rules here Thank you to @gnarlyanimations for designing our new logo Rules for Judges Contest will run for a minimum

Yesterday marked the deadline for the first phase of this week’s 100-word contest. What none of us saw coming was the hardfork bork that left many Steem users unable to post or interact. Yikes! We managed

Hello fiction writers! We invite you to join another 100-word short story contest, hosted by The Writers’ Block. In this post we will announce the winner of the previous contest and provide the new two-word

“Your call is important to us. A representative will be with you soon.” Relax. Someone will answer. There's time. Feet up. Concentrate. Old pop on the line. Something breathy about breathing. Oh, the irony.

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Wowie! What a day. Spent the morning catching up on some much neglected fiction writing work. So not a lot of activity then. After lunch, I unloaded some hay bales I'd stacked on my trailer yesterday.

Hey! Just trying out this new app, and started tracking yesterday. Life on the farm is very busy. Today my activities started early, with a 5:00 am sheep-chasing adventure! Naughty things broke their gate

You have a date in Toronto this September 5-8 and you can´t miss it. I mean, there is no excuse to not attend, I´ll tell you why. @coruscate and I will give the winner of this contest a Double Ticket for

The kitten saved me, really. The fighting ended, first time in days. Rations long gone, I emerged from hiding, seeking dead soldiers to loot. I heard her mewling. Eyes reflected my flashlight ray from

Source The latest art prompt writing contest ended yesterday just before midnight. Sixteen Steemians took part, each submitting a piece of fiction using this photograph - provided by @nubellorona -as