Hey there ZapFicers!
Welcome back to the bi-weekly ZapFic Contest!
It's the last ZapFic of 2025... We'll be back next year (Friday!)!
today is MONDAY so it must be time for...
ZapFicMonday!
ZapFicMonday - ZapFic240: The Original ZapFic
This is the original ZapFic contest! Write a story using 240 characters or less!
You have 7 days (until Next Monday's ZapFicMonday post) to post a Zapfic (a story written in 240 characters or less) using the prompt given (results will be posted in the comment section of next Monday's post).
Please note it is a story with 240 characters (letters, full stops, spaces, etc) NOT words!
Rewards
All valid posts will be upvoted and reblogged by 
Three winners will get 2 Hive SBI shares (1 HiveSBI share from 
3 runners up will receive 1 HiveSBI share from
Rules:
Post to the Freewriters Community.
Post a link to your entry in the comments section of this post
Use one or more of the tags: #zapfic; #zapficmonday; #zapfic240
NO plagiarism, NO AI-generated stories (write your own story; that is the whole point!)
YOU MUST use a word/character counter (if you search for word counter on the internet or in your phone's app store you will get a big choice!) and include a screenshot. Entries without a screenshot will NOT be valid
Above: an example of a screenshot of a word counter app
Please use the prompt provided as you see fit (use your imagination)
Try to tell a complete story if you can!
Another Reminder: The story should only be 240 characters long (including spaces) - it can be shorter, but not longer!
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This Week's Prompt:
“improve"
The winners will usually be announced by the
Look out for the post in the Freewriters Community!
Good luck ZapFicers!
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Two ZapFic Contests a week!
Every #ZapFicMonday write a #ZapFic240 (a story written using 240 characters or less), Every #ZapFic50Friday write a #Zapfic50 (a story written in precisely 50 WORDS!)