Another 1,000-word story done! Had way more fun with this assignment than the last. I should try comedy more often.
GENRE (R2) Comedy
LOCATION (R2)A school bus
OBJECT (R2) A pencil sharpener
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Thrilled to be through to the next round! And a little scared. 1000 words in 48 hours is pretty unnatural for me. Hopefully the genre roulette is kind.
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Screenshot from the results page of the NYC Midnight Flash Fiction Challenge, round 1 says: Group 85 - Prompts: Action/Adventure / A ferryboat / A tourniquet 1st Place "In Uniform" by S.A. McNaughton SYNOPSIS - Archer, a historical reenactor on Michigan's Mackinac Island, is drawn into a chase on foot and ferry boat after a bomb explodes at the governor's summer residence
I’m really excited to have made it to the next round in the #FlashFictionChallenge2025, much less gotten my first @nycmidnight.bsky.social 1st place finish!!!!!!
A few drafts later...
I made a few people read it and they thought it was a Thriller. I was happy. Then my sister read it and said, "...it fits more into crime..."
Harumph!
A few tweaks and I submitted it for the gods to decide.
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Welp, that's another one in the books for me! Submitted my @nycmidnight.bsky.social #FlashFictionChallenge2025 entry about 30ish min ago. Am proud of what I managed to write, even if it might be iffy on the genre requirements... Let's see where this one goes, shall we?
Ok done!! That was actually so hard. I don’t think I’ll attempt this again. 🥲
I wrote at least double the word count and spent most of today trying to piece together the essentials between cooking, cleaning and hanging out with my toddler. My brain is mush.
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Story submitted! I should do these more often, this was fun. #FlashFictionChallenge2025
I finished my #FlashFictionChallenge2025 story for @nycmidnight.bsky.social's Round 1! Just crossing my fingers from here on out.
Another writing challenge done. Thank you @nycmidnight.bsky.social for a fun challenge. I got Suspense for the first time in eight years, loved it. 😊
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What was I thinking?
991 words of drivel and nonsense!
This isn't a Thriller... it's a badly written story for children!
I need coffee.
I need breakfast.
I need to write betterer.
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Draft complete
991 words written
A somewhat recognisable 'Thriller' has taken shape - not a genre I'm comfortable with
Location: A Halfway House ✅
Object: Bacon ✅
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I was a little stumped at first but now, ~400 words in, I’m feeling good!
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Got it...
After a few hours of research, I finally have a bit of an outline.
Onwards!
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I received some tough prompts... but that's ok.
It's fine.
I'm fine.
Everything's fine...
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Prompts just dropped on @nycmidnight.bsky.social's #FlashFictionChallenge2025, and I think I might have seriously just lucked out.
I already outlined my story, y'all. This is gonna be so dang good.
