Fiction in 50 has been a regular feature in the last week of every month here for several years now. It was founded by Bruce the Bookshelf Gargoyle, and when he retired from blogging in 2017 I decided to take over the hop. Now, I'm throwing in the towel. I really enjoy writing these ultra-short stories, and reading those Jemima Pett writes. But the hop has no traction, no momentum and (navigating way from hackneyed metaphors to the concrete problem), no members. The December post will be the last official Fi50 post. So... if you want to participate, time is running out! Read the instructions below and hammer out your 50 words!
What is #Fi50? In the words of founder Bruce Gargoyle, "Fiction in 50: think of it as the anti-NaNoWriMo experience!" Pack a beginning, middle and end of story into 50 words or less (bonus points for hitting exactly 50 words).
The rules for participation are simple:
1. Create a piece of fictional writing in 50 words or less, ideally using the prompt as title or theme or inspiration.That’s it! But for those who wish to challenge themselves further, here’s an additional rule:
2. Post your piece of flash fiction on your blog or (for those poor blog-less souls) add it as a comment on the Ninja Librarian’s post for everyone to enjoy.
For those thrill-seekers who really like to go the extra mile (ie: perfectionists):
3. Add the nifty little picture above to your post (credit for which goes entirely to ideflex over at acrossthebored.com) or create your own Fi50 meme pic….
and
4. Link back here so others can jump on the mini-fic bandwagon.
Here's the Linky List so you can add your post!
This is a Blog Hop!
The November prompt is...
Forging Ahead
“Officer Smith, I'm promoting you to a new department.”
“Yessir.”
“Report to Higgins in the Detective Division.”
“I do seem to be forging ahead with my career, sir.”
“Funny you should put it that way…”
“Sir?”
“They want you to work on the MoneyCo case.”
“Embezzlement, isn’t it, sir?”
“Forgery.”
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Yes, I'm that sort. I used my 50 words to create a bad pun. Hope you enjoyed it anyway!
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