Tag: NYCMidnight
Tag: NYCMidnight
The Super Duper Fun Maze of Discovery
This story was written as an entry in the 2020 NYCMidnight Flash Fiction Contest, Round 2. I had one weekend to write a <1,000 word story with the following prompts: Genre = Rom Com // Location = A Labyrinth // Item = Water Balloon * * * “Goddamn litterers,” Tom muttered. He picked up a magazine that was drooped over the edge
Read MoreAs Always
This story was written as an entry in the 2020 NYCMidnight Short Story Contest. I had one week to write a <2,500 word story with the following prompts: Genre = Drama // Subject = Contagious // Character = Taxi Cab Driver * * * Tad turns the steering wheel with calculated precision as his taxi
Read MoreBattle of the Bulges
This story was written as an entry in the 2013 NYCMidnight Flash Fiction Contest. I had weekend to write a <1,000 word story with the following prompts: Genre = Comedy // Location = Opera House // Item = Tennis Ball * * * “Damn contraption…” Harold mumbled to himself. He pushed the metal walker up
Read MoreTo See The Light
This story was written as an entry in the 2012 NYCMidnight Short Story Contest. I had week to write a <2,500 word story with the following prompts: Genre = Fantasy // Subject = An Attack // Character = A Singer * * * It was night. It was always night. A swarm of black approached
Read MoreThe Cube
This story was written as an entry in the 2014 NYCMidnight Short Story Contest. I had 7 days to write a <2,500 word story with the following prompts: Genre = Fantasy // Subject = Mathematics // Character = Professional Athlete * * * I watch Subject 309734 through the foot-thick glass. I’ve named him Bob.
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