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The Congress of Rough Writers Flash Fiction Anthology Vol I

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Monthly Archives: October 2017
Halloween Music And A Homecoming
In February, we put our house up for sale. Nine months later and four weeks at the Goose Farm, we moved into our new home last week. For five of those weeks, my cat Eddie had to stay in a … Continue reading
Flash Fiction Rodeo Contest #7
Wouldn’t you know it. The same week I host Flash Fiction Rodeo Contest #7 over at Carrot Ranch, I move house. It was supposed to happen in July, but how else to keep up with my broken record/cliché fashion Summerhouse … Continue reading
Posted in Flash Fiction, Reblogs
Tagged Carrot Ranch, Flash Fiction Contest, Flash Fiction Rodeo, Memoir, Memoir Writing, Murderous Musings
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Flash Fiction Rodeo Contest #5
Time to Twitterflash at the Rodeo! C. Jai Ferry’s 9×11 Twitterflash kicks off Flash Fiction Rodeo Contest #5 at Carrot Ranch. She wants us to complete a 99-word story using Twitter on any subject or in any genre as long … Continue reading
Posted in Reblogs, Uncategorized
Tagged Flash Fiction Contest, Flash Fiction Rodeo, Twitter
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Flash Fiction Rodeo Contest #4
Flash Fiction Rodeo Contest #4 ‘Scars’ is live now! Memoir writer Irene Waters asks us to write a double length Carrot Ranch flash, or 2 chapters of 99-words each (198 words total), tell a story that shows a scar. It … Continue reading
Posted in Reblogs, Uncategorized
Tagged Carrot Ranch, Flash Fiction Competition, Flash Fiction Rodeo Contest, Memoir
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Flash Fiction Rodeo Contest #3
Flash Fiction Contest #3 from Jules Paige live at Carrot Ranch! This is flash fiction with a difference: Jules asks us to use a form of poetry called a ‘Septolet’. Never heard of it? Me neither, but it looks to … Continue reading
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Tagged Carrot Ranch, Flash Fiction Contest, Poetry, Reblog, Septolet
14 Comments
Flash Fiction Rodeo Contest #2
Flash Fiction Rodeo Contest #2, Geoff Le Pard’s challenge Little and Laugh, is up and running live at Carrot Ranch! Geoff wants us to make him laugh. That’s it! Deadline Midnight EST October 13. Read on for full details and … Continue reading
Posted in Reblogs, Uncategorized
Tagged Carrot Ranch, Flash Fiction Contest, Humour, Reblog
14 Comments
Flash Fiction Rodeo Contest #1
The Flash Fiction Rodeo Contest at Carrot Ranch is off! Contest #1 Leader, Norah Colvin, kicks off with ‘When I Grow Up’. Next up: The Little and Laugh Flash Contest by Geoff Le Pard on Tuesday, October 10. Enter the … Continue reading



































