Flash Fiction Rodeo Contest #3

Posted on October 13, 2017 by Sherri Matthews

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 be a fun challenge. Read on for all the details and good luck one and all!

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Septolet in Motion

By JulesPaige

Words are cast like magic spells. Some may debate the text in which such lessons exist. Religious works could be a type of Grimoire since often as children we are taught rote prayers that will lead us away from temptation. Other schools of thought may define Grimoire as a book devoted to just the teaching and instruction of magic and those amulets and talisman that would be endowed with gifting the owners with better fortunes. I quote this next line from the Wikipedia entry on the subject, “In many cases, the books themselves are believed to be imbued with magical powers, though in many cultures, other sacred texts that are not Grimoires (such as the Bible) have been believed to have supernatural properties intrinsically.

I would beg to argue that any book that transfers us to another world or jolts our imagination could be a Grimoire…

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About Sherri Matthews

Sherri is a writer with work published in print magazines, anthologies and online. As a young British mum of three, she emigrated to California and stayed for twenty years. Today she lives in England's West Country, a full-time carer within her family. Her current WIP after completing her memoir is a psychological thriller.
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14 Responses to Flash Fiction Rodeo Contest #3

  1. shehannemoore says:
    October 13, 2017 at 4:31 pm

    Sherri…welcome back… x

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  2. Norah says:
    October 14, 2017 at 1:14 am

    This is going to be a fun one, Sherri!

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  3. Charli Mills says:
    October 14, 2017 at 5:01 am

    Thanks for sharing, Sherri! Thank your dongle for me, too!

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  4. Denise says:
    October 15, 2017 at 3:42 am

    Just wanted to say Hi and hope you are well xx

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