Tag Archives: Flash Fiction Competition

Rodeo #3: Travel with a Twist

Posted on October 17, 2018 by Sherri Matthews

Hello again, dear friends! We’ve reached the midway point at the Rodeo which means it’s time to pack your bags and flash a holiday tale with a twist. My contest, Rodeo #3: Travel With A Twist, is up and running … Continue reading →

Posted in Carrot Ranch, Uncategorized | Tagged 99 Word Flash Fiction, Carrot Ranch, Flash Fiction Competition, Flash Fiction Rodeo 2018, Travel Writing, Writing Contest | 16 Comments

Rodeo #2: Memoir

Posted on October 13, 2018 by Sherri Matthews

‘She Did It’. That’s the prompt for Irene Waters’ Rodeo #2 Flash Fiction Memoir Contest. Huge apologies for my late re-blog this week – wifi/update issues, say no more – but there’s still plenty of time to enter by 11:59 … Continue reading →

Posted in Carrot Ranch | Tagged 99 Word Flash Fiction, BOTS, Flash fiction, Flash Fiction Competition, Flash Fiction Rodeo 2018, Memoir | 12 Comments

Rodeo #1: Dialog

Posted on October 3, 2018 by Sherri Matthews

And we’re off! Geoff Le Pard is first through the gate at the Rodeo with contest number 1, ‘Dialogue’. All details below. Open to all, free entry, and a cash prize for the winner. Contest closes October 10 at 11:59pm … Continue reading →

Posted in Carrot Ranch | Tagged 99 Word Flash Fiction Competition, Carrot Ranch, Dialogue, Flash Fiction Competition, Flash Fiction Rodeo 2018 | 29 Comments

Travel to the Rodeo

Posted on September 20, 2018 by Sherri Matthews

Howdy Folks! Yep…it’s time once again to saddle up, polish your boots and grab your pen too: the Rodeo is back! Five, 99 word flash fiction contests, each with a unique prompt, running weekly through October at Carrot Ranch. Open … Continue reading →

Posted in Carrot Ranch, Flash Fiction, Writing Competitions | Tagged 99 World Flash Fiction Contest, Carrot Ranch, Flash Fiction Competition, Flash Fiction Rodeo 2018, The Ultimate Flash Fiction, Writing Competition | 4 Comments

Winner of Flash Fiction Contest #7

Posted on December 19, 2017 by Sherri Matthews

At last! I’m thrilled to announce the winner of my Murderous Musings Flash Fiction Rodeo Contest #7. Fantastic flashes, all thirty-two of them a deviously delicious read. And the winner is…Marjorie Mallon! Huge congratulations Marje! I’m also hugely excited to … Continue reading →

Posted in Flash Fiction | Tagged Congress of Rough Writers: Flash Fiction Anthology Vol 1, Flash Fiction Competition, Flash Fiction Contest, Flash Fiction Rodeo, Happy Christmas, thank you, writing | 26 Comments

Flash Fiction Rodeo Contest #4

Posted on October 18, 2017 by Sherri Matthews

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 | 19 Comments

Meanwhile Back On The Farm

Posted on September 29, 2017 by Sherri Matthews

Hello World. Remember those first two words WordPress put on our About Page? When, all shiny and brand new we ventured nervously, hands shaking as we hit the publish button, into blogland for the very first time? Clueless as to … Continue reading →

Posted in Flash Fiction, Nature & Wildlife | Tagged Black Cats, Blogging, Carrot Ranch, Chinese Button Quails, Conveyancing, Flash Fiction Anthology, Flash Fiction Competition, Flash Fiction Rodeo, Goose Farm, Hedgehogs, Nature & Wildlife, robin, Summerhouse | 120 Comments

The Voice Of Asperger’s Syndrome

Posted on March 8, 2016 by Sherri Matthews

I look at the photographs of the five-year old girl with the scarf tied around her shoulders like a cape and tears slide down my face. In some, she holds a paint brush and looks down intently at her growing … Continue reading →