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I need one of these

Flash Fiction Contest 2025 - Gemini Magazine Literary Fiction Poetry a Little Craziness and More. The Seventeenth Annual FLASH FICTION CONTEST FIRST PRIZE: $1,000 Second Prize: $100Four Honorable Mentions: $25Entry Fee: $8Deadline: September 2, 2025Word Limit: 1,000 All Six Finalists Will Be Publi...

Wow, you can win $1,000.
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Judgmental dogs... 👀😅🤣

#dog #dogday #bluesky

Did you hear about the writer who died from eating too much Lebanese food? His fame was posthummus.

Really?

ha

Silhouette of a great blue heron by a lake at sunset.

"Don't only practice your art, but force your way into its secrets, for it and knowledge can raise men to the Divine." ~ Ludwig van Beethoven

#silhouette #photography #heron #greatblueheron #lake #hunter #hunting #bird #wildbird #sunset #dark #secrets

Kate Bush, the early years.

So many questions. Was the alligator really an alien in disguise?

I’m getting real success on eBay. I sold my homing pigeons four times.

amen

Inspired by the incredible writing that came through FFF Competition Twenty-Eight?

FFF Competition Twenty-Nine is open! ( Until 23/8 ) Judge: Amy Photiou (winner of competition 28 )...

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Cows on the beach at Ballycastle, Northern Ireland. And, why not?

That time our telephone pole ran away and I put up signs on every cat I saw.

One of the finest opening lines in contemporary literature.

'Leonard was raised by his mother alone with cheerfully concealed difficulty, his father having died tragically during childbirth.'

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A History of the Future

We stopped reading, and then we all died.

"I am presently experiencing life at a rate of several WTFs per hour." Anon.

Yup. And how little we know about them

Slide 1: Title, Date, & Prompt Introduction This slide features a large torn piece of lined paper with the text "August 1st" at the top and the writing prompt "Arrive Late, Leave Early" in big script letters. There's a typewriter in the corner with a note saying "TOOLS not RULES". On the right, there's a speech bubble with prompt questions, a Bluesky butterfly, and it has a palm leaf background. Transcription: August 1st Arrive Late, Leave Early What's your take on this writing technique? Have you used it before — or do you avoid it? Share your thoughts, drop a snippet, or tell us how you'd use it in a scene.


Slide 2: What and Why This slide is a piece of lined paper with "What?" and "Why?" highlighted at the top and middle. It explains what "Arrive Late, Leave Early" means as a writing technique and why it's useful. There's a Bluesky butterfly and palm fronds in the backgrond. Transcription: What? Originally a screenwriting technique, "Arrive Late, Leave Early" means starting a scene as close as possible to the moment of change, conflict, or plot development, then exiting as soon as it resolves—or during, if you're aiming for a cliffhanger. Why? Streamlines the storytelling, keeping the reader engaged and the narrative moving at a brisk pace.

Slide 3: In Practice This slide looks like a piece of graph paper and features stick figure doodles telling a story about someone waking up, brushing teeth, encountering a bear in the kitchen (the bear!), and fighting it off. Key moments are labelled, and there are arrows suggesting where a scene could start or end. Transcription: Where should this scene start and end? Asleep → Wake up → Brush teeth → Doom Scroll → Walk into kitchen (Start here?) → Find bear → Fight bear off with air freshener → Bear runs away → React (End here?) → Post about it → Haggle with locksmith → Wait for new locks But what if it's a romance and the locksmith is the LI? Where is the latest point we can enter that gets straight to the meat of the conflict? (Yes, that was a bad pun)

Slide 4: What do you think? This slide is a torn piece of paper with discussion questions for writers about using the "Arrive Late, Leave Early" technique. There's a speech bubble repeating "TOOLS not RULES," a blue butterfly, and palm fronds in the background. Transcription: What do you think? So, what's your take on "Arrive Late, Leave Early?" Do you like to drop your readers into scenes close to the conflict/action, or do you prefer a slower start? Do you plan your scenes with this in mind? Why not share your experience or a snippet with the community? Hot takes welcome—jst please don't set anyone on fire!

Welcome to #SummerOfStory, a game all about the craft of writing. Can't wait to hear everyone's opinions.

NB: My goal is to prompt discussion, not tell anyone how to write. These aren't my ideas, just my interpretation of well-known tips & techniques

Day 1: Arrive Late, Leave Early

#WritingPrompt

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I hope all this AI crap leads to greater popularity for live theater, live music, and live events generally.

Almost worse than looking at crap AI images is looking at something interesting and not being sure what kind of reality it might have.

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Aug 1st is almost here. That's when we reopen to subs. Please read our guidelines. Free sub option always available, & we pay $30/piece. We nom for BoN, Best Microfiction, Best Small Fictions, & Pushcart.

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This has been the longest summer of my life. Bad weather, bad vibes. I apologize to the troll (Paul) who contacted Brilliant Flash Fiction through our website last night. I didn't respond very politely. Ha

I wish I had a tail so I could have an appendage devoted to getting out my fidget energy.

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Close-up of Bright pink daisies.

Some pink daisies to cheer you up.

#dailyflowers 🌱
#flowerreport
#bloomscrolling

#PinkMon

#booksky what do you 💬 think?

Haha