I’d been called a free spirit before. They couldn’t keep me tethered to their heavy lead chains that damned them to this cut, narrow path called life. I refused to give in.

I knew it was a mistake the moment the words were out of my mouth, but it was too late. I couldn’t catch hold of those words, as they raced through the air, and pull them back into my mouth, never ...

This week I'll be posting the stories of the runners-up from my Summer Flash Fiction Contest. All entries were based on the theme "I knew it was a mistake the moment it was over." The level of tale...

Some stories didn't follow the theme of my summer contest, but were so good I wanted to share them with you anyway. This short short is by Rose O'Kaye. Enjoy!

As a writer, I couldn’t create such a crime.

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I can’t claim this as my original line. I found it in Writer’s Digest Short-Story theme, but the line is simply too irresistible to not let my demented, dark imagination roam with my own short story…

That’s not all… I also want you to run with it in my Summer Flash Fiction Contest kicking off today. Win $100 with your story of the same theme. Continue reading to enter.

"It’s really important to me to have characters with depth, quirks and flaws. Nobody’s perfect, and everyone’s on a journey."

I knew it was a mistake the moment it was over. Your ghost follows my footsteps before I even make them everyplace I seem to go. I can hear the echo of you; see the memory start to reform before my...

Here is another runner-up from my Summer Flash Fiction Contest. All entries were based on the theme “I knew it was a mistake the moment it was over.” #4 is by Caleb Adebayo from Nigeria. Enjoy! I c...

Silence then, the shock receding. We begin again, promising ourselves we’ll get it right this time.

It doesn’t take all day to recognize sunshine, but the main question on the floor is, “What do you do when you see it? Do you run to it and bathe in its warmth?

I love to write because I'm free to explore. I can change my sex and my ethnicity. I can change time periods.

The Summer Flash Fiction contest will be extended until 8/24/2015. Write a 450 word story, win $100!

ENTER YOUR STORY!  STORY THEME "I knew it was a mistake the moment it was over" Contest rules: Contest is open to all writers: traditionally published, self-published, and non-published. Must not b...

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