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Flash fiction: Achievemephobia by Phil Yeats

Welcome to the Spot Writers. This month’s prompt: “Awakening from a bad dream or, even worse, a nightmare.” Today’s post comes from Phil Yeats. In December, Phil (using his Alan Kemister pen name) published his most recent novel. Tilting at … Continue reading

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Flash fiction: Great-Aunt Jessie by Cathy MacKenzie

Welcome to the Spot Writers. This month’s theme: awakening from a bad dream or, even worse, a nightmare. This week’s story is from Cathy MacKenzie. Check out her novel, WOLVES DON’T KNOCK, available on Amazon and other retailers.  Great-Aunt Jessie … Continue reading

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Flash Fiction: Paperwork in the Sand by Val Muller

Welcome to the Spot Writers. The prompt for this month is to write a story involving “”awakening from a bad dream or, even worse, a nightmare.” Today’s tale comes to us from Val Muller, author of The Scarred Letter, a … Continue reading

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Flash Fiction: And then, what? by Chiara De Giorgi

Welcome to the Spot Writers. This month’s prompt: “Winter to spring—a time of transitions. Write a story that takes place in a train station.” This week’s story comes from Chiara De Giorgi. Chiara dreams, reads, edits texts, translates, and occasionally … Continue reading

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Flash fiction: Transitions by Cathy MacKenzie

Welcome to the Spot Writers. This month’s prompt: “Winter to spring—a time of transitions. Write a story that takes place in a train station.” This week’s fiction is from Cathy MacKenzie. Check out her novel, WOLVES DON’T KNOCK, available on … Continue reading

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Flash Fiction: Departure by Val Muller

Welcome to the Spot Writers. This month’s prompt is “Winter to spring, a time of transitions. Write a story that takes place in a train station.” This month comes to us from Val Muller, author of the young adult novels … Continue reading

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Flash Fiction: Dragons Go Out in the Cold by Chiara De Giorgi

Welcome to The Spot Writers. The current prompt is a story about something nice and unexpected happening on a gloomy day. This week’s story comes from Chiara De Giorgi. Chiara dreams, reads, edits texts, translates, and occasionally writes in two languages. … Continue reading

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Flash Fiction: “The Unexpected” by Cathy MacKenzie

Welcome to the Spot Writers. This month’s prompt is to write a story about something nice and unexpected happening on a gloomy day. This week’s story is from Cathy MacKenzie. Check out her novel, WOLVES DON’T KNOCK, available on Amazon … Continue reading

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Flash Fiction: Rear View Mirror by Val Muller

Welcome to the Spot Writers. This month’s topic is:  something nice and unexpected happens on a gloomy day. This week’s post is by Val Muller, author of the coming of age novel The Girl Who Flew Away. Surrounded by high … Continue reading

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Flash poetry: A midwinter night’s dream by Chiara De Giorgi

Welcome to The Spot Writers. This month’s prompt is to write a story including the words, “Will winter never end.” This week’s story comes from Chiara De Giorgi. Chiara dreams, reads, edits texts, translates, and occasionally writes in two languages. … Continue reading

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