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Flash fiction: Winterlude by Phil Yeats

Welcome to The Spot Writers. In honour of these mid-winter postings, this prompt is a story that incorporates the words “will winter ever end.” Today’s post comes from Phil Yeats. Last week, Phil (using his Alan Kemister pen name) published … Continue reading

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Flash Fiction: Counting the Days by Cathy MacKenzie

Welcome to The Spot Writers. In honour of these mid-winter postings, this prompt is a story that incorporates the words “will winter ever end.” This week’s story comes from Cathy MacKenzie, who dedicates this tale to Val Muller, a fellow … Continue reading

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Flash Fiction: Snowball by Val Muller

Welcome to the Spot Writers. This month’s prompt is to write a story including the words, “Will winter never end.” This week’s tale comes to you from Val Muller, author of the young adult novel The Girl Who Flew Away. … Continue reading

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Flash Fiction: The Mailboxes Thief by Chiara De Giorgi

Welcome to The Spot Writers. This month’s prompt is to write a story using the following five words: tables, swimming pool, pavement, trees, mailboxes. 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: Pool Party by Phil Yeats

Welcome to The Spot Writers. This month’s prompt is to write a story using the following five words: tables, swimming pool, pavement, trees, mailboxes. Today’s post comes from Phil Yeats. In December, Phil (using his Alan Kemister pen name) published his most … Continue reading

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Flash Fiction: What Elves Do After Christmas by Val Muller

Welcome to the Spot Writers. In our last prompt for 2018, we had to use the following words in a story: stables, swimming pool, pavement, trees, mailboxes. Today’s prompt comes to us from Val Muller, author of the YA novel … Continue reading

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Flash Fiction: Life’s but a moment in time by Chiara De Giorgi

Welcome to the Spot Writers. This month’s prompt is to write a story that involves a snow globe. The snow globe can contain anything and doesn’t necessarily have to do with or take place around Christmas. This week’s story comes … Continue reading

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A Waif’s Treasure by Phil Yeats

Welcome to The Spot Writers. This month’s prompt is to write a story that involves a snow globe. Today’s post comes from Phil Yeats. Last week, Phil (using his Alan Kemister pen name) published his most recent novel. Tilting at … Continue reading

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Flash Fiction: The Snow Globe by Cathy MacKenzie

Welcome to The Spot Writers. This month’s prompt is to write a story that involves a snow globe. This week’s story comes from Cathy MacKenzie. Cathy’s novel, WOLVES DON’T KNOCK, is available from her locally or on Amazon. *** The … Continue reading

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Flash Fiction: Home by Val Muller

Welcome to the Spot Writers. This month’s prompt is to write a story that involves a snow globe. The snow globe can contain anything and doesn’t necessarily have to do with or take place around Christmas. Today’s prompt comes to … Continue reading

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