Hey all! I’m one of 3 winners of Necon E-Books’ January flash fiction contest. Every month they put up a new prompt, and you have up to 100 words to respond to it. They really like horror, sci-fi, etc. As it was the start of a new year, January’s prompt was “new beginnings.”

You can go to the site here to read my winning entry, “12.21.12“: perhaps the world is not what we think it is…

I find their contests to be a fun monthly writing exercise, and if you don’t feel you got it right the first time around, you are welcome to submit multiple entries every month. The winners of each month are also compiled at the end of the year into a flash fiction anthology, which is pretty cool.

It’s not easy to write a 100-word story, but it’s truly an exercise in brevity and the mark of a good writer who can accomplish such a feat. If you’ve ever thought of dabbling in flash, you should check out the contest.

For February they’re doing something a little different, though: horror haikus! Should be interesting. I’m not really a fan of the haiku but I’ll probably try my hand at it anyway. The rules for each month’s prompt are posted below last month’s winners, so scroll down to check it out.