Hey hey writertron! Here’s your Flash Face Off prompts for the week.
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The week’s prompts are:
MILK Vs COOKIES
“I’ve got a library copy of Gone with the Wind, a quart of milk and all these cookies. Wow! What an orgy!”
Valley of the Dolls by Jacqueline Susann
Later on, the potluck lunches together in the breakroom where we learned to like Inez’s potato salad with its pucker of onion, Melinda’s tuna noodle casserole crusted with Saltines, the shortbread cookies Judy made from a recipe that was willed to her by her Scots grandmother.
A Brief Natural History of the Girls in the Office by Sarah Freligh in Milk Candy Review
A young guy with a fat moustache discusses the importance of coming out. He quotes Harvey Milk, an American politician who was convinced someone would assassinate him for being overtly homosexual. The man tells us how Milk died. How he was killed.
Iron Wolf by Nod Gosh in Fictive Dream
- The house smells of iron as blood smells of iron. Think of the sticks and the straw you say, bring milk for the litter of wolves in your bed.
- The house is a pantomime. We shout at each other but won’t admit what’s behind us. We dress up as our own worst nightmares, trip over broken plastic flowers.
The House Is Not a House by Tess Jolly
Whole Foods Cafe: so many f**king milks by Karen on Flickr
Man sitting on a stool milking a cow by Tadeu Jnr on UnSplash
Cookie Jar by Tijana Drndarski on UnSplash
A Box of Cookie Cutters by pepperberryfarm on Flickr
What are these prompts for please?
Every week, we post a set of flash fiction prompts. You write a super small story (500 words or fewer), post it on our forums, give and receive feedback, and at the end of the month we pick our faves for a Friday night online open mic night. It’s pretty amazingly awesome and you should definitely join us. Yes you should.
It works like this:
Use the prompts to write in any way that inspires you. Pick a side, pick both, pick a quote or pick an image, or just go with the general aesthetic and vibe of the themes. Whatever floats your writerly hoozits. And remember—flash doesn’t have to be dark and traumatic to be effective.
Edit your writing into a beaut 500 word story and post it on the Flash Face Off forums (please submit no more than 2 stories per week thanks!)
While you’re waiting for the awesome writerly community to read your story and offer wise words and critique, read at least two other stories and give your constructive feedback.
That’s it! At the end of every month we gather all our faves and have a big ol’ open mic party. Sign up here.
NO WAIT ONE MORE THING!
Please do make good use of the workshopping forums to offer feedback to others, receive feedback on your own story, and tweak/edit as much as you like. This really is the absolute best way to develop your writing (and it’s a really nice way to be part of this
Ok now we’re really done. Go write.
