Flash Face Off Prompts – 6th December

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Author: Anika Carpenter
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Hey hey writertron! Here’s your Flash Face Off prompts for the week.

Scroll to the bottom of the page and find out what we’re actually doing. Or quick links here:

The Flash Face Off forum

Book the Flash Face Off live reading 

 

The week’s prompts are:

CANDLES Vs BULBS

 

Under Sewerby Hall’s Lantern of Demosthenes

I found a pebble the exact shape of a light bulb.

Then, suddenly, as if in one of my old Beanos,

another lit above my head in a thought bubble

An Arbitrary Light Bulb by Ian Duhig

 

A candle is made of paraffin wax,

made of petrol, crude oil debajo

de la tierra,

donde viven los difuntos.

When I say difuntos,

I mean we come from seeds.

A candle is a spine that holds all

our bodies.

How Candles Are Made by Lupe Mendez

 

Light is good company, when alone; I took my comfort where I found it, and the warmest yellow bulb in the living-room lamp had become a kind of radiant babysitter all its own.

The Particular Sadness of Lemon Cake by Aimee Bender

 

The letter was the first thing I noticed when I walked inside. It was on the table as I’d asked, and it sat next to a burning candle, one I’d never seen, one that dripped with wax a bit too freely. The power was out, the place more silent than a mime fight.

On My Day Off by Benjamin Niespodziany in Lost Balloon

 

Electrical System, by Nancy Holt, 1982

Candle, by Gerhard Richter, 1983

 

 

Trees with bulbs hanging from them and the words HOPE glowing on the ground

There is always Hope by Ron Smith on UnSplash

 

Bulbs in wooden trays

Bulbs by Annie Spratt on UnSplash

 

Table with different coloured glasses on top with candles highlighting the coloursTable with Candles and Glasses by Siednji Leon

 

Candle in the shape of a bear with the head melted

Bear Candle by Matt Kowalczyk 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.

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