Flash Fiction Archives - Beth C. Greenberg https://bethcgreenberg.com/category/flash-fiction/ stories for the open-hearted Fri, 22 Nov 2024 20:02:46 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.2 181582931 The Flash Fiction Spy Story That Stole Round One https://bethcgreenberg.com/the-flash-fiction-spy-story-that-stole-round-one/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-flash-fiction-spy-story-that-stole-round-one https://bethcgreenberg.com/the-flash-fiction-spy-story-that-stole-round-one/#comments Fri, 22 Nov 2024 17:41:42 +0000 https://bethcgreenberg.com/?p=3511 flash fiction writer

How I came to write this flash fiction spy story that earned me a top spot in the first round of the 2024 NYC Midnight Flash Fiction contest

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]]> https://bethcgreenberg.com/the-flash-fiction-spy-story-that-stole-round-one/feed/ 1 3511 Miniature Magic: Tiny Tales Inspired by Daily Writing Prompts https://bethcgreenberg.com/tiny-tales-inspired-by-daily-writing-prompts/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tiny-tales-inspired-by-daily-writing-prompts Wed, 20 Mar 2024 15:30:00 +0000 https://bethcgreenberg.com/?p=3403 Row of four tiny books across a white background

On January 1, 2023, I committed to composing a tweet-length piece to daily writing prompts all 365 days of the year. I say “piece” because these 280-character compositions end up ranging from stories to limericks (and other largely satirical poetry) to observations about the world around me. So I “joined” …

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]]> 3403 Tiny Tales: A Year of Daily Prompted Stories https://bethcgreenberg.com/books/tiny-tales-a-year-of-daily-prompted-stories/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tiny-tales-a-year-of-daily-prompted-stories Fri, 16 Feb 2024 21:36:43 +0000 https://bethcgreenberg.com/?page_id=3374 A few excerpts to whet your appetite: [The hashtag (#) indicates that day’s prompt.] *** There once was a caveman who inkedOrnate drawings of all that he thinkedWhen asked why he wroteHe replied – and I quote:“Because one day we’ll all be #extinct.” * “Quit clowning around!”Jim frowns, miming falling …

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