Beth C. Greenberg https://bethcgreenberg.com/ stories for the open-hearted Fri, 22 Nov 2024 20:02:46 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 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

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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Why do we love the age-gap trope? A deep dive into The Idea of You and my rom-com Fixer Upper offers 5 reasons YM/OW romance hits the spot.

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]]> 3421 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

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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