Hurry up! It’s time to flex your storytelling skills for the annual North Coast Journal Flash Fiction Contest. You’ve got 99 words or fewer, not including the title. You might just win a prize or see your story in the Journal.
Email your entries as attachments to fiction@northcoastjournal.com with your full name and contact information (the latter won’t be printed) by Monday, Oct. 22 at 5 p.m. Hey, that’s coming up fast — better get typing. Our team of judges awaits. Peruse the cream of last year’s crop here if you’re curious. How long is 99 words? Exactly this long.
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This article appears in Owls of the Bell Tower.
Too late?
We spent the day together, and I did most of the talking. She was quiet, grounded, and cool. The afternoon breeze surprised her, and she danced a little jig. Bouncy, and light-hearted, everyone in the neighborhood loved her. Then the fall came, and her leaves turned red, and she was a full-blown goddess.
Bucket list:
1. Track/stalk a hungry mountain lion to its lair and hand feed it venison.
2. Hug every lonely person I can find.
3. Base jump off of the Empire State Building dressed as a coin.
4. Hire a really cool Uber driver for a year of adventure – and film it.
5. Beat Julia Butterfly Hills record for staying up in an old-growth redwood, but do it wearing a colorful butterfly costume.
6. Go out to the wood shed and warn them all about whats going to happen.
7. Tell everyone that I love that I love them.