Well, that went by fast. It’s already time again for the annual North Coast Journal Flash Fiction Contest, so get typing. Make your original stories 99 words or fewer (like this announcement), not including the title, for a chance to see your work of genius and brevity in the Journal. Email up to three entries […]
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NCJ Preview: Flash Fiction and Local Delivery
It’s time for the NCJ Flash Fiction Issue! One of our judges, Eureka Poet Laureate David Holper, joins us to talk about reading and ranking the hundreds of 99-word stories submitted by readers. And we’ll talk about how the local business USVetsDeliver is trying to make over the delivery service model. Hit subscribe for weekly […]
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The Flash Fiction Contest Returns
Let’s cut to the chase: The annual North Coast Journal Flash Fiction Contest is on. Tell your tale in 99 words or fewer, not including the title, for a chance at a prize or to see your story in the Journal. Email up to three entries as attachments to fiction@northcoastjournal.com with your full name and […]
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Make it Fast: The Flash Fiction Contest is Back
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 […]
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TL;DR: Arts in Corrections at Pelican Bay
Crazy week? No time to read our long form cover story about the arts program at Pelican Bay State Prison? No problem, we got you covered. Here are five things we learned from our visit. And you can always check out the full cover story right here. 1. Several Humboldt residents and programs bring classes […]
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Theater Kids
Arcata Playhouse founders Jackie Dandeneau and David Ferney met as young actors touring the Canadian Fringe Circuit in the summer of 1995. The story goes that her sketch comedy troupe crashed his comic acrobatic troupe’s show in Edmonton. After that first encounter, “I chased her around the world. Literally,” says Ferney. They eventually moved to […]
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Flash Fiction 2015
Got 99 problems but a plot ain’t one? Crack your knuckles and start typing — the North Coast Journal Flash Fiction Contest is back. Send your original story of 99 words or fewer to our judges for a chance at publication and a prize. Email your entries to fiction@northcoastjournal.com between Sept. 24 and 5 p.m. […]
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AllWorkAndNoPlayMakesJackADullBoy
Some people strap on their new Cream-Sponge Para Litefoot Shoes* and run, run, till the marathon’s done — or, at least, until another summer has past. Others — perhaps you, swifty reader — snuggle up to a keyboard somewhere and write like the wind that moans and shrieks through the ravine, at times wanderingly lost […]