Flash Memory
21/10/24 12:26 Filed in: Writing
Following the Flash Dogs Equinox challenge last month I’ve decided to give the Remix a go. To that end I downloaded a Kindle ‘book’ of writing I’d done for a load of flash challenges from back in the day. There are literally dozens and dozens of them, and bloody hell so many old flash fiction challenges that have been and gone. It got me proper reminiscing about all the good stuff the Dogs & Co. used to be involved with.
What a time it was, anyone new to Twitter won’t know how good it used to be for the writer types, which is how the Flash Dogs formed—it wouldn’t these days with the awful mess Twitter has become. Elon doesn’t like reading.
How many of these (largely weekly) challenges do you remember?
Angry Hourglass
Finish That Thought
Flash Friday
Last Line First
Luminous Creatures
Microbookends
Mid Week Blues Buster
MidWeek Flash
Race the Date
Seedling Challenge
Thursday Threads (still going)
Trifecta
Visdare
I used to use these all very regularly and it makes me realise how little I do now along these lines. I have started doing a few of my own stories from short snippets I come up with myself. While the challenges have gone I should really just do my own that way and then either develop into something more substantial, or put up a few on this ole website. I do need to be more regular in terms of writing and publishing I guess. I shouldn’t use the demise of these sites and prompts as an excuse not to.
Next though I’ve got to choose one of my old flash stories from one of these challenges to get in and remix. If you wrote for any of these why don’t you give it a go to? Consider it a new prompt.
What a time it was, anyone new to Twitter won’t know how good it used to be for the writer types, which is how the Flash Dogs formed—it wouldn’t these days with the awful mess Twitter has become. Elon doesn’t like reading.
How many of these (largely weekly) challenges do you remember?
Angry Hourglass
Finish That Thought
Flash Friday
Last Line First
Luminous Creatures
Microbookends
Mid Week Blues Buster
MidWeek Flash
Race the Date
Seedling Challenge
Thursday Threads (still going)
Trifecta
Visdare
I used to use these all very regularly and it makes me realise how little I do now along these lines. I have started doing a few of my own stories from short snippets I come up with myself. While the challenges have gone I should really just do my own that way and then either develop into something more substantial, or put up a few on this ole website. I do need to be more regular in terms of writing and publishing I guess. I shouldn’t use the demise of these sites and prompts as an excuse not to.
Next though I’ve got to choose one of my old flash stories from one of these challenges to get in and remix. If you wrote for any of these why don’t you give it a go to? Consider it a new prompt.
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