Flash Fiction #Unusual #Valentines

This is my flash fiction piece for Carrot Ranch’s prompt Valentine’s! https://carrotranch.com/2019/02/14/february-14-flash-fiction-challenge/ Damages, broken limbs, a most unusual valentines – the poor restaurant didn’t stand a chance! We squeezed into a corner next […]

Rodeo #5 Sound and Fury – The Winning Entries and My Flash

Well done to all the winners of The Carrot Ranch Sound and Fury Flash competition. I’m so pleased to hear that my lovely friend Ritu won third prize. Here’s the link to the winning entries. […]

Rodeo #4: Fractured Fairy Tales: Goldilocks Hates Chocolate

Well done to the winners. The winning entries here – https://carrotranch.com/2018/12/07/rodeo-4-fractured-fairy-tales-winners/ Including second prize to my friend Hugh, an honourable mention to Debby Gies – (my friend, and Sister of the Fey.) and […]

I didn’t win but was thrilled to learn that my friend Colleen Chesebro won first prize! First Place: A Visit with Grammy, by Colleen Chesebro, who wins a cash prize of $25 Jess ran. […]

Carrot Ranch Rodeo Contest #2: Memoir – The Winning Entries and My Flash #Rollercoasters

Well done to all the winners and to all the participants for joining in. Here is the link to the winning entries: https://carrotranch.com/2018/11/16/rodeo-2-memoir-winners/ Here’s my entry which was inspired by a true life event – […]

Here’s my entry for Charli Mills Carrot Ranch November 8th Flash Fiction challenge: Mo’s Superpower Mash Disaster Mo had always wanted to know what people really thought about her so she developed a special mash […]

My idea for this particular piece of flash came from Benjamin Scott’s SCBWI – Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators workshop I attended today on writing a pitch for my novel. I’m not […]

June 7, 2018, prompt: In 99 words (no more, no less) write a story about man glisten. It was a fun term coined by two men with glitter in their beards. What more could it […]

Goodreads Synopsis: Witness great feats of literary art from daring writers around the world: stories crafted in 99 words. Flash fiction is a literary prompt, form, and tool that unites writers in word play. This […]

Carrot Ranch Flash Fiction Challenge – She Fought So Hard

I’ve been meaning to join in the Carrot Ranch challenge for some time but it’s been so busy here chez Marje that I’ve not managed to. So without further ado I’m having a go. She […]