Flash Fiction

Write a story involving a character who cannot return home.

Grab some text near you (a book, cereal box, article from your newsfeed, etc.). Randomly choose one line. Make it the first line of a story.

Your character has a favorite place they escape to whenever they feel stressed or need quality alone time. Describe this setting in 500 words including at least three of senses: smell, touch, sound, sight, or taste.

One of them is a soldier, the other a combat medic. They meet on a helicopter ride after being evacuated from a dangerous situation.

They had a casual romance in high school, but they both went their separate ways and have both changed a lot. When fate has them meet again, will it spark the magic from their old relationship?

Describe a character whose choice of a pet, or relationship with their pet, reveals something surprising about them.

Describe an action, or a person feeling strong emotion, focusing on the rhythm and movement of the sentences.

Write a paragraph to a page of narrative that’s meant to be read aloud.