Congratulations to Mags, Liz, and Elliot.. Mags, your story was so cool.. amazing how you made everything happen in those last few words. A well deserved winner.
I'm just so happy to be in the top 20 and to get my first Editor's Pick.
There were so many great stories, a fabulous competition.. thanks to everyone who entered!
Happy birthday Tonya ??????
A mug of tea would be most welcome.. it is so cold here.. was trying to garden but just too cold, wet and windy... I'll just have to help myself to one of those brownies on the bar, they look too delicious to resist.
So good to hear people are starting to meet up again. It feels quite scary and daunting seeing people socially again, even at 2 metres apart. Here's hoping things don't get worse with the lockdown easing.
Anyway, it's getting towards that time of the day when an alcoholic beverage is on the horizon so I maybe back for a beer soon.
Continuing the definite pattern, my first story here was rejected as well. She was so nice in pointing out a seemingly endless list of why it wasn't publishable... I've slowly improved over the years thanks to the help, advice and support of various mods.. Poor Curvy seemed to end up with so many of my stories she suggested grammerly to help my limited acquaintance with punctuation.
As a self taught writer I'm so grateful for the help and support the mods have given.. Even in the debacle of the horror competition entry when I was desparetly clinging on to a scene with a girl dying during sex, the mods worked with me explaining why it was against the TOS and helped me redraft and redraft.
Mods, you are the greatest ?
I'm just thankful that first story was never published
It's friday afternoon so I think it is definitely gin and tonic time.. I'm going to have to light the fire tonight, it is so cold and wet and windy here..
Hope everyone has a great weekend. I'm looking forward to hearing the results of the competition too.. I think it said the 8th was when results were announced but I might just have made that bit up.
Woohoo Sunday night and Bank Holiday tomorrow so set up a gin and tonic please Rumps..
Excited is not the word as they are starting to stream every episode of Buffy the vampire slayer on 4ondemand from tomorrow.. I may be gone for some time ?
Good morning everyone.. haven't been in here much at all lately.. good to see so many people writing microfiction.. I have read quite a few but thee must be well over 100 in the comp now, it's funny having to wait to add a comment as it takes so little time to read them.. makes a nice change from the 6 or 8000 word epics in some of the comps.
Anyway, it is still sunny in Ireland.. seems most of the lockdown has been in good weather, which makes it a lot more bearable. We are still pretty much locked down but as long as the wine doesn't run out, I'll be ok..
I'll just go and sit out on the patio with my morning coffee.. oh, and Ping... I agree with you about Fleabag.. really well written and funny.
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Morning Curvy.. I'll just help myself to one of those delicious brownies while I sip my coffee...
it's another glorious day here.. normally I don't get to appreciate this time of year with work being so busy but with the lockdown I am really appreciating the garden and I guess it's a silver lining anyway.
I hope everything is good with you.. cheers
Good morning, I'd love a cup fo coffee.. Thanks Tonya for setting it up.
Well I missed out on entering another competition but this new microfiction category allowed me just enough time to get 100 words written and published... Here's hoping the dam is broken.
Hope everyone is staying safe. Our lockdown is still in place until the 18th when they start to relax slightly and reopen the beach which will be such a godsend. I miss walking the dogs on the beach.
Yummy...coffee and brownies.. yes everyone is fine here. The lockdown is depressing. No walks on the beach and I've been working from home amongst the chaos for weeks but when you look out in the sunshine, it doesnt really matter. Cheers
Hi, not sure if this was logged already but in the messages section, I can't access chat history or online messages.
By the way, I think the new mobile version is great and thanks for all the hard work put in ?
My work is closed, my children's school is closed, the pubs are closed, cinemas etc all closed so we are home trying to keep to a routine and going for walks on the beach or woods avoiding others.. Hard having no playdates, missing meeting up with friends.. I'm working from home keeping in touch with students but it's all a bit surreal.
The government closing the pubs 2 days before St Patricks day really brought it home to everyone how serious it is