500-Word One-Night Competition

From left to right, Lee (joint 3rd), Terry (2nd), Elaine (joint 3rd), Rob (1st) with the extravagant cup.

For the first time since Covid hit, the group hosted a one-night flash fiction competition, judged on the night both by the members present and those who had read the stories in advance. Every one of the eleven entries got at least one 1st, 2nd or 3rd place.

Rob won with the story “One Bar, Four Percent Charge”, a tiny piece about a woman trapped underground.

Terry came second with “Breath of Love”, the story of a dragon struggling with dating.

Elaine and Lee came joint third, with “Bearing Witness” and “What is a Life”, respectively.