It’s that time of year. NaNoWriMo is just around the corner. We writers and authors are gearing up for an intense month of writing, and yet somehow still getting our holiday shopping done, keeping our homes habitable, keeping our coffee Continue Reading
Words from our Winners
As promised, our winners from last week’s contest get to share a post with you. We asked them to write up a short essay on why they write (or how they started writing). Congrats again, and thank you everyone who Continue Reading
The Winners of the Second Short Story Contest!
Congratulations to @scturnbull (Stuart Turnbull) and @septula86 (Jenna) for winning our second short story contest! We thoroughly enjoyed reading all of your stories and we actually had a tie this time! Stuart’s story can be found here: http://thisunitedstate.com/flash-stories/the-hill-of-her-heart/ Jenna’s story is Continue Reading
Short Story Contest #2: Obsession
Hi everyone! It’s Friday, and that means that it’s time for another contest! This week’s theme is “obsession.” You could do anything from a funny story about a woman obsessed with finding the perfect purple pen, or you could do Continue Reading
An Interview with Natashaski
Although Natashaski is new to the writing world, we were wowed by her flash fiction story she submitted for the Short Story and Flash Fiction Society contest on September 26th, 2014. She is beginning her writing and blogging journey at the Vagarious Continue Reading
Short Story Contest
Hi all! This week we’re doing something a bit different. The challenge is a short story called “Blind Date”! Here are the rules: Keep your word count between 700-1200 The story can be funny, dark, romantic, dramatic, or anything you Continue Reading