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Round 32: Winners

An update of my “The day a dog fell from the sky” story.

The Angry Hourglass

Happy Tuesday, Friends.

What a healthy turn out this week! So much so that I think I now owe guest judge, Taylor, chocolate for volunteering her time. 🙂

Before the results I want to let everyone know of a few flash fiction updates.

1. Nano Fiction’s 2014 NanoPrize contest closes for submissions on September first. The winner receives publication and $500. I’ve submitted my entry, you should too! Details here: http://nanofiction.org/submit 

2. Grey Matter Press’s monthly flash fiction challenge FLASH MASTERS (catchy name!) is back and will post their prompt tomorrow. This will be round 3 of this new challenge; you can find details here.

And without further ado, some brief comments from our judge.

There is one runner up and one winner this week. I liked both of these stories because they were different; they weren’t something I expected.

 Runner up: The Day A Dog Fell From The Sky:…

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