Resumption (fingers crossed) of normality

A weekend with crime writers – brilliant workshops, bizarre conversations and friendly advice and encouragement from all – followed by reading one of Douglas Lindsay’s DS Hutton novels, which I described as ‘human, amusing and gruesome’ and then to return to this week’s many superlative offerings here, it seems obvious that John’s ‘Weekday Special’ merits top place, with Jim a close second with ‘And the verdict is….’

Thank you all for entries, comments, patience and votes.

Words for next week: sandwich turbulent violet

Entries by midnight (GMT) Thursday 5th March, words and winners posted Friday 6th

 Usual rules: 100 words maximum (excluding title) of flash fiction or poetry using all of the three words above in the genres of horror, fantasy, science fiction or noir. Serialised fiction is, as always, welcome. All variants and uses of the words and stems are fine. Feel free to post links to your stories on Twitter or Facebook or whichever social media you prefer.

Awaiting your verdict

And, having only a phone to squint at, a slept-in-and-late-for-breakfast morning and a day of workshops ahead of me I managed to delete rather than re-set the mistimed  scheduled post.

Deadline for mill, derelict and inefficient  is Thursday 27th.

(I noted what you say about late posting/fewer comments Patricia but doubt there's a lot I can do except trust most folk will have a final look. For myself I am as likely to be late as early.)

Hearts and arrows don’t have the same connotations here

So I’ve no intention of offering them as prompt words. what I am giving you is an opportunity to choose your favourite post which uses the words below, because I shall be away at a Crime and Publishment weekend; picking up tips on how to write and pitching ‘Drink with a dead man’ to an attending publisher.

This, of course, another week of richness on offer, for which I thank you, and am delighted to declare Terri the winner for her third episode of ‘Gathering magic’ – the whole of it enchanting.  

 Words for next week: broke elaborate key

Entries by midnight (GMT) Thursday 20th February, new words posted Friday 21st

STOP PRESS:  https://www.philsloman.com/2020/02/the-prediction-one-time-only.html?fbclid=IwAR2uPpe7G1VEnwwYYuT4FTvoy6hmB5qHbGaSli_b-akaICQGdNdcnKH6HTM

 Usual rules: 100 words maximum (excluding title) of flash fiction or poetry using all of the three words above in the genres of horror, fantasy, science fiction or noir. Serialised fiction is, as always, welcome. All variants and uses of the words and stems are fine. Feel free to post links to your stories on Twitter or Facebook or whichever social media you prefer.

Interim

Herewith words for next week. A snatched half hour before others wake up have given me time for a quick re-read, and I declare David's Bring home for Emma  winner for last week.  You’ll have a turn to choose in a couple of weeks. As ever, I thank you for your participation and comments, which is what keeps this site alive.

Words for next week: daisy opportunity stripe

Entries by midnight (GMT) Thursday 13th February, words posted Friday 14^th

 Usual rules: 100 words maximum (excluding title) of flash fiction or poetry using all of the three words above in the genres of horror, fantasy, science fiction or noir. Serialised fiction is, as always, welcome. All variants and uses of the words and stems are fine. Feel free to post links to your stories on Twitter or Facebook or whichever social media you prefer.