Cherry pink and apple blossom white

Music that, for me, never fails to evoke the hectic excitement of a funfair at night. Our local funfair arrives in the autumn, but there's plenty of pink blossom and new leaves bursting out to give a Spring-like cheer. And I'm sure I wasn't alone in cheering David's inspired and joyful 'Extract from the Encyclopaedia of Unusual Substances' which is how I managed to restrict myself to a single winner this week, but nevertheless thank you all for your participation.

Words for the coming week: boot persuade puncture

 Entries by midnight Thursday  31st March  new words posted Friday  1st April

Usual rules: 100 words maximum (excluding title) of flash fiction or poetry using all 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 

Small but perfectly formed

 The number of entries this slightly shortened week, but nevertheless all welcome for variety and entertainment. Perhaps simultaneously daunted by undoubted winner Holly's 'Thirsty' [8], as I was, or Jim's 'The Worm [III], but also good to see Antonia  inspired to fiction again. 

Words for the coming week: scrawny soil stuff 

Entries by midnight Thursday  23rd March  new words posted  24th 

Usual rules: 100 words maximum (excluding title) of flash fiction or poetry using all 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

A little bit of less-than-petty thieving.

Apologies, because it feels like I'm repeating myself  every week, but everybody is producing such a wealth of wonderful offerings it would be rude not to acknowledge them, despite how much harder it makes my weekly task of picking a 'winner'. Especially when I know we all benefit. What I am going to try, though, is picking the weekly prompt words from the previous week's offerings, because so often am I reminded of words I regret having  forgotten.

This week's winner is John, for the cleverness of 'In hindsight, I should've known'

 Words for the coming week: robust, rust, wraith

 

Deadline brought forward one day because we'll be visiting family next weekend

Entries by midnight  Wednesday 16th March  new words posted Thursday 17th

 

Usual rules: 100 words maximum (excluding title) of flash fiction or poetry using all 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.

Quite a bit of conversation

And all to very good effect, adding further richness and liveliness to every piece. As a consequence, it was once again hard to pick a single winner, so Holly, for her 'Divining a direction' and Julia/Practice for episode 29 of 'Ellis' are required to share the top spot. Thank you all for contributing and commenting.

Words for the coming week: eyewitness stripe wield

Entries by midnight  Thursday 10th March  new words posted Friday 11th 

Usual rules: 100 words maximum (excluding title) of flash fiction or poetry using all 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.