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ICYMI#4

As chosen by Judge Nish X. Hegde
@nishxhegde.bsky.social

FFF Competition Thirty Highly Commended:

Dream Catcher
by Karen Arnold
X - @Aroomofonesown4

#FlashFiction #writingcommunity #flashfiction
#shortfiction #fiction #writing #writingcompetitions

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Competition Thirty Highly Commended: Dream Catcher – Free Flash Fiction
It is never truly dark in the hospital. At night, dreams hover above each bed, drifting like smoke. Some are delicate as shells from childhood beaches, others dark, slick as canal water.  I wander uns...
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November 26, 2025 at 8:25 PM
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ICYMI#3
As chosen by Judge Nish X. Hegde
@nishxhegde.bsky.social

FFF Competition Thirty Shortlisted:

They Start by Banning Indigo
by Chris Cottom
@chriscottom.bsky.social

chriscottom.wixsite.com/chriscottom
#FlashFiction #flashfiction #writingcompetitions

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November 26, 2025 at 6:50 PM
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ICYMI#2
As chosen by Judge Nish X. Hegde
@nishxhegde.bsky.social

FFF Competition Thirty Shortlisted:

Mama Says
by Emma Phillips
@words-outwest.bsky.social

#FlashFiction #writingcommunity #flashfiction
#shortfiction #fiction #writingcompetitions

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Competition Thirty Shortlisted: Mama Says – Free Flash Fiction
Mama says hate grows slowly; it festers in corners, plants its seed, gains momentum until its tendrils tighten around the core of you, the kind of weed you need to rip out before it takes hold of ever...
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November 26, 2025 at 4:03 PM
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ICYMI#1

As chosen by Judge Nish X. Hegde
@nishxhegde.bsky.social

FFF Competition Thirty Shortlisted:

Aspirations
by Joanna Miller

#FlashFiction #writingcommunity #flashfiction
#shortfiction #fiction #writing #writers #writingcompetitions

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Competition Thirty Shortlisted: Aspirations – Free Flash Fiction
After Mary Ellen Mark, Amanda and Her Cousin Amy   Half the morning we’d taken glamming her up: false nails, makeup, bling. Now she stood in the swimming pool wearing a swimsuit with frou-frou frills ...
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November 26, 2025 at 11:40 AM
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If you write or read flash fiction ( or entered Comp 30 ), FFF recommend you read the brilliant...

FFF Competition Thirty Judge's Report by Nish X. Hegde.

@nishxhegde.bsky.social

#FlashFiction #writingcommunity #flashfiction
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FFF Competition Thirty Judge’s Report by Nish X. Hegde | Free Flash Fiction
FFF Competition Thirty Judge's Report by Nish X. Hegde   26th November 2025   Introduction:           Being invited to contribute to this competition is a true honour. I feel fortunate to have encount...
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November 26, 2025 at 10:29 AM
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The FFF Competition Thirty Winning Flash Fiction!
November 25, 2025 at 7:07 PM
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As chosen by Judge Nish X. Hegde
@nishxhegde.bsky.social

The FFF Competition Thirty Winning Flash Fiction!

After Dinner
by Caroline McKenzie

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#shortfiction #fiction #writing #writingcompetitions

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Competition Thirty Winning Flash Fiction: After Dinner – Free Flash Fiction
My mother-in-law clears the empty plates. I offer to help, but she doesn’t look up. Her words flutter like napkins; no, thank you, she can manage. I wonder if she would have spoken at all if manners h...
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November 25, 2025 at 9:56 AM
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As chosen by Judge Nish X. Hegde
@nishxhegde.bsky.social

The FFF Competition Thirty Winning Flash Fiction!

After Dinner
by Caroline McKenzie

#FlashFiction #writingcommunity #flashfiction
#shortfiction #fiction #writing #writingcompetitions

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Competition Thirty Winning Flash Fiction: After Dinner – Free Flash Fiction
My mother-in-law clears the empty plates. I offer to help, but she doesn’t look up. Her words flutter like napkins; no, thank you, she can manage. I wonder if she would have spoken at all if manners h...
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November 25, 2025 at 9:56 AM
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FFF Competition Thirty Highly Commended...
November 24, 2025 at 6:31 PM
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FFF Competition Thirty Highly Commended...
November 24, 2025 at 6:22 PM
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As chosen by Judge Nish X. Hegde
@nishxhegde.bsky.social

FFF Competition Thirty Highly Commended:

Sap
by Stuart Cavet
@stuartcavet.bsky.social

#FlashFiction #writingcommunity #flashfiction
#shortfiction #fiction #writing #writingcompetitions

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Competition Thirty Highly Commended: Sap – Free Flash Fiction
Despite her potent breath, many multiples of morning breath that make me wonder how long she’s been there, I’m captivated by the tale of her talking plant. At first it seemed a joke, then a bizarre an...
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November 24, 2025 at 10:00 AM
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stuartcavet.bsky.social
Honoured that @nishxhegde.bsky.social saw something commendable in my submission, and my thanks to Ian at @freeflashfiction.bsky.social for hosting this terrific competition and sharing my piece with FFF’s readers 🙏
November 24, 2025 at 10:32 AM
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As chosen by Judge Nish X. Hegde
@nishxhegde.bsky.social

FFF Competition Thirty Highly Commended:

Sap
by Stuart Cavet
@stuartcavet.bsky.social

#FlashFiction #writingcommunity #flashfiction
#shortfiction #fiction #writing #writingcompetitions

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Competition Thirty Highly Commended: Sap – Free Flash Fiction
Despite her potent breath, many multiples of morning breath that make me wonder how long she’s been there, I’m captivated by the tale of her talking plant. At first it seemed a joke, then a bizarre an...
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November 24, 2025 at 10:00 AM
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A date for your writing competition diary
FFF Competition Thirty-One
 
Submit a flash fiction piece of between 100 and 300 words, any theme
 
The closing date is Tuesday, 23rd December 2025 at 10:00 pm UK Time

All the details...

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November 13, 2025 at 10:32 AM
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As chosen by Judge Nish X. Hegde @nishxhegde.bsky.social

FFF Competition Thirty Highly Commended:

Dream Catcher
by Karen Arnold
X - @Aroomofonesown4

#FlashFiction #writingcommunity #flashfiction
#shortfiction #fiction #writing #writingcompetitions

freeflashfiction.com/fiction/comp...
Competition Thirty Highly Commended: Dream Catcher – Free Flash Fiction
It is never truly dark in the hospital. At night, dreams hover above each bed, drifting like smoke. Some are delicate as shells from childhood beaches, others dark, slick as canal water.  I wander uns...
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November 22, 2025 at 11:08 AM
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As chosen by Judge Nish X. Hegde @nishxhegde.bsky.social

FFF Competition Thirty Highly Commended:

Dream Catcher
by Karen Arnold
X - @Aroomofonesown4

#FlashFiction #writingcommunity #flashfiction
#shortfiction #fiction #writing #writingcompetitions

freeflashfiction.com/fiction/comp...
Competition Thirty Highly Commended: Dream Catcher – Free Flash Fiction
It is never truly dark in the hospital. At night, dreams hover above each bed, drifting like smoke. Some are delicate as shells from childhood beaches, others dark, slick as canal water.  I wander uns...
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November 22, 2025 at 11:08 AM
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FFF Competition Thirty Shortlisted:
November 21, 2025 at 4:21 PM
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FFF Competition Thirty Shortlisted:
November 21, 2025 at 3:05 PM
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chriscottom.bsky.social
Big thanks to ‪@freeflashfiction.bsky.social for running this comp, to ‬judge @nishxhegde.bsky.social for choosing my story, and to @raecowie.bsky.social, @norami.bsky.social, and the wordsmiths of Smokelong Fitness ‬October Cardio Group 3 for their help with it.
November 20, 2025 at 5:55 PM
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As chosen by Judge Nish X. Hegde
@nishxhegde.bsky.social

FFF Competition Thirty Shortlisted:

They Start by Banning Indigo
by Chris Cottom
@chriscottom.bsky.social

chriscottom.wixsite.com/chriscottom

#FlashFiction #flashfiction #writingcompetitions

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Competition Thirty Shortlisted: They Start by Banning Indigo – Free Flash Fiction
When they get to green, Mum buys a Senior Saver Return to Waterloo, pickets Parliament in the rain, a laminated picture of an avocado bathroom around her neck. Even The Daily Mail thunders that colour...
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November 20, 2025 at 9:22 AM
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As chosen by Judge Nish X. Hegde
@nishxhegde.bsky.social

FFF Competition Thirty Shortlisted:

They Start by Banning Indigo
by Chris Cottom
@chriscottom.bsky.social

chriscottom.wixsite.com/chriscottom

#FlashFiction #flashfiction #writingcompetitions

freeflashfiction.com/fiction/comp...
Competition Thirty Shortlisted: They Start by Banning Indigo – Free Flash Fiction
When they get to green, Mum buys a Senior Saver Return to Waterloo, pickets Parliament in the rain, a laminated picture of an avocado bathroom around her neck. Even The Daily Mail thunders that colour...
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November 20, 2025 at 9:22 AM
Reposted by Free Flash Fiction
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As chosen by Judge Nish X. Hegde @nishxhegde.bsky.social

FFF Competition Thirty Shortlisted:

Mama Says
by Emma Phillips
@words-outwest.bsky.social

#FlashFiction #writingcommunity #flashfiction
#shortfiction #fiction #writing #writers #writingcompetitions

freeflashfiction.com/fiction/comp...
Competition Thirty Shortlisted: Mama Says – Free Flash Fiction
Mama says hate grows slowly; it festers in corners, plants its seed, gains momentum until its tendrils tighten around the core of you, the kind of weed you need to rip out before it takes hold of ever...
freeflashfiction.com
November 19, 2025 at 10:55 AM
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As chosen by Judge Nish X. Hegde @nishxhegde.bsky.social

FFF Competition Thirty Shortlisted:

Mama Says
by Emma Phillips
@words-outwest.bsky.social

#FlashFiction #writingcommunity #flashfiction
#shortfiction #fiction #writing #writers #writingcompetitions

freeflashfiction.com/fiction/comp...
Competition Thirty Shortlisted: Mama Says – Free Flash Fiction
Mama says hate grows slowly; it festers in corners, plants its seed, gains momentum until its tendrils tighten around the core of you, the kind of weed you need to rip out before it takes hold of ever...
freeflashfiction.com
November 19, 2025 at 10:55 AM
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FFF Competition Thirty Shortlisted:
November 18, 2025 at 11:50 PM
Reposted by Free Flash Fiction
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As chosen by Judge Nish X. Hegde @nishxhegde.bsky.social

FFF Competition Thirty Shortlisted:

Aspirations
by Joanna Miller

#FlashFiction #writingcommunity #flashfiction
#shortfiction #fiction #writing #writers #writingcompetitions

freeflashfiction.com/fiction/comp...
Competition Thirty Shortlisted: Aspirations – Free Flash Fiction
After Mary Ellen Mark, Amanda and Her Cousin Amy   Half the morning we’d taken glamming her up: false nails, makeup, bling. Now she stood in the swimming pool wearing a swimsuit with frou-frou frills ...
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November 18, 2025 at 10:36 AM