This was my submission for Round 1 of the competition I placed 5th in my heat, so I advanced to Round 2. I like short-form work, but 250 words was quite challenging. This used a number of lines fro…
I just signed up for the #nycmidnight #shortstory #competition, starting on January 23rd. I've done it before, and although I went out in the first round, I did get an honourable mention ☺️
Anyone else participating?
Well! I didn't win, but I did get an honorable mention in the NYC Midnight 2025 Short Story Competition. But I've taken the feedback and incorporated it into my story, and revised it, and I think it's much better than it was when I submitted it.
Fearless is the story of a mobster in the 1930s who slowly goes insane after a long night trying to pull off a complex grift.
https://berkough.com/2025-nyc-midnight-short-story-competition-results
#writing #fiction #crimecaper #crimenoir #noir #competitions #shortstory #nycmidnight
1,400 increasingly unhinged words deep now, including a plot-justified bad haiku. Might as well just ship me that first place hat now.
... and of course despite _having_ a week, I choose to leave myself with a last day sprint.
I have an absurd idea that almost certainly won't play. So obviously it's the only thing I'm even considering.
Giving the short story challenge another try. I now have one week to write 2,500 words on:
GENRE: Ghost Story
SUBJECT: Always a bridesmaid, never the bride
CHARACTER: A developer
Well, THAT'S not my strong suit...
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Only t-minus 30 minutes and counting before they send out the 2025 NYC Midnight Short Story Competition prompts... I competed in the Microfiction challenge last year (a few months ago). We got our results back, and I decided to write about my experience and share the feedback that I got. Enjoy!
https://berkough.com/2024-nyc-midnight-microfiction-results
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The deadline is almost up for the NYC Midnight 250 Word Microfiction challenge. These are the three best stories that I wrote, the last one is the one that I submitted. Planning on participating in the short story competition in January.
https://berkough.com/nyc-midnight-250-word-microfiction-challenge-2024
#writing #fiction #sciencefiction #scifi #competitions #flashfiction #microfiction #nycmidnight #nycmidnight250
Matilda T. ZombieQueen
Neil
Mathew Kane
Darren McGuicken
E.S. Raye
