Microfiction – In the Hospital, Mourning What Some Might Call a Loss
My first round entry to NYC Midnight's 100-word Microfiction Challenge, edited and rewritten with feedback in mind.https://vsvirsus.com/2026/06/21/microfiction-in-the-hospital-mourning-what-some-might-call-a-loss/
I Entered NYC Midnight’s 2026 100-word Microfiction Challenge. Here’s How it Went.
Recounting my failed attempt to win NYC Midnight's 100-word microfiction challenge.
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...
#writer #writingcommunity #writersofmastodon #writerstodon #nycmidnight #ShortStoryChallenge2025
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