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Evolve or Stagnate
Evolve or Stagnate
Overcome, reflect, grow, evolve
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Aug 30
A Haunting Tale of Joy and Despair
A Haunting Tale of Joy and Despair
“We lived in the darkness only to know what is truly light”
M.A. Sonncraft
Aug 29
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Write For Microcosm
Write For Microcosm
Send us your flash fiction stories that are a tiny window into a much larger world (updated guidelines)
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Jul 16
Pause and Reflect
Pause and Reflect
Microcosm loves metaphors but would rather a writer steer clear of predictable clichéd storylines that lack originality…
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Aug 22
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If You’re Going to Pull the Wool Over Someone’s Eyes, You’ve Got to Look the Part
If You’re Going to Pull the Wool Over Someone’s Eyes, You’ve Got to...
Talking corporate strategy down at the coffee machine
Mark Armstrong
Aug 28
When Crows Fly By
When Crows Fly By
When we become the roadblock in someone else’s story
Ken Damon
Aug 27
“Write a short story every week. It’s not possible to write 52 boring stories in a row.’ — Ray Bradbury
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Maria’s World
Maria’s World
Caught between her warring parents, Maria has troubles of her own.
Zane Dickens the Instigator
Jul 24, 2023
Lost — Gone Girl
Lost — Gone Girl
A story about loss, pain and survival
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Feb 26
Sunset and Coffee on the Porch
Sunset and Coffee on the Porch
A contemplative tale set against an apocalyptic backdrop
The Fascinating Paul Mansfield
Nov 17, 2023
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A Family Says Good-bye
A Family Says Good-bye
Before the final procedure
Nanji Erode
Aug 26
The Inheritance of Silence
The Inheritance of Silence
A Tale of Fathers, Sons and Time
Sundar Visweswaran
Aug 24
Trapped
Trapped
To be buried alive and never truly die.
Mary Brown
Aug 23
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