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Salt City Genre Writers is a writing group based in Salt Lake City, Utah. We hold a monthly flash fiction contest for members to be published on our Medium publication. These are the winning stories.
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By Elizabeth Suggs
By Elizabeth Suggs
Maggie stared at the returned wedding invitation as she sat in a cafe, her black tea untouched. It was Justine’s invitation. Apparently…
elizabeth suggs
Nov 23, 2020
What Hot Sauce Has Taught Me About Relationships
What Hot Sauce Has Taught Me About Relationships
There was a taco stand across the street from my office in the parking lot of an outdoor retailer. They had gigantic burritos with…
Old Man Rufo
Nov 9, 2020
Patron of the Art
Patron of the Art
I stood before a block of stone, on large imposing task And possessed not mason’s skills nor knew not whom to ask But I took up my…
Liz Christensen
Apr 30, 2021
Burning Night
Burning Night
(illuminate)
Sara W
Oct 9, 2020
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A Perfect Kiss
A Perfect Kiss
“Can we practice it?”
Lewis Figun Westbrook
Jan 14, 2022
A Party Suit
A Party Suit
It’s not my own suit so it really shouldn’t matter. I’m just borrowing it. And it’s just for a costume party. It doesn’t matter that it…
Lewis Figun Westbrook
Jan 5, 2022
Deck the Expanse
Deck the Expanse
Simmons unfolded a triangle of white swiss cheese paper with delicate precision, revealing an intricate snowflake. “What do you think…
Tim Heare
Dec 21, 2021
Birthday Cake
Birthday Cake
Birthday Cake
Missy O'Neal
Nov 30, 2021
A Camp Meal
A Camp Meal
Girls camp functions as a consolation prize. Our church partners with Boy Scouts but not Girl Scouts, so once a year we have the least…
Lewis Figun Westbrook
Nov 29, 2021
Why Do I Always Say Yes to Calvin McCullin?
Why Do I Always Say Yes to Calvin McCullin?
Why did I say I’d help Calvin McCullin on New Year’s Eve? The better question is: Why do I always say yes to him, against my better…
Tim Heare
Nov 16, 2021
The Feed
The Feed
Star hunches over the keys of the piano, barely able to hold himself up. He looks frail and fragile.
Old Man Rufo
Nov 8, 2021
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