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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…
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    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…
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    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…
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    Liz Christensen
    Apr 30, 2021
    Burning Night

    Burning Night

    (illuminate)
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    Sara W
    Oct 9, 2020
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    A Perfect Kiss

    A Perfect Kiss

    “Can we practice it?”
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    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…
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    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…
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    Tim Heare
    Dec 21, 2021
    Birthday Cake

    Birthday Cake

    Birthday Cake
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    Missy O
    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…
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    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…
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    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.
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    Old Man Rufo
    Nov 8, 2021
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