Is your red pen mightier than the sword?

Hello again,
With December being a busy month for many, we are offering stand-alone contests each week of December. Your response to this week's prompt should be turned in by Sunday, December 13th before 11:45pm (EST).

In 300 words or less I challenge you to write a tale with the theme
"You are our only hope."
You may submit up to three entries for ( Read more... )

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Does it take the old college try to make it as a writer?

Did you miss Monday? Click here to join the discussion of poetry vs. lyrics.

Have you ever felt like people were judging you for watching the movie before reading the book? Wax annoyed with us over on Word Press!

Hello Flames,
Sorry this is almost a day late. Some local lightning knocked our internet out on Sunday night and it wasn't fully restored when I left for work this morning.

For week two, RicoChey challenged us to explore the choice between brilliance and ignorance or to find inspiration in the synopsis,
"For the ailing patient, intelligence is a ( Read more... )

Let's do the time waaaarp... over here.

Good morning, writers and readers of the Flame!
Last week's reading submissions were excellent. Thank you to all the writers who submitted and to everyone who joined in to read and give the writers feedback. Voter turnout was amazing! It resulted in a tie between Kristina Van Hoose and Shane Bell. Shane won the dance-off vote-off, but now we know ( Read more... )

Writing Humor Series: The Martian by Andy Weir


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