Norah Colvin

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Flash Fiction Rodeo Contest #1

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Today I am honoured, and very excited to be leading the very first of the Carrot Ranch Flash Fiction Rodeo events. My challenge is the first of eight to be held each Tuesday and Thursday throughout the month of October. Each challenge is different, with a different leader and different rules of participation. Participation is free, but the winner of each challenge scores a US$25 prize! I do hope you will join in. Pop over to the Carrot Ranch for full details including how to submit, and information about other contests.

 

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29 responses to “Flash Fiction Rodeo Contest #1”

  1. Mabel Kwong Avatar
    Mabel Kwong

    Thoroughly enjoyed reading your entry and amazing support over there at the Carrot Ranch. When I was a kid, I wanted to be a detective. A problem or a plot always fascinated me – I loved finding my way out of mazes and wanted to find a way out of everything. It was probably a reason why I loved reading detective novels when I was a kid. As a teenager, I wanted to be a radio presenter. Now that dream eventuate in during my university days and then I decided I didn’t want to pursue it further. The common theme between these ambitions is that I liked the concept of story and wanted to tell stories…and well, here I am as blogger today talking to you 🙂 A great prompt, and thank you for inspiring, Norah 🙂

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    1. Norah Avatar
      Norah

      Thanks for sharing your changing ambitions and thoughts, Mabel. I’m so happy you enjoy sharing stories. I enjoy reading them. 🙂

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  2. dgkaye Avatar
    dgkaye

    Woohoo, already sent you! 🙂

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    1. Norah Avatar
      Norah

      Yay! Already received. 🙂

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      1. dgkaye Avatar
        dgkaye

        Yay! Lol 🙂

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  3. Sherri Matthews Avatar
    Sherri Matthews

    Great prompt Norah, and so good to be back! I’ll be in and out due to my limited broadband, but I want to make sure to keep involved with every contest. I’ve re-blogged at the Summerhouse and shared on my Facebook public author’s page and Twitter. Although I haven’t been around much on social media for a few months, hopefully it still helps to get the word out about our contest and your excellent post! 🙂

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    1. Norah Avatar
      Norah

      Awesome, Sherri. Thank you so much for your support. 🙂

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      1. Sherri Matthews Avatar
        Sherri Matthews

        Always Norah! 🙂

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  4. Sarah Brentyn Avatar
    Sarah Brentyn

    Question: Are writers supposed to use the voice of a 6-yr-old? As in…the 6-yr-old is actually writing it? So what would spelling and grammar be like? I see those are all part of the judging.

    Kudos on a fabulous, fun prompt, Norah. 🙂 And also for being the first one to raise your hand in class. That can be tough. Good luck with the contest! Have shared.

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    1. Norah Avatar
      Norah

      You choose!

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      1. Sarah Brentyn Avatar
        Sarah Brentyn

        I chose. I wrote. I conquered. 😉 (Sort of.)

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        1. Norah Avatar
          Norah

          Awesome! I look forward to reading. 🙂

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  5. TanGental Avatar
    TanGental

    this is a tricky one, Norah, darn tricky. Well done on setting the bar so high (really, I mean that. No, I do. Absolutely. Tears? No, just memory dust in my eye. I’ll be ok in a moment when I channel my inner knobbles, I was such a knobbly child). So here we go, into that time machine….

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    1. Norah Avatar
      Norah

      Oh, I hope it’s not too tricky, Geoff. I did say I’d be flexible in how you interpret it. I thought I was setting the bar low, being childish and all. Oh well, see how you go. I hope there are some fun responses.

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      1. TanGental Avatar
        TanGental

        It’ll be great

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        1. Norah Avatar
          Norah

          I hope so! It the writers that will make it so. 🙂

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  6. D. Avery @shiftnshake Avatar
    D. Avery @shiftnshake

    Dang, now I am nervous about my event. You have just done a remarkable job.

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    1. Norah Avatar
      Norah

      Thanks, D. I’m chuffed with that comment from you. You’re usually a hard act to follow.

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      1. D. Avery @shiftnshake Avatar
        D. Avery @shiftnshake

        Chuffed. Love it, never heard it. Just looked it up; chuffed is more pleasing than chuff.
        Yes, you are the leader of leaders, a true standard bearer. I couldn’t help but post a response in the wee hours of sleeplessness.
        Read the next to last poem in For the Girls. (That Girl) Your prompt put me in mind of that one.
        Enjoy the rodeo. Judging will be tough. In a good way.

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        1. Norah Avatar
          Norah

          I’m chuffed I taught you a new word! It’s fairly informal, rather old-fashioned, I think, and rarely used, but it seemed to fit the occasion, I thought. 🙂
          The poem is a perfect fit. Anyone would think I had read it, but I hadn’t. I’ve read all of Chicken Shift and absolutely loved it (must write a review sometime) but hadn’t started on these. It would be easier if I could get it out of ibooks. 🙂 Sometimes looking at other books loses my place in the audiobook I’m listening to, which is frustrating. When I’m finished the current book, I’ll read your book before I start another.

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          1. D. Avery @shiftnshake Avatar
            D. Avery @shiftnshake

            I’m flattered that you liked Chicken Shift. For the Girls is different. I had wanted to bring humor but as I got going, well… there were some of us from the ward that laughed at ourselves, but we had all lost someone too so… it’s a mixed bag and intended for those in the “club”… my friend’s daughter told me to keep a journal when I was diagnosed and that little book is what happened.

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            1. Norah Avatar
              Norah

              I’m looking forward to reading them. I think I’m in the club. I lost my younger sister, over 22 years ago now. She was only 36. A tragic life cut tragically short.

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  7. Charli Mills Avatar
    Charli Mills

    Woot! Woot! Way to kick off the Flash Fiction Rodeo, Norah! I love this prompt, too. It’s a good one to get us remembering back with childlike wonder to all the possibilities. So honored to have you, Ann and Robbie judging this first contest! Wow, what global partnership — an American contest funded in London and judged across Australia, the UK and South Africa! Gives me meliorist goosebumps! ❤

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    1. Charli Mills Avatar
      Charli Mills

      Oops! I lopped off Anne’s “e”!

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      1. Norah Avatar
        Norah

        International and alternate spellings. Don’t they do their best to trip us up! (Just like the dam break in another of your comments. LOL!) As if we need to add predictive text into the mix. 🙂

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    2. Norah Avatar
      Norah

      It really is an international panel, and I hope there’ll be many international contestants too. Susan Zutautus is the first to enter. Her story is already in! Woohoo! I hope there’ll be lots more to read.

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  8. robbiesinspiration Avatar
    robbiesinspiration

    Lovely Norah, sharing.

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    1. Norah Avatar
      Norah

      Thanks so much, Robbie. Isn’t it exciting! I hope we get some stories to judge. 🙂 The first one’s in! Yay!

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      1. robbiesinspiration Avatar
        robbiesinspiration

        I am excited, Norah. The whole concept is lovely.

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