Meeting the Parents

Nicole J Simms/ November 16, 2016/ Published Short Stories/ 0 comments

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‘Meeting the Parents’ is a 50-word story. This story was written for the NineVoices’ 2016 50-word Halloween competition. For the competition, I had to write a 50-word story inspired by a photo of gravestones at Whitby Abbey. For a while, I was stuck for a story idea. I loved the photo, but I couldn’t figure out a good enough story

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Festival of Drabbles 2015

Nicole J Simms/ October 14, 2015/ Blog/ 0 comments

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Hello, everyone! I’m back with some exciting news: I will be taking part in The Festival of Drabbles 2015. This festival will be a week-long celebration of drabbles and will take place from 9th November to 15th November. For those who don’t know, drabbles are a short form of writing that is exactly 100 words long. Therefore, since I am

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Why I Write Flash Fiction

Nicole J Simms/ July 16, 2015/ Blog/ 0 comments

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Hello, everyone! Today I plan to share my thoughts about flash fictions, why I started writing flash fictions, and any tips that I have found throughout the years. Before I started writing, I only knew about two types of fiction (based on length): the novel and short story. So when I started completing creative writing courses, I was amazed at

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