Why Should I Wear a Mask?

Nicole J Simms/ August 29, 2020/ Published Short Stories/ 0 comments

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‘Why Should I Wear a Mask?’ is a 100-word short story. John refuses to wear a mask during the COVID-19 pandemic, but his decision is something he may live to regret.

The story was written for the Friday Flash Fiction’s Edinburgh Festival Competition. I didn’t win the competition, but my story was published on the website — all accepted entries are posted on the website. And it got a good comment, so I’m happy about that.

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Is There a Killer in Mrs Norris’s House?

Nicole J Simms/ October 31, 2019/ Published Short Stories/ 0 comments

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‘Is There a Killer in Mrs Norris’s House?’ is a 1316-word short story. The story is told in the second person, and you are the main character of the story. While on your way to a Halloween party, you spot a person who could be the Jack O’ Lantern Killer in Mrs Norris’s house. Will you save Mrs Norris?

The story was written for Tales from the Moonlit Path’s Halloween Special Edition Challenge. I had originally written the story in the third person, but after reading a story in the second person, I decided to try writing the story in the second person.

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The Unexpected Trade

Nicole J Simms/ July 2, 2018/ Published Short Stories/ 0 comments

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‘The Unexpected Trade’ is a 454-word flash fiction. I wrote this story for one of my Oldbury Writing Group assignments. For the assignment, we had to write a story where money no longer had any value. I had planned to include this story in the next Oldbury Writing Group anthology (I will still include the story because I have the

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My New Test Subject

Nicole J Simms/ November 23, 2017/ Published Short Stories/ 0 comments

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‘My New Test Subject’ is a science fiction horror flash fiction story. This story was written for Oldbury Writing Group’s creative writing newspaper. We (Oldbury Writing Group) were asked to contribute to the Made in Oldbury project and write a poem or short story inspired by one of the Sandwell Archive’s photos. My photo was a man who looked like

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