Hello All! After weeks of diligent work, I am proud to announce I’ve submitted my first story for consideration with the magazine, Shoreline of Infinity. September’s themed issue will feature fairytales with a science fiction twist. Anyone involved in writing knows, competition is fierce and rejections are inevitable. I’m just happy I finally had the guts to throw my hat into the ring! One can never succeed without trying! I’ll keep you posted as to when and where you can read my story.
In the meantime, my focus has returned to practicing my skills with flash fiction!
Enjoy the piece I wrote below for this month’s 75-Word Writing Challenge at Chronicles Sci-fi and Fantasy Community.
“Pressing Concerns”
“Gold!”
The barbarian tromped heedlessly forward.
“Padraig, wait!”
The thief cursed watching a flagstone sink.
“Stop!”
Padraig froze.
“Ness? What’s wrong?”
“Pressure trap.”
“I stepped on it?”
“Yes.”
“Bah! Nothing happened!”
“Don’t move!”
Something clicked as Padraig lifted his foot. Tumbling backwards, Ness escaped the falling portcullis. She scowled through the grating.
“We’ve discussed this! Let me check first!”
“Can you open it?”
“Probably.”
“Uh oh! Ceiling’s dropping!”
“Good thing I work well under pressure.”
Word Count: 75 words
Genre: Speculative Fiction
Word Prompt: pressure
Mythos Creative Writing 