This week’s short story challenge is a photo I took of crowds at the 2016 art deco festival in Napier, New Zealand. Use the photo to inspire a 150-200 word super-short story – a proper one, with beginning, middle, end and punchline (all super-short stories gotta have a punchline) – and post it on your blog, … More This week’s short story challenge

It’s New Zealand’s national memorial day next week – and a century ago the New Zealand Division was fighting in Flanders. This week’s writing challenge revolves around a photo I took of the aid post at Essex Farm, Flanders, where John McRae penned his immortal poem In Flanders’ Fields in 1915. It was a moving … More This week’s short story challenge

This week’s short story challenge is a photo I took of a 1920 Rolls Royce Silver Ghost on display in early 2016. Use the photo to inspire a 150-200 word super-short story – a proper one, with beginning, middle, end and punchline (all super-short stories gotta have a punchline) – and post it on your blog, … More This week’s short story challenge

This week’s short story challenge is a photo I took of New Zealand’s Red Checkers aerobatic team. Use the photo to inspire a 150-200 word super-short story – a proper one, with beginning, middle, end and punchline (all super-short stories gotta have a punchline) – and post it on your blog, with the prompt photo and … More This week’s short story challenge

This week’s writing challenge revolves around a photo I took of some high-level cosplay – medieval combat re-enacted with real swords, real armour a great deal of care, and a lot of sweat. Use the photo to inspire a 150-200 word super-short story – a proper one, with beginning, middle, end and punchline (all super-short stories … More This week’s short story challenge

This week’s short story challenge is a photo I took of a 1934 Chrysler Airflow in Napier, New Zealand. Use the photo to inspire a 150-200 word super-short story – a proper one, with beginning, middle, end and punchline (all super-short stories gotta have a punchline) – and post it on your blog, with the prompt … More This week’s short story challenge

This week’s writing challenge revolves around a photo I took of a silver fern in Balls’ Clearing, a bush reserve inland of Napier, New Zealand. Use the photo to inspire a 150-200 word super-short story – a proper one, with beginning, middle, end and punchline (all super-short stories gotta have a punchline) – and post it on your … More This week’s short story challenge

This week’s writing challenge revolves around a photo I took of a New Zealand Dominican black-backed gull (Larus dominicanus) having its lunch. Use the photo to inspire a 150-200 word super-short story – a proper one, with beginning, middle, end and punchline (all super-short stories gotta have a punchline) – and post it on your blog, with the … More This week’s short-story challenge

This week’s short story challenge is a photo I took of the breakwater harbour in Napier, New Zealand. Use the photo to inspire a 150-200 word super-short story – a proper one, with beginning, middle, end and punchline (all super-short stories gotta have a punchline) – and post it on your blog, with the prompt photo … More This week’s short story challenge

This week’s writing challenge revolves around a photo I took of an ‘Airstream’ style coffee cart in Napier, New Zealand. Use the photo to inspire a 150-200 word super-short story – a proper one, with beginning, middle, end and punchline (all super-short stories gotta have a punchline) – and post it on your blog, with the prompt … More This week’s short story challenge