The brief of the AWC Furious Fiction – February 2026 short story competition was as follows: *** An Important Service Some people view my job as a medical examiner as either boring or gory. I view it as an important service – I provide answers – answers to questions raised by families, doctors, medical boards, and sometimes, sadly, even the
Read moreThe brief of the AWC Furious Fiction – January 2026 short story competition was as follows: *** The Front Desk I’m the gatekeeper of fun at the Sapphire Ocean Resort. I’m the first person people see when they check in and that’s when they’re at their nicest – they’re excited for their holiday, eager to see what their room will
Read moreLast year, I entered the NYC Midnight Scary Story Challenge, an international creative writing competition that challenges participants to write original scary stories using three prompts: a scare, a character, and an action. Each participant has 48 hours to write a scary story under 400 words. The judges select the top 10 writers from each group in the first round
Read moreThe brief of the AWC Furious Fiction – September 2024 short story competition was as follows: *** Purgatory (The Waiting Room) My favourite form of torture is the waiting room. Most people associate the torture that goes on in Hell as the constant presence of demons, the fire and brimstone, darkness and stench, as well as torment and punishments. That
Read moreThe brief of the AWC Furious Fiction – June 2025 short story competition was as follows: ALPHA, BRAVO, CHARLIE, DELTA, ECHO, FOXTROT, GOLF, HOTEL, INDIA, JULIET, KILO, LIMA, MIKE, NOVEMBER, OSCAR, PAPA, QUEBEC, ROMEO, SIERRA, TANGO, UNIFORM, VICTOR, WHISK(E)Y, X-RAY, YANKEE, ZULU. *** Foxtrot, Tango, Victor Charlie foxtrotted with Juliet in Quebec and then Tangoed in India, after they made
Read moreThe brief of the AWC Furious Fiction – December 2025 short story competition was as follows: *** Caught on Camera It wasn’t the first time this had happened, but it was the first time that it went viral. Colleagues having affairs isn’t anything new. Think about it, if someone wants to have an affair, the office is the easiest place
Read moreThe brief of the AWC Furious Fiction – November 2025 short story competition was as follows: *** The Final Reveal Today was finally the day where everything was revealed. Molly spent weeks working her way through her grand plan and the contestants, there was only two other contestants left, Ian and Jan. The three of them took the final quiz
Read moreThe brief of the AWC Furious Fiction – October 2025 short story competition was as follows: *** The Every Day Adventure They say you only live once. I’ve chosen to live my life as a bus driver. I’ve chosen to live my life as a bus driver as every day is an adventure…even though I drive the same route every
Read moreThe brief of the AWC Furious Fiction – August 2025 short story competition was as follows: *** The Last Hurrah (Part II) It was the third mediation meeting in the office this week for another soon-to-be divorced couple. Today it was Mike and Tina, it would be their first time at the negotiation table. They only lasted six months, apparently
Read moreThe brief of the AWC Furious Fiction – July 2025 short story competition was as follows: *** The Last Hurrah (Part I) It was the third bachelor party at work this week, but it was the first time I’ve ever seen a bride show up and fight with her groom. The bride argued with her groom about the party itself,
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