2021 February Flash Fiction Challenge: Day 18
Write a piece of flash fiction each day of February with the February Flash Fiction Challenge, led by editor Moriah Richard. Each day, receive a prompt, example story, and write your own. Today’s prompt is to write someone’s online dating profile.
Fun fact: I met my spouse before dating apps were popular, so I never had the experience of trying to seem Fun and Interesting in a dating profile.
For today’s prompt, write someone’s online dating profile … but keep it classy, okay?
Remember: These prompts are just starting points; you have the freedom to go wherever your flash of inspiration takes you.
(Note: If you happen to run into any issues posting, please just send me an e-mail at mrichard@aimmedia.com with the subject line: Flash Fiction Challenge Commenting Issue.)
Here’s my attempt at writing an online dating profile:
Eddie, 25
Photo description: A generic College Student in a plaid button-down shirt, holding a beer, smiling awkwardly into the camera. The flash has over-exposed the image. There is a generic concrete wall as a background, which could be the inside of a prison but is most likely a bedroom in a college dorm.
Eddie, 25
4 miles away
Pros:
- Is an excellent cook
- Loves to read
- Into running
Cons:
- Rarely eats out because I was a waiter for one day and Saw Things
- Compulsively finishes reading a book even if I hate it, complaining loudly the entire time
- Fueled by anxiety, I use running as a way to avoid the crushing existential terror of the horrible darkness that awaits us all
Hope you swipe right, but won't be surprised if you don't.
Since obtaining her MFA in fiction, Moriah Richard has worked with over 100 authors to help them achieve their publication dreams. As the managing editor of Writer’s Digest magazine, she spearheads the world-building column Building Better Worlds, a 2023 Eddie & Ozzie Award winner. She also runs the Flash Fiction February Challenge on the WD blog, encouraging writers to pen one microstory a day over the course of the month and share their work with other participants. As a reader, Moriah is most interested in horror, fantasy, and romance, although she will read just about anything with a great hook.
Learn more about Moriah on her personal website.
