2024 February Flash Fiction Challenge: Day 12
Write a piece of flash fiction each day of February with the February Flash Fiction Challenge, led by Managing Editor Moriah Richard. Each day, receive a prompt, example story, and write your own. Today’s prompt is to write about a moment of true peace.
For today's prompt, write a story about a moment of true peace.
Remember: These prompts are just starting points; you have the freedom to go wherever your flash of inspiration takes you.
(Note: If you run into any issues with posting your story, 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 a story that takes place in a moment of peace:
First Snow
It was a bad ending of a worse year. She’d thought what she needed was a complete overhaul—break up, quit job, move away, start over. Here it was, December 31st, and she was alone, walking home from her temp job, feeling lonelier in the life she chose than ever before.
She was considering calling her mother as she emerged from the subway station. It had snowed over the last 45 minutes, and it was late enough that hardly anyone else was out. Her street was warmly lit, sparkling. And for just a moment…total peace. It took her breath away.
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.
