Feeling defiant? Try writing something only 53 words long for Press 53′s new flash writing contest (this link will take you to the first contest, so you’ll need to check the newer posts on the blog for current contests.) These writing prompts will be written by Meg Pokrass, who writes flash fiction and poetry. She [...]

                                         Loss Aversion                                          Some kind of exercise, any kind of exercise. Yes, that would be nice: To wake in the morning a lotus flower blooming, not a cloud with some damp, darkness sewn into its underbelly. When we talk it’s all fussy and flimsy. How’s the weather? Why didn’t the kitty come today? The [...]