A few more space left in my 75-Word Story workshop this weekend..

In this first-of-a-kind 75-word story workshop there will be generative prompts created from selected story models. Writers will create and post 3 stories over a 3 day period. All participants will receive helpful, constructive feedback on every story. The workshop will be held in a private Facebook group. Cost for the workshop is $110 USD per paid subscriber/ $120 per free subscriber to this newsletter.

My prompts are designed to help all writers break through creative barriers. For examples of the best 75 word stories written today, please visit Paragraph Planet’s archives.

For an example of a few samples of killer 75-word stories, here you go:

Mom was at the hospital

by Jeff Harvey

From Paragraph Planet

giving birth to number seven. Granny stayed to take care of us. She filled the bathtub. After giving me one wash cloth, she put me and my two brothers in, and told us to wash each other’s backs. The phone rang and when Granny returned, she sat on the toilet with her underthings at her knees and ate a slice of Wonder Bread while telling us we had another sister.

Kids still dig holes in the park

by Vanessa Gebbie

From Paragraph Planet

To bury fortune cookies to make them come true. Teresa says they’ll grow out of it, like we did. Teresa’s uncle buried fortune cookies when he was a boy. He lasted four rounds with Mike Tyson years later. He visited recently – dribbling, cuddling an ancient bull terrier in a blue baby harness. One day I’ll dig up my own fortune cookies. Find out how wrong they were, too.

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Writers have been working with Meg Pokrass’ prompts for years and winning stories that have been published in places like The Best Small Fictions, Bath Flash Fiction Award, Best Microfiction, Fractured Lit Prize, Brevity, The London Independent Story Prize, McSweeney’s, Maudlin House, Smokelong Quarterly and Wigleaf. All levels welcome.

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