"The Gulf of ____" 18 Word Hint Fiction Contest
Write an 18 word (max) story set in an imaginary gulf named by you. The title should be the name of your gulf.
Paid subscribers, please post your stories in the comments section.. I will publish the winner on this newsletter and will share it widely on Bluesky, Facebook, etc.
Some ideas:
“The Gulf of Liza Minnelli”
“The Gulf of Bald Men”
“The Gulf of You and Me”
“The Gulf of Spicy Chicken Wings”
“The Gulf of My Mother’s Dating Profile”
“The Gulf of Remembered Promises”
“The Gulf of Happy Nothingness”
etc. etc. etc.
Gulf of Geographical Faux-Pas
“You’re from England. That’s the little island in the French Channel, isn’t it?” Asked my new Canadian friend.
The Gulf of Hot Dates
Shirley longingly recalls gropings in Galveston, smokin’ New Orleans summers, vavavoom Veracruz vacations. Those tawdry entanglements in Tampico…