#343 Tension, Twists, and Turns with WOW!

This week, we’re running a takeover in collaboration with our friends over at WOW! Women on Writing. The winner and two runners-up will receive a special bonus prize: a free entry with critique into WOW’s Flash Fiction Contest, which awards over $1,350 in cash prizes! Here's what WOW! have to say about their takeover:

Hi writers!

Angela and Melanie from WOW! Women on Writing here. At WOW!, we’ve had the pleasure of running a quarterly flash fiction contest for almost twenty years, and we’ve noticed that stories filled with tension, turns, and jaw-dropping twists really catch the attention of our judges — so we’re thrilled to bring you this week’s theme!

Pivotal moments change the course of our lives, especially those with unexpected outcomes. Why not light up your characters’ lives with the same fuel? Readers connect with protagonists navigating angst, action, and annoyance. Choose one of the prompts below to set the expected ablaze and send your characters on an adventure they hadn’t anticipated. Write on!