I’ve been busy with an ambitious writing project last week
and only saw that I was judging Cracked
Flash Fiction Competition when I went online to participate… Never a dull
moment! Now to see who took my monopoly on judging the third Saturday of the
month. Right – we’ll wait until Saturday. *Cue villainous laughter.*
Very well,
we’ll proceed to this week’s results.
Honourable Mention
Sara Codair with Lying
in the Dirt
Great job with the vivid descriptions that brought the
garden to life. Check for typos sneaking in. I enjoyed the dystopian feel to
the story. Well done.
First Runner Up
Benjamin Langley with A
Fragile Innocence
There’s something visceral, gripping about this story. I was
at first confused, had to read it a couple of times for it to make sense, yet
it wouldn’t let go. What’s the scratching at the door…? Well done.
Y2W26 Winner
Storm Jarvis
with A
change of heart
I enjoyed this Young Adult fantasy of friends as close as
sisters resolving their issues with a fight of magic going astray. Check the punctuation
(sentences should end with a full stop or something similar and an ellipses is
formed with three dots, not two, etc.) and for typos sneaking in. I would’ve
placed the “That was until the ‘sleep’ spell…” part in a new paragraph for
effect. Having the main character going from one set of emotions about her
friend to another really showed the crazy spectrum of teenage emotions and
thoughts. Well done.
Thank you all for your participation! Until Saturday...
Title: A change of heart
“You lied to me”
“You said you wanted peace but I want revenge”
“What did I ever..” Cora did not get to finish her sentence as a wave of magic forced her backwards. As she flew she used her powers to land safely, inches away from the razor sharp branches that were meant to kill her.
Valerie sighed in relief as her shock wave did nothing. Remy had pushed her, his plan had been simple. Promise peace and then kill her. Instead it looked like a battle was about to begin. Valerie had never wanted any of this. Her powers were starting to drain the little energy she had left.
Her father had taught her everything she knew about her powers. Cora however had been her best friend. They were destined to do great things or at least that is what her father believed. Cora had taught her the regular teenage spells. Change your hair colour, create fabulous dresses and Valerie had believed it was all innocent. That was until the ‘sleep’ spell. Cora had sworn it would put him in a deep sleep so they could attend the spring ball. Instead he had not woken up.
Valerie was snapped from her memories as a fireball flew at her. Cora was fighting to stay alive and Valerie to avenge her father.
“You killed him!“ Valerie hurled a lightning bolt.
“What?” Cora seemed confused as she deftly dodged the attack.
“HE WAS ALL I HAD!” The recognition hit Cora like a knife to the stomach.
“Valarie I …”Valerie cut her off with another wave spell
“Don’t say it”
“I never meant to hurt him. You know I loved him too.” Cora stopped attacking and sat on the forest floor.
“NO!” Valerie cried as the fireball landed right where Cora sat.