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Congratulations to author Elizabeth McCleary on winning Readers Lane's second Flash Fiction contest!  Here is her story.  Don't forget to enter your own story in our next contest!  stephanie casarez / Flickr / CC 3.0 Full Circle Author: Elizabeth McCleary Aithinne flitted from the circle with a sigh. She liked to dance, but usually preferred to dance alone. She had enjoyed the solitude of her ancient rowan for hundreds of years, but the arrival of children of men changed everything and she resented their intrusion. Her woodland no longer felt safe and secluded. Her sisters, fascinated by these [...]

Congratulations to author Laura Sook Duncombe on winning Readers Lane's first Flash Fiction contest!  Here is her story.  Don't forget to enter your own story in our next contest!  simpleinsomnia / Flickr / CC 3.0 A Fish Tale Author: Laura Sook Duncombe “Mummy look, I found a seashell!” Micah, Helen’s thirteenth son, called to her from down the beach. She ran to him. “Don’t touch that, my darling! What did I tell you?” She fumed, batting the shell from his hand. “Never turn my back on the ocean. I know, but--” “No buts,” Helen interrupted. “Now get inside. It’s [...]

(Flickr / CC 3.0 / Pedro Ribeiro Simões) Got an addiction for fiction? Want to try your hand at some summer writing and get featured on our website? Come participate in Readers Lanes’ Flash Fiction Summer Extravaganza.  Flash Fiction tells a full story in just a few sentences or paragraphs. It’s a great summer challenge for the pining bookworm or the full time author and gives you the chance to reach out to our audience with your best stories. Details: You can submit one story with a word limit between 300 and 700 using the Readers Lane Contact [...]