I open the door to my visitor. “Come in – no need to tap on the windowpane.” The street beyond is full of lights and drunken noise, celebrating the midnight hour. I gesture up towards the stars. “We’re just a very pale imitation of that, with its many secrets, which we will never know. Down … Continue reading FIRM FOOTING by David Palin
Author: Cranked Anvil
November 2024 – Flash Long List
There's been a lot of reading going on at CAHQ over the Christmas and New Year, and today we're delighted to announce the latest Flash Fiction Long List. But before we do... We're asking visitors and subscribers for just a little bit of help... Cranked Anvil has been going since 2012 - and exclusively as … Continue reading November 2024 – Flash Long List
New Year – New Writing Opportunities
Welcome to our first blog post of 2025. We'd like to take the opportunity to wish you a happy and productive new year, and also to welcome all our new subscribers who have joined us in recent months. We hope you find our website and output exciting and stimulating, and we can't wait to read … Continue reading New Year – New Writing Opportunities
MICRO MONDAY #6 – A Bumper Crop Of Microfiction
A micro crop of Micro Monday this week - but still plenty to enjoy in these mini masterpieces. Please spread the word if you enjoy them, by sharing the page or talking about them on your social media… House Hunting by Kathy Goddard ‘’Ere, son, what do you think to this one?’ Ron turned the … Continue reading MICRO MONDAY #6 – A Bumper Crop Of Microfiction
MICRO MONDAY #5 – A Bumper Crop Of Microfiction
We hope you're enjoying our Micro Monday series - we're certainly enjoying publishing these marvelous miniature masterpieces! Regular readers and subscribers will know that our Flash Fiction Competition is always open. You can win cash prizes and publication on our website, with possible print anthologies produced in the future. We received a number of entries … Continue reading MICRO MONDAY #5 – A Bumper Crop Of Microfiction
MICRO MONDAY #4 – A Bumper Crop Of Microfiction
Here's the fourth in our series of 'Micro Monday', where we publish a bumper crop of micros from our 1-2-3 submissions, here on our website. (Or direct to your inbox if you subscribe to our site.) Meanwhile, don't forget our Flash Fiction Competition, to win cash prizes and publication - the next deadline is coming … Continue reading MICRO MONDAY #4 – A Bumper Crop Of Microfiction
‘TIS BUT A SCRATCH by James Hancock
As the rider drew closer, Tristan let another arrow fly. The first shaft had buried deep in the man’s thigh, but he thundered on with steely determination. This second shot thumped into the horse, throwing the rider.Standing and holding a broken arm, he limped forward.Tristan loosed another, which found its mark in the oncoming man’s … Continue reading ‘TIS BUT A SCRATCH by James Hancock
NO SUCH THING AS FREE PIZZA by Narimaan Shafi
‘Free pizza,’ was my friend’s bribe to make me pet-sit Bernadine, the latest addition to her menagérie.‘But I don't like spiders,’ I said. Bernardine was a red-kneed tarantula.‘She's in a glass cage and can't get out,’ my friend assured me.So film on, drink in hand and pizza on the way I was pet-sitting Bernardine. She … Continue reading NO SUCH THING AS FREE PIZZA by Narimaan Shafi
