Harmony Kent has written a gripping short story, based on Vocal’s Unspoken challenge, where we’re asked to ‘Convey a deep conversation between two individuals without uttering a single word aloud.’ 

Harmony Kent has written a story inspired by the fairy tale Cinderella, with a modern take. Pop on over for a quick fun read!

A book review from Harmony Kent for In the Tree’s Shadow by D L Finn. 4 stars. An entertaining collection of 99-word flash fiction and short stories up to novella length. Something for everyone.

D L Finn has a new book of short stories called In the Tree’s Shadow, which deals with alcoholism, mental illness, and a ghost! Take a look to find out more about this great collection of short fiction.

Harmony Kent has entered Vocal’s Sky’s the Limit Short Story challenge. Pop on over for a tense yet entertaining read! What happens when your plane takes a nosedive along with your marriage?

Harmony Kent has entered Vocal’s Broken Mirror short story competition. Pop on over for a hair-raising read! An antique mirror, a ghost, and a lonely girl … all the right ingredients for a spooky tale.

Harmony Kent has entered Vocal’s Tall Tail short story competition. An ad by Lancashire Police for police dogs inspired my idea for Humans Need Not Apply.

Harmony Kent has entered Vocal’s Under Purple Clouds short story competition. The Carpet People by Terry Pratchett inspired my idea for The Iron Dwellers.

Harmony Kent has entered Vocal’s Time Travel short story competition. If you could go back in time to change history, what would you do?

The Safe House  …   Hi everyone. I’ve written a short story for Vocal’s If Walls Could Talk Challenge. Vocal’s criteria for this fiction challenge is to: “Write a fiction story from the perspective of a wall that can talk. …

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Hi everyone! Today, it gives me great pleasure to host fellow author, blogger, friend, and Story Empire contributor, Joan Hall. Joan has a new book out, and I’m excited to have her over to visit so she can tell you …

#NewBook: Menagerie by Joan Hall @JoanHallWrites #shortstories #supernatural Read more »

Double Jeopardy … Hi everyone. I’ve written a short story of just under a thousand words for Vocal’s Improbable Paradise Challenge. Vocal’s criteria for this fiction challenge is to: “Write a fiction story about an unlikely pair that meets on …

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This Was Your Life Hi everyone. I’ve written short story (3000 words) called This Was Your Life for Vocal’s The Mystery Box Challenge. Vocal says, “The key to the Mystery Box Challenge is to capture a sense of mystery. How does the arrival of something …

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Good luck? Bad luck? Who knows? Hi everyone. I’ve written short story (1430 words) called Perspective, and another Haiku poem, Turmoil, for Vocal’s The Aquarium and High-ku Challenges. You can find my short story HERE   and my new Haiku HERE.         At …

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Hi everyone. Exciting news today! I’ve written a short, scary fictional piece for the Campfire Ghost Story challenge on Vocal. This is based on the opening line, The cabin in the woods had been abandoned for years, but one night, a …

Harmony is Vocal again! The Ever Burning @Vocal_Creators #WritingCommunity #readersoftwitter #ReadingCommunity Read more »

Hi everyone. After my amazing first-place win on the Vocal platform, I’ve written a short, motivational piece inspired by reader comments on my story Lifeboat Seven. I’d love to know what you think! And would be delighted if you could read …

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Hi everyone. Exciting news today! After my amazing first-place win on the Vocal platform, I’ve written a fictional piece for the Fantasy Prologue competition. This is based on the opening line, There weren’t always dragons in the valley. The story is entitled: The …

Harmony is Vocal again! The First Dragons of Kawn @Vocal_Creators #WritingCommunity #ReadingCommunity Read more »

Hi everyone. Exciting news today! After quite a long absence from the Vocal platform, I wrote a fictional piece for the Ship of Dreams competition. This was based on the tragedy of the sinking of the Titanic. Guess what???!!! 🎉Lifeboat …

Harmony won on Vocal! Lifeboat Seven came 1st place! @Vocal_Creators #WritingCommunity #ReadingCommunity Read more »

Hi everyone. Exciting news today! After quite a long absence from the Vocal platform, I’ve written a fictional piece for the Ship of Dreams competition. This is based on the tragedy of the sinking of the Titanic as its 110th …

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Hi everyone, it gives me great pleasure to have friend and author, and fellow Story Empire contritutor, Joan Hall over to visit today. Help yourselves to refreshments and get ready to be entertained 🙂 >>>   Thank you for hosting …

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The snow lays pristine, virgin. The heavy silence holds. The whole world wrapped in a blanket of cold and desolation. Or is that just my heart?

The twin swings hang limp and lonely.

Mocking my empty arms.

The snow lays pristine, virgin. The heavy silence holds. The whole world wrapped in a blanket of cold and desolation. Or is that just my heart?

The twin swings hang limp and lonely.

Mocking my empty arms.

The snow lays pristine, virgin. The heavy silence holds. The whole world wrapped in a blanket of cold and desolation. Or is that just my heart?

The twin swings hang limp and lonely.

Mocking my empty arms.

The snow lays pristine, virgin. The heavy silence holds. The whole world wrapped in a blanket of cold and desolation. Or is that just my heart?

The twin swings hang limp and lonely.

Mocking my empty arms.

The snow lays pristine, virgin. The heavy silence holds. The whole world wrapped in a blanket of cold and desolation. Or is that just my heart?

The twin swings hang limp and lonely.

Mocking my empty arms.

The snow lays pristine, virgin. The heavy silence holds. The whole world wrapped in a blanket of cold and desolation. Or is that just my heart?

The twin swings hang limp and lonely.

Mocking my empty arms.

Hi everyone! It’s that time of the week again …fun flash fiction from Suzanne Burke. I’m right at the 750 word limit this week. Here’s the short story I came up with >>>   Image by RENE RAUSCHENBERGER from Pixabay Is It A …

Is It A Bird?: ‘Fiction In A Flash Challenge’ Week #30 NEW Image Prompt. Join in the fun! #IARTG #ASMSG @pursoot #WritingCommunity Read more »

Hi everyone! It’s that time of the week again … Friday fun flash fiction … on a … Tuesday! … I was, erm … musing, lols. Here’s the short story I came up with >>>   Photo by Oxana Lyashenko on Unsplash   …

Chaos: ‘Fiction In A Flash Challenge’ Week #26 NEW Image Prompt. Join in the fun! #IARTG #ASMSG @pursoot #WritingCommunity Read more »

Hi everyone! It’s that time of the week again … Friday fun flash fiction! This week’s picture had my muse … um, musing! Here’s the short poem I came up with >>>   Image by skalekar1992 from Pixabay Boy to Man   From …

Boy to Man: ‘Fiction In A Flash Challenge’ Week #24 NEW Image Prompt. Join in the fun! #IARTG #ASMSG @pursoot #WritingCommunity Read more »

Hi everyone! It’s that time of the week again … Friday fun flash fiction! This week’s picture had my muse sprinting away. And because I’m immersed in Staci Troilo’s Astral Conspiracy Series right now, and loving it, then of course …

Child’s Play: ‘Fiction In A Flash Challenge’ Week #19 NEW Image Prompt. Join in the fun! #IARTG #ASMSG @pursoot #WritingCommunity Read more »