NFFD 2023 Prompt #9: Roll Back the Clock

Roll Back the Clock

Welcome to The Write-In!  This year, we're celebrating the 2023 National Flash Fiction Day Anthology theme of time.  Throughout National Flash Fiction Day, we'll be posting one time-related prompt on the hour every hour from now until midnight (BST), for a total of 25 prompts in all.  You have until midnight on Sunday (BST) to submit your responses for possible publication here at the Write-In.  We'll start posting responses on Sunday, 25 June 2023....

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Write a story in which the action happens backwards, e.g. you move farther back in time as the story progresses.  Each sentence or each paragraph (your choice) should describe events that happen earlier in time than than the one before.

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If you’re submitting this to us, make sure to note that this is a response to Prompt 9: Roll Back the Clock.

You can submit responses until 23:59 BST on Sunday, 25 June 2023 for a chance to be published here at The Write-In.

You can claim the badge for this prompt until 23:59 BST on Sunday, 2 July 2023 by going to the here (hosted by the NFFD website).