NFFD 2024 Prompt #24: Burning the Candle at Both Ends

 

Prompt #24: Burning the Candle at Both Ends
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Welcome to The Write-In!  This year, we're celebrating the 2024 National Flash Fiction Day Anthology theme of The Classical Elements - Air, Earth, Water and Fire. Throughout National Flash Fiction Day, we'll be posting one time-related prompt on the hour every hour from 00:00 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, 16 June 2024....

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Here we are at midnight with our last prompt of 2024, so let's celebrate this full twenty-four-hour write-a-thon extravaganza with one final prompt.

Write a 50-word flash (or shorter) that starts and ends with the same sentence.

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If you’re submitting this to us, make sure to note that this is a response to Prompt 24: Burning the Candle at Both Ends.

You can submit responses until 23:59 BST on Sunday, 16 June 2024 for a chance to be published here at The Write-In.

You can claim the badge for this prompt by visiting the badgifier here (hosted by the NFFD website).

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