NFFD 2026 Prompt #15: Fifteen

 

Prompt #15: Fifteen

Welcome to The Write-In!  This year, we're celebrating the 2026 National Flash Fiction Day Anthology theme of Bridges. Throughout National Flash Fiction Day, we'll be posting one prompt every hours from 00:00 until midnight (BST), for a total of 25 prompts in all.  You have until 23:59 BST on Sunday to submit your responses for possible publication here at the Write-In over the course of the next week.

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It's the fifteenth hour of the fifteenth National Flash Fiction Day, so to mark the occasion, we challenge you to write a story in exactly 15 words. 

Add a title.  Your title does not count towards the 15 words. 

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If you’re submitting this to us, make sure to note that this is a response to Prompt 15: Fifteen

You can submit responses until 23:59 BST on Sunday, 14 June 2026 for a chance to be published here at The Write-In.

You can claim the badge for this prompt by visiting our badges page.

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