Thursday, November 1, 2018

FLASH FICTION CONTEST at #OurAuthorGang

Voting November 1st thru 10th. 
Binge all these in 1 day OR space them out over the next 10 days. 
Do what works for you and have tons of fun.
Winners announced November 11th!
PRIZES:
First place: $50 gift card
Second place: $30 gift card
Third place: $20 gift card.

The winners will receive winner's badges and will be promoted on our blog and in our December online magazine. Also will be promoted by the Author Gang on our Facebook page, Facebook group, on Google+, and on our Twitter page.



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Erika M Szabo

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Every story in the contest is great and enjoyable. It was hard to choose the best ones, but after going back to re-read some of the stories, I voted for two of my favorites. Thank you authors and aspiring authors for delighting us and our readers with your fabulous stories!
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Patty MacFarlane

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All good stories. I might have to read a second time before I can decide which two to vote for.
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I had a hard time choosing too :)

Lorraine Carey

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Looks like a lot of fun! Thank you, Erika for putting together this contest.
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Toi deserve the credit for the majority of work to put this contest together :)
 
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Joe Bonadonna via Google+

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Today on #OurAuthorGang . . . check out our upcoming Flash Fiction Contest. Just click on the link to go directly to our blog site page and you can read all about the details.
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Ruth de Jauregui via Google+

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Hey friends, here's the flash fiction stories submitted for the #OurAuthorGang contest. Vote for your favorites and help the author win a cash prize!
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Toi Thomas

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Notes to the authors.
A Second Chance for Elizabeth- An interesting take on the idea of a “Godsend”. I like it.
Frozen Hearts- Unexpected and usual; good for Halloween. Not quite my taste, but clever indeed.
The Last Dance- A wonderful depiction of life, seasons, and change as a dance. I could see the tree swaying in the breeze.
The Night Before- A sweet and hopeful story. Relatable to people who know and understand the value of hard work. Nice entry.

Now, I'm ready to vote. Best of luck to all participants.
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Toi Thomas via Google+

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Today, #OurAuthorGang hosts our first-ever Flash Fiction contest and you, the readers, get to decide the winners. Please read, vote, and enjoy what we and all the participating authors have put together.
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Lorraine Carey via Google+

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Flash Fiction Contest for Authors! Take a Peek! #contest #writing #authors
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Toi Thomas via Google+

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Only a few more days to read, vote, and enjoy! #OurAuthorGang
 
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Tricia Drammeh via Google+

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Don't forget to vote for your favorite in our Flash Fiction contest!
 
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Wednesday, October 31, 2018

Halloween Stories by #OurAuthorGang

Happy Halloween

Toi Thomas
The ToiBox of Words
Growing up, my family loved the fall season, but Halloween not so much. Some years we’d observe it and some years we wouldn’t. It just depends on what we had going on. I grew up celebrating Harvest culture. We always decorated with fall colors and put out pumpkins, but we didn’t always dress up or do spooky things, though sometimes we did. One thing I do remember making a personal tradition was watching the DTV Halloween special each year. Even now, as an adult, I can indulge in this nostalgia by conducting a simple YouTube search. The quality isn’t great, but it’s still the best.



Erika M Szabo

The Halloween celebration was totally new to me after I moved to the U.S. as an adult. The six-foot-tall gorilla with a little girl in pink tutu showed up at my door demanding candy, scared me so much that I dropped the candy bowl and slammed the door. I knew about Halloween but I was expecting young children in superhero and fairy costumes, not a scary-hairy gorilla towering over me.

A few years ago my friend's five-year-old decided to be a witch for Halloween. Her mom went out to the drugstore to buy the facepaint and costume. When she got home, she had found her husband napping on the couch and her daughter had a bright green face and green magic marker in her hand. The little girl was happy to be the green witch for over a week until the marker wore off, but the husband didn't appreciate the long silent treatment.

Growing up, we didn't celebrate Halloween. Hallows Eve was to remember our loved ones, adore their graves with fall flowers and light up the cemetery with candles praying for the departed ones. Watch this short video.


Our Halloween themed stories in October
  October 1
by Ruth

October 5
by Joe

October 10
by Erika

October 14
by Toi

October 19
by Joe

October 23
by Tricia

October 30
by Nicola
 October 4
by Rebecca

October 9
Full Moon Dare
by Erika

October 12
Favorite Halloween children's books
by Tricia

October 13
I dare you to write, part 1
by Erika

October 18
Fair folk or deadly monsters
by Rebecca

October 20
by Alan and Sandra

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Joe Bonadonna

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This is a fantastic blog for Halloween! Hats of to Toinette and Erika for some great little tales, and what a splendid idea of adding the links to all Our Author Gang's spooky and Halloween-related blogs. Bravo!
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Tricia Drammeh

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Great post, Toi & Erika! I enjoyed reading your perspective on Halloween. Great compilation of Halloween posts throughout the month, as well!
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Ruth de Jauregui via Google+

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Toi and Erika share Halloween memories on #OurAuthorGang, plus a collection of October posts featuring Halloween topics. Great stuff here!!
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Ruth de Jauregui

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I need a refill of the air in my head, I completely forgot to add something to the post!! My bad!!!

GREAT JOB Toi and Erika!!
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Joe Bonadonna via Google+

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Happy Halloween! #OurAuthorGang today features a couple of cool-spooky short tales by Toinette Thomas​ and Erika M. Szabo​ as well as links to all of Our Author Gang's Halloween-related posts.
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Nikki McDonagh

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Great stories for Halloween! I love dressing up and watching spooky films on this day.
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Toi Thomas via Google+

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Today, #OurAuthorGang shares Halloween and seasonal traditions.
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P. J. Mann

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Nice story, here we do not celebrate Halloween, although there are pubs that organize parties, there is no fuss or trick or treating .We have something similar for easter.
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Growing up in Hungary we didn't celebrate Halloween either. We had a "dress up in scary costumes" holiday in February to chase Father Winter away and welcome Lady Spri

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