2023 February Flash Fiction Challenge: Day 1
Write a piece of flash fiction each day of February with the February Flash Fiction Challenge, led by Managing Editor Moriah Richard. Each day, receive a prompt, example story, and write your own. Today’s prompt is to write a story inspired by a favorite song.
Welcome to the first day of our month-long challenge! If you're returning from a previous year, welcome back! And if this is your first time with us, I hope you find as much fun in this challenge as I do.
If you’re on Twitter, Facebook, or Instagram (or anywhere else), be sure use the #FlashFictionFeb hashtag. Now, let’s get started!
For today’s prompt, write a story inspired by a favorite song. This could be an old song you still love, a new one you can't get out of your head, or maybe a song your characters can't get away from. The choice is yours!
Remember: These prompts are just starting points; you have the freedom to go wherever your flash of inspiration takes you.
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Here’s my attempt at a story inspired by a song:
Tom’s Diner
I button up my coat and slide off the stool. The man behind the counter glances at me as I shuffle some bills out of my wallet and pin them under my coffee cup. A shadow of the woman’s lipstick is clinging to his bottom lip. For a moment, I’m struck by the thought that if I leave the glow of the diner’s lights, I’ll never been seen again. Like the ghost of your mouth on my shoulder, I’ll be a memory that rises up at inopportune times.
The bell above the door rings out as an elderly man stomps in, his hacking cough barely muffled by his fist. I blink myself awake and let my feet carry me out into the rain.
