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- 13:44, 19 June 2014 Tribute Act (hist) [672 bytes] Jonathan (talk | contribs) (Created page with "===Inspiration=== '''Tribute Act''' was originally written for an ''On the Premises'' mini-contest. I have no record of the particular challenge. All I know is that there ...")
- 13:29, 19 June 2014 Opposites (hist) [634 bytes] Jonathan (talk | contribs) (Created page with "===Inspiration=== I originally wrote this story to submit to ''VSS Anthology 01''. ===Publications=== However, the anthology weren't interested, so I tightened it up, red...")
- 13:22, 19 June 2014 The Problem With Pork (hist) [1,891 bytes] Jonathan (talk | contribs) (Created page with "===Inspiration=== This story was written back in the day when I thought that you basically had to wait until inspiration struck before writing anything. I think this may well ...")
- 13:00, 19 June 2014 Think Tank (hist) [1,793 bytes] Jonathan (talk | contribs) (Created page with "===Inspiration=== '''Think Tank''' was originally written for ''Six Sentences'', although they clearly didn't get the joke of it consisting of five identical one-word sent...")
- 10:09, 19 June 2014 Inbox (hist) [279 bytes] Jonathan (talk | contribs) (Created page with "===Inspiration=== The first version of '''Inbox''' was originally written for the first ''Hint Fiction'' contest in 2009, under the title of ''Portfolio''. It wasn't selec...")
- 10:04, 19 June 2014 Under the Statue (hist) [478 bytes] Jonathan (talk | contribs) (Created page with "===Inspiration=== '''Under the Statue''' was originally written for the final round of the 2010 ''NYC Midnight "Tweet Me a Story" Competition'', in response to the prompt ...")
- 10:00, 19 June 2014 Upwardly Mobile (hist) [338 bytes] Jonathan (talk | contribs) (Created page with "===Inspiration=== I'm not entirely sure why I wrote '''Upwardly Mobile''', but I suspect it may well have been after I came up with Sidelong, as they are both chess-relate...")
- 09:56, 19 June 2014 “I Love You” (hist) [183 bytes] Jonathan (talk | contribs) (Created page with "===Inspiration=== I have no idea why I wrote '''"I Love You"''', or indeed if I actually submitted it anywhere. Anyway, it wasn't published prior to its inclusion in ''Dot D...")
- 09:51, 19 June 2014 Big Teeth (hist) [216 bytes] Jonathan (talk | contribs) (Created page with "===Inspiration=== I have no idea why I wrote '''Big Teeth'''. ===Publications=== '''Big Teeth''' was published in ''VSS Anthology Volume 01'', which came out in May 2010.")
- 09:46, 19 June 2014 Proper Job (hist) [457 bytes] Jonathan (talk | contribs) (Created page with "===Inspiration=== '''Proper Job''' was original written for ''txtlit'', in response to the theme ''Gold'', in September 2008. ===Placings=== '''Proper Job''' was shortlis...")
- 09:35, 19 June 2014 Making Conversation (hist) [308 bytes] Jonathan (talk | contribs) (Created page with "===Inspiration=== ''Making Conversation''' was written for 2009 ''Tweet the Meat'' Halloween contest. It wasn't selected. ===Publication=== '''Making Conversation''' was,...")
- 09:31, 19 June 2014 Less Than Deadly (hist) [285 bytes] Jonathan (talk | contribs) (Created page with "===Inspiration=== ''Less Than Deadly''' was written for ''Tweet the Meat'' in response to the theme of ''Sin''. ===Publication=== '''Less Than Deadly''' was published by ...")
- 09:27, 19 June 2014 After the Rapture (hist) [376 bytes] Jonathan (talk | contribs) (Created page with "===Inspiration=== '''After the Rapture''' was written for ''Tweet the Meat'' in response to the theme of ''Religion''. ===Publication=== '''After the Rapture''' was publi...")
- 09:02, 19 June 2014 Fair Trade (hist) [226 bytes] Jonathan (talk | contribs) (Created page with "===Inspiration=== Unfortunately I have no idea what caused me to write '''Fair Trade'''. Sorry. ===Publications=== '''Fair Trade''' was published by ''Seedpod Publishing'...")
- 08:53, 19 June 2014 Misunderstandings (hist) [1,047 bytes] Jonathan (talk | contribs) (Created page with "===Inspiration=== '''Misunderstandings''' started life as an untitled ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tanka tanka]'', written for a 2007 poetry competition in ''Writers News...")
- 08:30, 19 June 2014 Frogs (hist) [650 bytes] Jonathan (talk | contribs) (Created page with "===Inspiration=== '''Frogs''' was originally written for ''Café Doom Flash Challenge'' number 85, in November 2007, in response to the prompt word ''boil''. It fifth equa...")
- 08:25, 19 June 2014 Anniversary Feast (hist) [914 bytes] Jonathan (talk | contribs) (Created page with "===Inspiration=== '''Anniversary Feast''' was originally written for ''Café Doom Flash Challenge'' number 96, in February 2008, in response to the prompt word ''fifteen''...")
- 08:06, 19 June 2014 Internal Affairs (hist) [863 bytes] Jonathan (talk | contribs) (Created page with "===Inspiration=== '''Internal Affairs''' was originally written for ''Café Doom Flash Challenge'' number 126, in August 2008, in response to the prompt word ''mirror''. I...")
- 14:35, 18 June 2014 Fishermen’s Tales (hist) [1,647 bytes] Jonathan (talk | contribs) (Created page with "===Inspiration=== '''Fishermen's Tales''' had a somewhat tortuous upbringing. The first version, entitled ''Bait'' and 348 words long, was written for ''Café Doom Flash Cha...")
- 17:55, 17 June 2014 The Magnolia Bedroom (hist) [1,164 bytes] Jonathan (talk | contribs) (Created page with "===Inspiration=== '''The Magnolia Bedroom''' was originally written for Round Nine of the 2009 ''Whittaker Prize''. The prompt used was a video of Annie Lennox performing ...")
- 17:37, 17 June 2014 Return to Cairo (hist) [2,677 bytes] Jonathan (talk | contribs) (Created page with "===Inspiration=== '''Return to Cairo''' was originally written for Round Four of the 2009 ''Whittaker Prize''. The prompt used, believe it or not, was a video of Jon and V...")
- 17:19, 17 June 2014 Nature’s Banquet (hist) [1,337 bytes] Jonathan (talk | contribs) (Created page with "===Inspiration=== '''Nature’s Banquet''' was originally written for Round Three of the 2009 ''Whittaker Prize''. The prompt used was a picture of a dog holding the body ...")
- 17:05, 17 June 2014 Farewell Symphony (hist) [1,006 bytes] Jonathan (talk | contribs) (Created page with "===Inspiration=== '''Farewell Symphony''' was originally written for Round One of the 2009 ''Whittaker Prize''. The prompt used was a picture of a derelict shack. It was g...")
- 13:54, 17 June 2014 A Plague of Yellow Plastic Ducks (hist) [1,156 bytes] Jonathan (talk | contribs) (Created page with "===Inspiration=== '''A Plague of Yellow Plastic Ducks''' was originally written for Round Eight of the 2008 ''Whittaker Prize''. The prompt used was the phrase ''on Friday...")
- 13:37, 17 June 2014 The Last Words of Emanuel Prettyjohn (hist) [1,525 bytes] Jonathan (talk | contribs) (Created page with "===Inspiration=== '''The Last Words of Emanuel Prettyjohn''' was originally written for Round Eight of the 2008 ''Whittaker Prize''. The prompt used was the phrase ''he wa...")
- 13:20, 17 June 2014 Piss and Patchouli (hist) [1,400 bytes] Jonathan (talk | contribs) (Created page with "===Inspiration=== '''Piss and Patchouli''' was originally written for Round Three of the 2008 ''Whittaker Prize''. The prompt used was the phrase ''orange wellies''. It wa...")
- 12:46, 17 June 2014 Breathe In, Breathe Out (hist) [969 bytes] Jonathan (talk | contribs) (Created page with "===Inspiration=== '''Breathe In, Breathe Out''' was originally written for Day Four of the ''Bootcamp'' August Blast in 2008. The prompt used was "A sea-fog like gun smoke...")
- 11:39, 17 June 2014 Hidden Shallows (hist) [1,377 bytes] Jonathan (talk | contribs) (Created page with "===Inspiration=== '''Hidden Shallows''' was originally written for Task Nine of the 2008-9 ''SlingInk Eurofiction Competition''. The prompt used was "Write a story set on ...")
- 11:29, 17 June 2014 Mirror, Mirror (hist) [1,143 bytes] Jonathan (talk | contribs) (Created page with "===Inspiration=== '''Mirror, Mirror''' was originally written for ''Cafe Doom Flash Challenge'' number 128, in September 2008, in response to the prompt word ''mirror''. I...")
- 08:44, 17 June 2014 Perfect Moment (hist) [474 bytes] Jonathan (talk | contribs) (Created page with "===Inspiration=== '''Perfect Moment''' was originally written for the first round of the 2011 ''NYC Midnight "Tweet Me a Story" Competition'', in response to the prompt wo...")
- 08:42, 17 June 2014 Bad Grammar (hist) [380 bytes] Jonathan (talk | contribs) (Created page with "===Inspiration=== '''Bad Grammar''' was originally written for the first round of the 2011 ''NYC Midnight "Tweet Me a Story" Competition'', in response to the prompt word ...")
- 08:39, 17 June 2014 The Experiment (hist) [344 bytes] Jonathan (talk | contribs) (Created page with "===Inspiration=== '''The Experiment''' was originally written for the final round of the 2011 ''NYC Midnight "Tweet Me a Story" Competition'', in response to the prompt wo...")
- 08:37, 17 June 2014 Sidelong (hist) [450 bytes] Jonathan (talk | contribs) (Created page with "===Inspiration=== '''Sidelong''' was originally written for the first round of the 2010 ''NYC Midnight "Tweet Me a Story" Competition'', in response to the prompt word ''a...")
- 08:34, 17 June 2014 Pulse (hist) [367 bytes] Jonathan (talk | contribs) (Created page with "===Inspiration=== '''Pulse''' was originally written for the first round of the 2010 ''NYC Midnight "Tweet Me a Story" Competition'', in response to the prompt word ''atta...")
- 08:24, 17 June 2014 Somewhat Less Than Thirty Pieces (hist) [1,509 bytes] Jonathan (talk | contribs) (Created page with "===Inspiration=== '''Somewhat Less Than Thirty Pieces''' was originally written for Task Nine of the 2007-8 ''SlingInk Eurofiction Competition''. The prompt used was "Writ...")
- 08:00, 17 June 2014 Possible Side Effects (hist) [1,397 bytes] Jonathan (talk | contribs) (Created page with "===Inspiration=== '''Possible Side Effects''' was originally written for Task Eight of the 2007-8 ''SlingInk Eurofiction Competition''. The prompt used was a picture of pi...")
- 22:15, 16 June 2014 How I Became a New Man and What Good It Did Me (hist) [1,789 bytes] Jonathan (talk | contribs) (Created page with "===Inspiration=== '''How I Became a New Man and What Good It Did Me''' was originally written for the ''Verulam Writers' Circle'''s ''President's Competition'', where ...")
- 21:57, 16 June 2014 The Guitarist’s Inheritance (hist) [915 bytes] Jonathan (talk | contribs) (Created page with "===Inspiration=== '''The Guitarist’s Inheritance''' was originally written for Task Six of the 2007-8 ''SlingInk Eurofiction Competition''. The prompt used was "Write a ...")
- 21:06, 16 June 2014 The Birdman of Farringdon Road (hist) [933 bytes] Jonathan (talk | contribs) (Created page with "===Inspiration=== '''The Birdman of Farringdon Road''' was originally written for Round Three of the 2007-8 ''SlingInk Eurofiction Competition''. The prompt used was "Writ...")
- 20:54, 16 June 2014 Natural Selection (hist) [1,269 bytes] Jonathan (talk | contribs) (Created page with "===Inspiration=== '''Natural Selection''' was originally written for Round One of the 2007 ''SlingInk Eurofiction Competition''. The prompt used was "Write a story called ...")
- 20:25, 16 June 2014 Love Story (hist) [773 bytes] Jonathan (talk | contribs) (Created page with "===Inspiration=== The four-part '''Love Story''' was commissioned by PicFic for a slot as their featured contributor in October 2010. I was given an open brief to produce ...")
- 19:35, 16 June 2014 The Amazing Arnolfini and His Wife (hist) [4,444 bytes] Jonathan (talk | contribs) (Created page with "===Inspiration=== '''The Amazing Arnolfini and His Wife''' was originally written for Round Two of the 2007 SlingInk Eurofiction Competition. The prompt used was "Write a ...")
- 18:55, 16 June 2014 Steaming (hist) [447 bytes] Jonathan (talk | contribs) (Created page with "===Inspiration=== I'm not sure why I wrote '''Steaming''', but it's highly likely that I held onto it until Thaumatrope re-opened for submissions, as I was very keen to be...")
- 18:40, 16 June 2014 Surveillance (hist) [464 bytes] Jonathan (talk | contribs) (Created page with "===Inspiration=== I've no idea where the idea for '''Surveillance''' came from, but I'm fairly certain it was specifically written for ''Outshine''. ===Publications=== ''...")
- 16:39, 16 June 2014 The Drought (hist) [272 bytes] Jonathan (talk | contribs) (Created page with "===Inspiration=== I literally have no idea what caused me to write this story. ===Publications=== '''The Drought''' was published in escarp, following an unusually rapid ...")
- 16:32, 16 June 2014 Not So Much a Rough Guide (hist) [1,022 bytes] Jonathan (talk | contribs) (Created page with "===Inspiration=== '''Not So much a Rough Guide''' was originally written for the final round of the 2010 NYC Midnight "Tweet Me a Story" Competition, in response to the pr...")
- 13:39, 16 June 2014 Mathematical Puzzles and Diversions (hist) [3,318 bytes] Jonathan (talk | contribs) (Created page with "===Inspiration=== '''Mathematical Puzzles and Diversions''' was originally written for Round Four of the 2008 ''Whittaker Prize''. The prompt used was the phrase ''going d...")
- 11:25, 16 June 2014 RZr and Napoleon (hist) [2,632 bytes] Jonathan (talk | contribs) (Created page with "===Inspiration=== '''rZr and Napoleon''' was originally written for Round Two of the 2009 Whittaker Prize. The prompt used was a music video featuring a graffiti artist (c...")
- 21:43, 15 June 2014 Convalescence (hist) [2,540 bytes] Jonathan (talk | contribs) (Created page with "===Inspiration=== '''Convalescence''' was written for the first University of Hertfordshire Creative Writing Award, in 2007. The theme for the competition was ''Vision''.")
- 15:09, 13 June 2014 Dot Dash (hist) [2,350 bytes] Jonathan (talk | contribs) (Created page with "'''Dot Dash''' was my entry for Salt Publishing's Scott Prize in 2011. The Scott Prize ran from 2010 to 2013 with four winners in 2010, three in 2011, two in 2012 and one in 2...")
