Flash Mob Writing Contest – Thanks and Twitter handles

On Thursday, 330Words was delighted to be involved as judge and organiser in the Flash Mob Writing Competition for Chorlton Arts Festival. The evening, which saw 12 shortlisted writers (out of 80-odd) read out their words to the public, went exceptionally brilliantly and we were delighted to also hear readings from Nick Perring as well [...]

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Light – Written by Dom Conlon

John Cave was sat at his desk when the telephone rang. It was early morning and he was finalising his lessons for the week ahead. He looked forward to discussing the light of long dead stars and feeding off the energy of his young students. His students were his focus now, and one student in [...]

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Karaoke Machine – Written by Benjamin Judge

Karaoke Machine – £10 I send him out to buy the food for Sunday lunch and he comes back with a karaoke machine. It was only £10 he says. A bargain he says. It was £10 because it only plays cassettes. I’ll dig out my old cassingles he says. A real bargain he says. Then [...]

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Boy Vs. Bear – Written by Aaron Gow

The boy looks at the bear, all hard ice and sharp edges, dripping frost and evaporating slowly in the spring thaw. He thought it would be bigger somehow, as big as a car and with paws the size of his head. The bear looks at the boy and sees his first feed after the long [...]

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