APRIL 2026 FLASH FICTION STORIES

I received 19 lovely stories, and I read each one. 

However, I knew I’d have trouble choosing a winner, so my judge, Donna Alice Patton, who knows my books and charaacters well, agreed to judge the stories. Here are the two prompts. 

👏 AND THE WINNER IS . . . Marjory. She won a $10 gift card to Amazon. Here is her story:

WANDERIN' WILLIE'S MAP

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READ ALL OF THESE LOVELY APRIL FLASH FICTION ENTRIES:

WILL ANDI LOSE TAFFY? – LYDIA AGE 14

THE EMBEZZLINGN BROTHER – PATIENCE AGE 15

HER OWN EYES – KATE AGE 16

FORGIVEN – GRACE AGE 13

ANDI AND THE BIG FRIGHT – OLIVIA AGE 11

THE GOD WHO FORGIVES – KAYLAH AGE 14

MIRACLE IN THE MIDST – KRISTIANNA AGE 13

TROUBLE IN THE SUMMER DUST – MARLENA AGE 13

CHRISTINE’S STORY – CHRISTINE AGE 11

HOLLI’S STORY – HOLLI AGE 16

THE RIDER IN THE DUST – LOIS AGE 14

THE GOLD NUGGET – CALEB AGE 11

A TRIP WITH STRIKE-IT-RICH SAM – ETHAN AGE 13

A CALL FROM THE PAST – AVA AGE 13

ADELINE’S STORY – ADELINE AGE 14

KYRA & EDEN’S STORY – KYRA & EDEN AGES 18 & 15

HANNAH’S STORY – HANNAH AGE 9

THE MYSTERIOUS RIDER – ABIGAIL AGE 11

CAPTIVE ONCE AGAIN! – VERITY AGE 15