NYC Midnight 500-Word Fiction Challenge - Tamarin Butcher | Author

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NYC Midnight 500-Word Fiction Challenge

A collection of 3 posts

Short Story Spotlight: The Go-Go Game

NYC Midnight 500-Word Fiction Challenge

Short Story Spotlight: The Go-Go Game

My final round submission to the NYC Midnight 500-Word Fiction Contest did not place (winners here), but I received some very good feedback form the judges (as well as some great guidance on how to improve the story in the future). For your enjoyment, I have reproduced the story here,

Short Story Spotlight: Almost Over

NYC Midnight 500-Word Fiction Challenge

Short Story Spotlight: Almost Over

Who am I kidding? Horror is totally my thing! This story, Almost Over, was written for Round 2 of the 2023 NYC Midnight 500-word Fiction Challenge in which I finished in 5th place for my group, making it through to the final. While I wait to hear how I did

Short Story Spotlight: Betty's Basement

NYC Midnight 500-Word Fiction Challenge

Short Story Spotlight: Betty's Basement

Basements are spooky places, right? Despite horror not really being my thing (or so I claim, anyway), I wrote a story for the NYC Midnight 500-word Fiction Challenge 2023 that came 8th in my group in Round 1. My assignment was as follows: * Genre: Suspense and/or Thriller * Action: Turning