Hello! Welcome to the new Blog Battle, a weekly writing prompt competition! If you haven’t already, check out the slightly altered rules.

Battle 64’s “Flavour” Winner is ________ I DON’T have a clue! The stories all tied on votes, but I’ll read them this week (I’m very bad and haven’t read them!) and will make a final vote to break the tie. The winner for Flavor will be announced later this week. 🙂 Don’t forget to add the battle winner badge to your story!

Action/Thriller/Suspense:

The Devil’s Bath by David Williamson

Comedy/Humor:

It’s Not Really About the Bathtub by Rachael Ritchey

Inspirational/Contemporary:

Of Bathtub Memoirs by Beaton M.

Drama/Romance:

The Life of Vivian Buchanan by Carrie Ann

Science Fiction/Fantasy:

New Challenges by Phoenix Grey
Tool Thief by Cathleen Townsend

Mystery/Crime:

Western:

Non-Fiction:

The Previous Owners by Lauren Gunter

PS If I’m missing your story, just leave me a comment to let me know!

Read all the stories & PLEASE VOTE for your top THREE favorites (not all for the same, though!).

Next week’s word chosen from the list by utilizing random.org: Indigenous

Have fun with that! 🙂

This week: Only ONE VOTE. Vote for your favorite.

Rules:

1500 words max (effective May 2016)
fictional tale (or true if you really want)
PG (no more than PG-13) Content – let’s keep this family friendly!
Your story must contain the word(s) from the theme and/or be centered around the theme in a way that shows it is clearly related.
State the Genre of your story at the top/bottom of your post.
Post your story on Tuesday by 11:59 PM PST (you have a week to write it)
Go for the entertainment value!
Put a link back to your #BlogBattle Short Story in the comments section, and/or include a link to a battle post (not a page) in your own blog post (it creates a “ping-back” which will alert me and our friends to your #BlogBattle post).
Use the hashtag #BlogBattle when tweeting your story.
Let us know if you have a Facebook author/writer page so we can LIKE it to stay connected.
Have fun!

You have until the next Monday at midnight to read the submitted stories & vote for your top three. Please consider the expert use of the theme word when choosing.