Hey there ZapFicers!
Welcome back to the weekly ZapFic Contest!
Before we get on to this week's contest, let's check out the results of last week!
ZapFic50 - Week beginning Monday 14th July 2025
Thank you to everyone who took part!
WINNERS!
@amakauz
@amakauz/retreat-zapficmonday-50-words-story
@uniquezee
@uniquezee/zapfic-monday-retreat
@alovely088
@alovely088/retreat-zapfic50-story-contest
Congratulations to the WINNERS: @amakauz, @uniquezee, @alovely088 ! You have each been awarded a HiveSBI share from @zapfic.club,and a HiveSBI share from @felt.buzz
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Runners up!
@ridgette
@ridgette/death-before-the-trail
@wamiru
https://peakd.com/hive-161155/@wamiru/silent-tears-zapfic50-retreat?referral=wamiru
@deeanndmathews
@deeanndmathews/zapfic-monday-prompt-retreat
Congratulations to the RUNNERS UP: @ridgette, @wamiru, @deeanndmathews! You have received a HiveSBI share from @felt.buzz
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Proof of awards
From @felt.buzz
From @zapfic.club
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And now... lets go ZapFicin'!
ZapFicMonday - ZapFic240: The Original ZapFic
This is the original ZapFic contest! Write a story using 240 characters or less!
You have 3 days (until Thursday 23h59 GMT) to post a Zapfic (a story written in 240 characters or less) using the prompt given.
Please note it is a story with 240 characters (letters, full stops, spaces, etc) NOT words!
Rewards
All valid posts will be upvoted and reblogged by @felt.buzz and @Zapfic.Club
Three winners will get 2 Hive SBI shares (1 HiveSBI share from @felt.buzz and 1 HiveSBI share from @zapfic.club!
3 runners up will receive 1 HiveSBI share from @felt.buzz
Rules:
Post to the Freewriters Community.
Post a link to your entry in the comments section of this post
Use one or more of the tags: #zapfic; #zapficmonday; #zapfic240
NO plagiarism, NO AI-generated stories (write your own story; that is the whole point!)
YOU MUST use a word/character counter (if you search for word counter on the internet or in your phone's app store you will get a big choice!) and include a screenshot. Entries without a screenshot will NOT be valid
Above: an example of a screenshot of a word counter app
Please use the prompt provided as you see fit (use your imagination)
Try to tell a complete story if you can!
Another Reminder: The story should only be 240 characters long (including spaces) - it can be shorter, but not longer!
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This Week's Prompt:
“indulge"
The winners will usually be announced by the @zapfic.club on Monday (in the same post as the next ZapFic Challenge)!
Look out for the post in the Freewriters Community!
Good luck ZapFicers!
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